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On AlterNet: race

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "race"

U.S. Immigration Policies: Still Racist After All These Years

U.S. Immigration Policies: Still Racist After All These Years

Michelle Chen, ColorLines RaceWire. November 18, 2009.
We can argue about the nuances of immigration reform all we want. But the real conversation begins when -- and only when -- we acknowledge elements of structural racism.

Murdoch and Murdoch Flak Confused About Racism, Truth

Murdoch and Murdoch Flak Confused About Racism, Truth

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. November 11, 2009.
What must it be like to do spin for News Corps?

Ugly Truth: Most U.S. Kids Sentenced to Die In Prison Are Black

Ugly Truth: Most U.S. Kids Sentenced to Die In Prison Are Black

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. November 11, 2009.
The U.S. stands alone in the world in condemning thousands of juveniles to life without parole. And race is a huge factor. Will the Supreme Court even consider it?

Will a Racial Divide Swallow Obama?

Will a Racial Divide Swallow Obama?

Melissa Harris-Lacewell, TheNation.com AlterNet: PEEK. November 3, 2009.
Black Americans have become more supportive of Obama since he's endured racially motivated attacks. So why haven't whites?

"Clean, Safe and High-Value" Neighborhoods Are Nice Ways of Saying "White" Without Bringing Race into It

Rich Benjamin, Hyperion Books. October 16, 2009.
The law does not forbid segregated or discriminating neighborhoods. It simply forbids intentional discrimination.

Racially Exclusive Suburbs Across U.S. Dubbed the New 'Whitopia'

Racially Exclusive Suburbs Across U.S. Dubbed the New 'Whitopia'

Lewis Beale, Miller-McCune.com. October 7, 2009.
Some of the fastest-growing areas in America are also the most Caucasian -- author Rich Benjamin's new book explores the new establishment of white ghettos.

40 Books About Sexuality That You Have to Read

40 Books About Sexuality That You Have to Read

Anna Clark, AlterNet. September 28, 2009.
From orgasms to organs, from contraceptives to court decisions, look to the reading list below for the can't-miss books and articles about sex.

U.S. Still Fighting the Same Old Battles Over Race, Identity

U.S. Still Fighting the Same Old Battles Over Race, Identity

Mike Lux, Huffington Post AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. September 25, 2009.
When I hear Joe Wilson scream "You lie" at this president when he is talking about health care for all, I wonder how our values got so distorted.

Racism in America Doesn't Stop with Glenn Beck and His Fans -- It's in Our Health Care Debate Too

Racism in America Doesn't Stop with Glenn Beck and His Fans -- It's in Our Health Care Debate Too

Allison Kilkenny, True/Slant. September 18, 2009.
As much as white Americans hate to admit it, race issues are always in play, whether we're talking about unequal health care access or Limbaugh's latest rant.

Obama's Election Clearly Doesn't Mark the Beginning of a 'Post-Racial' Society

Obama's Election Clearly Doesn't Mark the Beginning of a 'Post-Racial' Society

Salim Muwakkil, In These Times. September 18, 2009.
Barack Obama navigates a world where color still matters.

Sex Anxiety Replaced by Race Anxiety on Far Right

Sex Anxiety Replaced by Race Anxiety on Far Right

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. September 17, 2009.
Conservatives needed to take a break from incessant moralizing about sex, and required a new ideology to take the place of their family values cant.

Has Obama Backed Off of a Big Opportunity to Heal America's Racial Divide?

Has Obama Backed Off of a Big Opportunity to Heal America's Racial Divide?

Naomi Klein, The Guardian. September 15, 2009.
The summer of 2009 was all about race, and Obama has little to lose by using this brief political window of racial animus to heal a few of the country's racial wounds.

Schools in Some Southern States Are Giving Parents an 'Opt-Out' for Children Not to Hear Obama's Address to Students

Schools in Some Southern States Are Giving Parents an 'Opt-Out' for Children Not to Hear Obama's Address to Students

Larisa Alexandrovna, Raw Story. September 5, 2009.
Outraged parent believes race is a factor.

SATIRE: How Capital Punishment Can Be Fun For The Whole Family!! [white families]

SATIRE: How Capital Punishment Can Be Fun For The Whole Family!! [white families]

Lee Camp, AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. August 21, 2009.
Do you know the #1 determinant of whether the defendant in a murder trial gets executed?

Obama Versus the Angry White Men

Obama Versus the Angry White Men

Michael Jeffries, Comment Is Free AlterNet: PEEK. August 19, 2009.
Economic recovery won't silence the mobs attacking healthcare reform. Obama must reclaim the moral high ground.

Race, Taxes, Birth Certificates, and Eugenics

Race, Taxes, Birth Certificates, and Eugenics

Hunter, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. August 10, 2009.
We are seeing the rise of a racist movement, fought through weird proxy issues that the participants themselves don't really grasp.

The Economic Fallout Has Decimated the Black Middle Class

The Economic Fallout Has Decimated the Black Middle Class

Barbara Ehrenreich, Dedrick Muhammad, Barbaraehrenreich.com. August 10, 2009.
40 percent of African Americans will have experienced unemployment or underemployment by 2010 and child poverty will increase to slightly over half.

Why Can't We Have a Smart Conversation About Race?

Why Can't We Have a Smart Conversation About Race?

Christopher Deis, AlterNet. August 3, 2009.
We live in an allegedly "colorblind" society, making it even harder to have a truly productive discourse about race.

Skip Gates: The Ivy League Is Not Real Life

Skip Gates: The Ivy League Is Not Real Life

Anonymous, This Week in Blackness. July 27, 2009.
Would we -- or Gates -- care if this story had happened to a plumber? Probably not.

Obama Comes Out Swinging at Cynical GOP on Health Care, Addresses Race Issues in Prof. Gates Arrest

Obama Comes Out Swinging at Cynical GOP on Health Care, Addresses Race Issues in Prof. Gates Arrest

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. July 23, 2009.
At Wednesday's press conference, Obama said the "stars are aligned" for health reform and tackled the racial injustice typified by prof's arrest.

More Racist Ugliness From the Lunatic Fringe

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. July 22, 2009.
There is a significant chunk of Idiot America that continues to believe that the country is going to hell in a handbasket because of minorities.

Memo to the Media:

Memo to the Media: "Puerto Rican" Is Not a Race

Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez's Blog. July 16, 2009.
There is no more a Puerto Rican race than there is an American one.

The 10 Dumbest Things Republicans Have Said About the Sotomayor Hearings

The 10 Dumbest Things Republicans Have Said About the Sotomayor Hearings

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. July 15, 2009.
A list of the most ridiculous questions, jabs and rants by GOP lawmakers and other conservatives.

Sotomayor Confirmation Circus: Jeff Sessions Says Baffling, Stupid Things About Race

Sotomayor Confirmation Circus: Jeff Sessions Says Baffling, Stupid Things About Race

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. July 14, 2009.
If I didn't know better, I might think Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) has a preoccupation with issues related to race and ethnicity.

The GOP's Pathetic Wailing Against Sotomayor's Confirmation

The GOP's Pathetic Wailing Against Sotomayor's Confirmation

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. July 14, 2009.
Sotomayor will be confirmed. But the drama stirred up by Republicans reveals some interesting things about race in the age of Obama.