Meditations on White Privilege and Racial Injustice
Update I & II (below): In the months leading up to last week’s elections, there were multiple occasions when white …
Tag Archives: Racism
Protecting Women and Children: France, Drones and Disingenuous Justifications
Formerly Titled: Protecting the Honor of Women and Children: Allons-y! Update I [below] Any day now, I expect that the …
White Privilege, the Dems, and the Rhetoric of “Care”
To read some of the exchanges over the last week in the blogosphere, apparently “white privilege” means that one doesn’t …
John Knefel: Adnan Latif Wrote to his Lawyer About Why He Wanted to End His Life
This article is reblogged from Alternet.org. It is a must-read and sheds more light on the needless and groundless circumstances …
Fear and Loathing of and by Brown People: Let’s Remember Our Histories
Yesterday, I received this message on a list of family friends and relatives who would self-identify as Indian. The email, …
Race, Murder, and Mayhem in America: Considering the Links
Glenn Greenwald is right to be skeptical of any direct causal links between the horrific events such as the Sikh …
Mosques, Temples, and Theaters: We Need to Change the Script
Yesterday, less than 48 hours after the shootings in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, a mosque in Joplin, Missouri was burned to …
Illegality and Idiocy: Only One Can Be Solved for Sure
Yesterday, the New York Times published a roundtable “Room for Debate” on whether it is wise for undocumented persons should …
Guest Column by Marcellus Andrews: “About What is Coming Down the Road”
Today’s column is by one of Translation Exercises guest bloggers, Marcellus Andrews, who recently appeared on Up with Chris Hayes …
Amherst, MA Opts out of ICE’s Secure Communities Program
This post inaugurates my return to the blogosphere. Many topics to discuss, coming soon: VAWA, the unsung heroes surrounding Chen …
Dharun Ravi, Hate, and Race: Reflections, Part 2
My thoughts continue to turn to the Dharun Ravi case. An important question has emerged on Twitter sites and other …
NYPD, Islamophobia, and Federal Law: Spying and Lying as an American Way of Life
Over the last few months, the Associated Press has released multiple reports that detail the infiltration of Muslim student groups, …
Guest Post: Race, Conservatism and Economic Panic
The intense interest that folks have taken in this blog for the last few weeks has convinced me that people …
The Power of Arrogance: the US and the Terrorism Card
Besides marking the 10th anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo Bay, Wednesday was notable for the murder of an Iranian …
Pollitt’s Perplexity about Pundits on Ron Paul
Revised: It may be time to stop reading the Nation even earlier than March of this election year. Katha Pollitt …
