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On AlterNet: racism

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

Are Hewlett Packard Computers Racist?

Are Hewlett Packard Computers Racist?

Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. December 21, 2009.
There's something wrong with HP's webcam face recognition software. Specifically, it doesn't see black people.

Alleged Police Cover-Up Adds Shocking Angle to the Racist Murder of Luis Ramirez

Alleged Police Cover-Up Adds Shocking Angle to the Racist Murder of Luis Ramirez

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. December 16, 2009.
Justice may yet come for Luis Ramirez.

Glenn Beck Defends Founding Fathers' Decision to Count African-Americans as Three-Fifths of a Person

Glenn Beck Defends Founding Fathers' Decision to Count African-Americans as Three-Fifths of a Person

Alex Seitz-Wald, Think Progress AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. December 16, 2009.
Just when you thought he couldn't reach a new low...

Why Americans Really Need to Pay Attention to Copenhagen

Why Americans Really Need to Pay Attention to Copenhagen

Rinku Sen, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. December 15, 2009.
It would be all too easy to build a green economy as unfair as the industrial age has been.

New Racist Christmas Carol:

New Racist Christmas Carol: "Illegals in My Yard"

Andrea Nill, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. December 14, 2009.
The holiday spirit apparently means something very different for raging xenophobes.

The Swiss Minaret Ban: What Are They Really Trying to Outlaw?

The Swiss Minaret Ban: What Are They Really Trying to Outlaw?

Laila Lalami, The Nation. December 9, 2009.
A voter referendum prohibiting the construction of minarets in Switzerland is part of a disturbing, anti-Muslim trend that's been working its way through Europe for years.

Shorter Ross Douthat: Europe Wasn't Racist Enough, So Now It Should Worry About Brown Hordes

Shorter Ross Douthat: Europe Wasn't Racist Enough, So Now It Should Worry About Brown Hordes

Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. December 7, 2009.
The Swiss outlaw the building of new minarets and then they’re right to worry about Swiss Muslims' hostility?

Harlem Gospel Choir Pulls Out of Glenn Beck Event

Harlem Gospel Choir Pulls Out of Glenn Beck Event

Faiz Shakir, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. December 1, 2009.
Who wants to be caught on the wrong side of Beck?

Despicable: Right-Wing Group Selling Homophobic

Despicable: Right-Wing Group Selling Homophobic "Barney Frank Fruitcake"

Stephanie Mencimer, Mother Jones Online AlterNet: PEEK. November 30, 2009.
'Tis the season for right-wing nuttiness.

Why Is the Media So Obsessed With Horrifying Images of African-American Mothers?

Why Is the Media So Obsessed With Horrifying Images of African-American Mothers?

Melissa Harris-Lacewell, The Nation. November 30, 2009.
With Michelle Obama in the White House, I expected a resurgence of the Claire Huxtable stereotype. Instead, hideous depictions of abusive, irresponsible black moms are everywhere.

Hate Group, FAIR, Is Looking for

Hate Group, FAIR, Is Looking for "Ethnically Ambiguous" Actors to Amplify Its Racism

Adam Luna, America's Voice. November 24, 2009.
The Federation for American Immigration Reform is holding auditions to promote hate. Here's how you can get the part!

Yet More Mind-Bending Racism From the Right-Wing Media

Yet More Mind-Bending Racism From the Right-Wing Media

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. November 18, 2009.
This time it's Washington Times editor Wesley Pruden. And it's pretty shocking.

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.

Does Racism Drive Opposition to Health Reform?

Does Racism Drive Opposition to Health Reform?

Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com. November 17, 2009.
In a recent study, prejudiced people were more likely to support the health plan when it was linked to Bill Clinton, than when it was linked to Obama.

In Obama Era, Neo-Nazis Becoming More Visible

In Obama Era, Neo-Nazis Becoming More Visible

David Neiwert, Orcinus AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 13, 2009.
They're being much more public in their full-on expressions of racism, nativism, and xenophobia.

Egyptian Marine: Soldiers Often 'Racialize' the Enemy to Cope With Stress

Egyptian Marine: Soldiers Often 'Racialize' the Enemy to Cope With Stress

Aaron Glantz, New America Media. November 10, 2009.
NAM Editor Aaron Glantz spoke to former Marine Corps Cpl. Dave Hassan, who served in Iraq. Hassan said that while he was there, racist language was so pervasive he used it himself.

Pat Buchanan's Latest Racist Rant:

Pat Buchanan's Latest Racist Rant: "Traditional Americans Are Losing Their Nation"

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. October 21, 2009.
And by "traditional," he means "white."

Ted Turner Would Fire Lou Dobbs If He Could

Ted Turner Would Fire Lou Dobbs If He Could

Linda Milazzo, AlterNet AlterNet: Media and Technology. October 19, 2009.
Kind of an emphatic statement, but Ted Turner did say so explicitly

Why Do Educated People Publish Garbage Defending Rush Limbaugh?

Why Do Educated People Publish Garbage Defending Rush Limbaugh?

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. October 19, 2009.
I'm no constitutional scholar, but I don't think there's any guaranteed right to own an NFL team written anywhere in the constitution.

Limbaugh's New Low: A Final Word On Racist Rush's NFL Debacle

Limbaugh's New Low: A Final Word On Racist Rush's NFL Debacle

Dave Zirin, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. October 16, 2009.
Rush: "This is the latest assault on people who believe in rugged individualism and liberty and freedom."

Interracial Couple Denied Marriage License in Louisiana

Interracial Couple Denied Marriage License in Louisiana

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: Belief. October 16, 2009.
"My main concern is for the children," explained the justice of the peace.

CNN Must Drop Dobbs

CNN Must Drop Dobbs

Kos, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. October 14, 2009.
It's ugly stuff, and CNN can't ignore it forever. The network has a choice. Either attract Latino viewers, or alienate them. It certainly can't do both.

Why Conservatives Are Really Afraid of a Black President

Why Conservatives Are Really Afraid of a Black President

Jonathan L. Walton, Religion Dispatches. October 10, 2009.
The president reminds Glenn Beck, and those who identify with his white neo-nationalism, of the lie of their own professed superiority.

Tea Party Movement Returns Christian Right to Its Racist Past

Tea Party Movement Returns Christian Right to Its Racist Past

Michelle Goldberg, The American Prospect. October 2, 2009.
For years, the religious right tried to lose its racist image, reverting to homophobia as its hatred of choice. As it joins the Tea Party fray, it may once again have to own both.

Is Lou Dobbs, CNN's Resident Bigot, on His Way Out?

Is Lou Dobbs, CNN's Resident Bigot, on His Way Out?

Don Hazen, AlterNet. September 29, 2009.
Protest campaigns urging CNN to dump Dobbs are gathering momentum. Will 'the most trusted name in news' do the right thing?