Color of Law
Executive Editor
In Nazi Germany, the enemies were LGBTQ people, trans books, Jews, political dissidents and others. Today in the U.S., there is the war on DEI (code for Black people), white replacement theory and the centering of white hetero cisgender Christian men.
First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I…
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Cover Story
Editorial Board
Notably, the President signaled his indifference to this rousing movement by silently playing golf, failing to react,
They rallied in Washington, DC and in Boston, in Chicago and Concord, New Hampshire, in Milwaukee and Asheville, North Carolina, and in 1300 other places. A…
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Cover Story
As always, our work will be shaped by the best scholarship, free of partisanship, to help the American public better understand our nation’s history, challenges, and triumphs.
After President Trump’s executive order on March 31, 2025, which named two Smithsonian museums, one completed (devoted to the African American experience) and one underway (dedicated…
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Cover Story
Editorial Board
Scrubbing our history books of references to Black, Brown, and other patriots is just a first step towards dismantling any notion of critical thinking.
After he won the Nevada Republican caucuses in 2016, the current President crowed about his victory. “We won with young. We won with old. We won…
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Guest Commentary
Guest Commentator
More than a century later women can vote, hold office and have equal rights in theory, but that has not changed the reality that men claim almost total political power.
International Women’s Day had its origins in great social unrest, turbulence and critical debate among women in Western countries regarding their oppressive working conditions in factories…
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View from the Battlefield
Editorial Board
When I think about the March theme, I wonder where’s the “moving” and who is the “together.”
The women’s group that instituted Women’s History Month declared this year’s theme to be “Moving Forward Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations.” Many people don’t know…
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Sharp n’ Blunt
Columnist
Looser! That’s the new American Dream.
Good lord, one would think, one would, with “Gulf of America,” it would be far, far beyond obvious this next proclamation would be the beginning of…
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Cover Story
Editorial Board
Our history is a canon for survival and an archive for future generations to pass along because our lived experiences are sacred texts.
Frederick Douglass is dead. In 2017, President Donald J. Trump didn’t appear to know this fact. However, in 2025, he may still not know. In kicking…
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View from the Battlefield
Editorial Board
Congress has a big role in stopping this runaway train. You need to get really familiar with your paid public servant; they work for you.
James Baldwin once said, “anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.” It’s also incredibly time-consuming. If you’re…
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Cover Story
Editorial Board
We are in an era where truth doesn’t matter.
The 47th President has attacked our government like a bull in a China closet. He is doing his best to upend precedent and policy, as he…
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