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Class & Inequality, Race

Why Coretta Scott King Fought for a Job Guarantee

Coretta Scott King saw economic precarity as not just a side effect of racial subjugation, but as central to its functioning.

David Stein

Race

Refuge for Fugitives

We can learn from the surprising coalition of people who sheltered and rescued escaped slaves.

Stephen Kantrowitz

Class & Inequality

Understanding Populist Challenges to the Liberal Order

The idea that the rise of populism was caused by market-driven inequalities fails to address why populism is so cozy with crony capitalists.

Pranab Bardhan

Politics

Do Outsiders Have Legal Rights?

Stayed or not, Trump's ban highlights the need for strong immigrant rights.

Adam Hosein

Podcast

The Souls of White Folk

What can W. E. B. Du Bois and the black radical tradition tell us about Trump's election and radical political action today?

Walter Johnson

Race

To Remake the World: Slavery, Racial Capitalism, and Justice

What if we use the history of slavery as a standpoint from which to rethink our notion of justice today?

Walter Johnson

Education & Opportunity, Global Justice

Lost in Translation

Schools in Nepal increasingly use English as the language of instruction. But in the name of preparing them for a globalized world, non-mother-tongue education often fails the students it aims to help.

Eleanor Hildebrandt

Global Justice, Politics

Kashmir’s High Price for Demanding Independence

In the name of fighting radical Islam, Indian troops have gone to war with civilians.

Tariq Mir

Global Justice, Law & Justice

On Ice

Undocumented immigrants face horrible conditions in U.S. detention, with little legal recourse.

Colin Dayan

Politics, War & Security

Will Peace Bring Justice to Colombia?

Will victims of the war be served by the call for restorative justice?

Lauren Carasik

Politics, Race

What Does Black Lives Matter Want?

The ideas in the movement’s new manifesto would enrich our practice of democracy.

Robin D. G. Kelley

Global Justice, Politics

Blood in Honduras, Silence in the United States

The U.S. turns a blind eye on the murder of environmentalist Berta Cáceres.

Lauren Carasik

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