http://dir.salon.com/topics/racial_issues/?source=rss&aim=racial_issues en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT Alex Koppelman Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/13/racism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/13/racism/index.html?source=rss The Washington Post explores racism encountered by Obama volunteers, something the campaign may have preferred kept quiet, while bloggers on the right see liberal media bias. By Gary Kamiya Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/05/13/obama_mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/05/13/obama_mccain/index.html?source=rss The Obama-McCain contest will hold up a mirror to America's soul. By Joe Conason Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/05/09/clinton_remarks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/05/09/clinton_remarks/index.html?source=rss Hillary's reckless exploitation of racial division could split the Democratic Party over race -- a tragic legacy for the Clintons. Alex Koppelman Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/06/race/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/06/race/index.html?source=rss Exit polling from both Indiana and North Carolina shows a Democratic electorate that's still divided by racial lines. By Sarah Posner Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/03/black_church/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/03/black_church/index.html?source=rss Black religion expert Jonathan Walton on black liberation theology's roots in slavery, MLK Jr.'s "God damn America moment" and what Jeremiah Wright has in common with Gennifer Flowers. By Louis Bayard Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/04/28/old_glory/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/04/28/old_glory/index.html?source=rss An infamous 1976 photo captured a violent encounter between white Bostonians and a black lawyer during an anti-busing rally. A new book explains why this image continues to haunt and define us. By Joe Conason Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/04/25/floyd_brown/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/04/25/floyd_brown/index.html?source=rss It's time for the GOP to finally repudiate the creator of the infamous Willie Horton ad, who is back smearing Obama. By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/vital_signs/2008/04/22/doctors_bias/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/vital_signs/2008/04/22/doctors_bias/index.html?source=rss Racial bias in doctors and healthcare workers is doing great harm. Is enough being done to stop it? By Michael Lind Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/04/15/elitism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/04/15/elitism/index.html?source=rss By calling small-town Americans "bitter," Obama has deepened a long-standing rift in the Democratic base. The party's success in November depends on healing it. Carol Lloyd Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/20/cbs_poll/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/20/cbs_poll/index.html?source=rss People say they'd vote for a woman or a black man, but they're not sure their friends would do the same. By King Kaufman Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/14/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/14/friday/index.html?source=rss ESPN documentary on black-college basketball dribbles aimlessly at times, but scores. By Joe Conason Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/03/14/ferraro_clinton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/03/14/ferraro_clinton/index.html?source=rss To fully grasp why her remarks about Obama were so outrageous, take another look at her record in Congress. Carol Lloyd Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/14/voting/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/14/voting/index.html?source=rss A film critic argues that women are too weak-willed to select movies or presidential candidates without their husband's approval. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/24/white_voters/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/24/white_voters/index.html?source=rss Obama has attracted white votes in Democratic primaries, but how would he fare with white America if he were the party's nominee? By Gary Kamiya Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/01/15/race_gender/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/01/15/race_gender/index.html?source=rss The Democratic race is starting to resemble a compulsory oppressed minorities course taught by political consultants. Let's stop squabbling and elect the best nominee. Andrew Leonard Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/10/reverse_cricket_imperialism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/10/reverse_cricket_imperialism/index.html?source=rss Who calls the shots in the global business of cricket? Middle-class Indian television viewers By Gary Kamiya Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/01/08/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/01/08/obama/index.html?source=rss By allowing voters to both vent their anger and overcome it, while embodying the transcendence of America's racial wound, Barack Obama offers not just hope, but alchemy. By Cary Tennis Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/01/03/racist_friend/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/01/03/racist_friend/index.html?source=rss My husband and he have so much in common -- but his beliefs are pernicious and wrong! Carol Lloyd Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/12/05/mother_racism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/12/05/mother_racism/index.html?source=rss A new study concludes that children's racist attitudes come from their mothers. We're not so sure. By Gary Kamiya Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2007/11/27/race/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2007/11/27/race/index.html?source=rss More than a third of black Americans no longer believe that blacks are a single race. This finding has alarmed some -- but it could help America out of its racial mess. By Laura Miller Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/11/12/mccall/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/11/12/mccall/index.html?source=rss A modern tale of gentrification pits black working-class folk against young white professionals pining for a fixer-upper. By King Kaufman Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/10/18/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/10/18/thursday/index.html?source=rss The Cleveland Indians minstrel show: Fans painted to resemble the outrageously racist mascot are shown without comment in the mainstream media. Enough. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/10/15/paul_krugman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/10/15/paul_krugman/index.html?source=rss GOP ascendancy is over, says Paul Krugman. It's time for progressives to seize the day and turn back economic inequality. By Erin Aubry Kaplan Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/09/25/jena/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/09/25/jena/index.html?source=rss I applaud the outcry over Jena. But what about stopping the injustices inflicted on black people every day -- like crappy schools, underemployment and unequal sentencing? By Cary Tennis Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/07/30/racist_ditty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/07/30/racist_ditty/index.html?source=rss When I was a kid I learned this obnoxious song, and now I can't get rid of it.