On AlterNet: white

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

Is Alcoholics Anonymous Too White?

Jeff Deeney, The Fix. January 20, 2012.

Dismissing AA as a white-person's movement, many black addicts take a pass on the 12-steps and seek salvation from their church.

The GOP Solution for Everything: Railing Against People Who Don't Get Married

Joan Walsh, Salon. January 9, 2012.

According to radical right-wingers, we’re all lazy, oversexed, instant-gratification-seeking grifters now. Even white people.

Some Feet Not Meant for Shoes - Novel Excerpt

Pamela Klein, AlterNet. January 9, 2012.

A young woman embarks upon a mystical journey through greed, racism and intolerance to find that in a previous lifetime she was a black slave girl. Intro by Don Hazen.

Why Are Holocaust Deniers, Ku Klux Klan Members, and Neo-Nazis All Moving to One Small Town in Montana?

David Holthouse, Media Matters for America. December 5, 2011.

In part two of the investigation into white supremacists' move into Kalispell, Montana, they're becoming more out-front and aggressive about their views.

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.

Scared White Guy Shoots Black Teens: No Charge; Scared Black Guy Shoots White Teen: Manslaughter

Rend Smith, ColorLines RaceWire AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 8, 2008.

What a wonderful, color-blind criminal justice system we have.