Featured In Books
Author Examines 'The History of White People'
Conversations about race often focus on what it means to be black. But in her new book, The History of White People historian Nell Irvin Painter explores the concept of "whiteness" — and finds that who is "white" has actually changed throughout America's history.
Featured In Columns
Should Lawyers Represent Terrorists?
A conservative group has condemned nine Justice Department attorneys who once helped represent several Guantanamo detainees. Former Republican speechwriter Mark Thiessen applauds Keep America Safe, and argues that the lawyers in question have "radical and dangerous views."
The Nation: The New Jim Crow
by Michelle Alexander
Michelle Alexander says despite President Obama's presence in the white house, an underlying racial caste system prevails in American society. One need only look to incarceration to see a halt in desperately needed progress.

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