Race and Ethnicity

The Democrats' Southern White Problem

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| Tue Nov. 13, 2012 3:45 PM PST

The New Flyover Country

Obama supporters aren't all white, NPR-loving suburbanites.

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| Tue Nov. 13, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Supreme Court Appears Ready to Nuke the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court is preparing to hear a challenge to a key civil rights law.

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| Fri Nov. 9, 2012 2:46 PM PST

Lines of 150 People and 90 Minute Waits in Akron, Ohio

Did election officials deliberately under-staff some Ohio polling stations?

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| Tue Nov. 6, 2012 5:14 PM PST

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Fox's Alternate Reality Election

On Fox News, there's only one story: the New Black Panther Party

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| Tue Nov. 6, 2012 3:13 PM PST
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Romney Closes Dirty

Post-racial politics? Please.

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| Tue Nov. 6, 2012 1:43 AM PST

Politico: Only White Voters Give a President a "Mandate"

Apparently there are "real Americans" who vote Republican and then there is everyone else.

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| Mon Nov. 5, 2012 2:12 PM PST

2 Swing States That Swing on Felon Disenfranchisement

If Florida and Virginia didn't permanently bar ex-felons from voting, Mitt Romney might well be toast.

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| Fri Nov. 2, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Living Apart: How the Government Betrayed a Landmark Civil Rights Law

In the early 1900s, African Americans abandoned the South for better lives in the North. Discriminatory landlords and government policies crowded them into ghettos, transforming the demographics of America’s largest cities.

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| Mon Oct. 29, 2012 10:59 AM PDT
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"Movie & An Argument" Podcast: 'Cloud Atlas' & 'Happy Endings'

In which ThinkProgress critic Alyssa Rosenberg and I chat about the Wachowskis, non-traditional casting, and quirky, likeable ABC sitcoms.

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| Fri Oct. 26, 2012 2:36 PM PDT
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Are the Polls Undercounting Latino Obama Backers?

Evidence from the 2010 elections suggests pollsters may be ignoring Spanish-speaking Latinos—potentially making Colorado and Nevada safer bets for Obama than they appear.

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| Fri Oct. 26, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

"I Am Not a Leader": Russell Means' 1980 Mother Jones Cover Story

In a provocative piece, the American Indian Movement activist lashed out at European "death culture" and the left.

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| Mon Oct. 22, 2012 10:53 AM PDT

Voter Fraud Billboards in Ohio Target Minorities

A shadowy campaign to stop nonexistent election fraud in Cleveland is seen as an attempt to scare off voters.

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| Thu Oct. 11, 2012 3:01 AM PDT
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Is It Racist to Focus on Race?

White people argue about affirmative action.

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| Thu Oct. 11, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Bloggingheads: Voting Rights and Debate Reax

I discuss voting rights and the aftermath of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney's first debate with The Nation/Colorlines reporter Brentin Mock.

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| Mon Oct. 8, 2012 12:50 PM PDT
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Is "Gangnam Style" a Hit Because of Our Asian Stereotypes?

Chubby, clownish PSY fits a cultural trope that Americans are eager to swallow.

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| Mon Sep. 24, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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"Movie & An Argument" Podcast: 'Revolution' Politics, New Sitcoms & 'Boardwalk Empire'

In which ThinkProgress critic Alyssa Rosenberg and I talk about vaguely right-wing politics on NBC dystopia. (Also, "Sons of Anarchy," "Boardwalk Empire," fall sitcoms, and Roger Ebert.)

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| Fri Sep. 14, 2012 2:09 PM PDT

Behind Romney's Welfare Attacks, America's Top Poverty Denier

The false ads are inspired by a man with a long history of minimizing the struggles of the poor.

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| Thu Sep. 13, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Activists Question Black Panther-FBI Informant Story

Confronted with hard evidence that Richard Aoki worked for the FBI, his friends and fellow radicals remain skeptical.

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| Tue Sep. 11, 2012 3:01 AM PDT
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Rep. Keith Ellison: GOP Is "Basically a Bigoted Party"

But the progressive firebrand also says he's still on speaking terms with his Minnesota colleague Michele Bachmann. Sort of.

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| Thu Sep. 6, 2012 3:00 AM PDT