Race and Ethnicity

Why the Producer of "The Hangover Part III" Spends So Much Time in Prison

Scott Budnick, the man behind the blockbuster comedy franchise, is a tireless advocate for incarcerated kids.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 5:12 PM PDT

GOP Food Stamps Proposal Would Discriminate Against African-Americans

A Senate farm bill amendment aimed at preventing criminals from getting food stamp benefits would disproportionately hit African-Americans.

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 6:33 AM PDT

BioShock Infinite: An American History Lesson Where You Get to Blow Shit Up

Video game visionary Ken Levine on the nerd mainstream, screen violence, and mining the past for narrative.

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| Fri May. 10, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Conservative Immigration Scholar: Black and Hispanic Immigrants Are Dumber Than European Immigrants

Jason Richwine, who coauthored a Heritage Foundation study on immigration, didn't just argue that certain minorities are dumber in his scholarship—he also said it at a public panel.

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| Wed May. 8, 2013 2:04 PM PDT

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America's 10 Worst Prisons: Tent City

Feds say notorious facility has a "pervasive culture of discriminatory bias against Latinos."

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| Fri May. 3, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Don't Use Jason Collins As an Excuse to Blame Homophobia on Black People

A history lesson.

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| Wed May. 1, 2013 5:55 PM PDT

Deporting America's Gang Culture

Photographer Donna De Cesare puts a human face on one of the United States' most shameful exports.

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| Tue Apr. 30, 2013 12:55 PM PDT
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How Michael Bloomberg Is Like Kanye West

Michael Bloomberg implies critics of the NYPD's stop and frisk policy just don't care about dead children.

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| Tue Apr. 30, 2013 2:20 PM PDT
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Charts: Are the NYPD's Stop-and-Frisks Violating the Constitution?

As New York City defends its controversial policing policy in court, here's what you need to know.

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| Mon Apr. 29, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Arab American on Boston Marathon: "Everyone in This Room Is Holding Their Breath"

The catch-22 of Monday's bombing weighed heavily at an Arab American gala in Washington on Tuesday night.

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| Wed Apr. 17, 2013 10:28 AM PDT

Inside California's Color-Coded, Race-Based Prisons

Coding prisoners by race to avoid gang violence is ineffective and unjust, lawsuit says.

Christie Thompson, ProPublica

 | Fri Apr. 12, 2013 11:50 AM PDT
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Rand Paul Does Not Deserve a Gold Star for Speaking at Howard University

Reaching out to black voters involves more than just showing up.

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| Fri Apr. 12, 2013 8:38 AM PDT
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At Howard, Rand Paul Falsely Claims He Never Opposed 1964 Civil Rights Act

Paul fibs about his position on the landmark legislation.

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| Wed Apr. 10, 2013 9:29 AM PDT

The Civil Rights Division Is Kicking Butt, Says the Civil Rights Division

The Justice Department's civil rights division has released a report on its accomplishments under Thomas Perez.

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| Fri Mar. 29, 2013 8:47 AM PDT

Mississippi Nominates Anti-Abortion Lobbyist to Board of Health

Who needs a doctor when you can have a lobbyist?

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| Thu Mar. 28, 2013 10:03 AM PDT
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The GOP Wants to Use This Bizarre Case to Scuttle Obama's Most Progressive Cabinet Nominee

Inside the case that made conservatives hate Thomas Perez.

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| Fri Mar. 22, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

The US Capitol Is Full of White Supremacists

The US Capitol's Statuary Hall honors some of the America's most notorious figures—and covers up their crimes.

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| Thu Mar. 21, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Study: Blacks Twice as Likely as Whites to Get Death Penalty in This Texas County

The study was commissioned by death row inmate Duane Buck, whose race was a factor in his sentencing.

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| Wed Mar. 13, 2013 8:02 AM PDT
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Shocker: Civil Rights Agency Did Not Discriminate Against Conservatives, Whites

But even so, Republicans will find some ammo in a new report on the Justice Department's civil rights division.

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| Wed Mar. 13, 2013 8:03 AM PDT
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GOP Congressman Still Wants to Ban "Obamaphones"

The worst right-wing meme of the 2012 campaign is back!

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 8:35 AM PDT