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Published in: Transformation

How I will prepare my white son for the interactions he won't have with police

Published on: 24 December 2014

Written by: Frida Berrigan All articles by Frida Berrigan

Seamus’ whiteness means that I don’t have to teach him how to prepare for humiliation. That is white privilege in a nutshell.

Published in: Transformation

What are white folks to do? From Trayvon Martin to Michael Brown

Published on: 26 November 2014

Written by: Claudia Horwitz All articles by Claudia Horwitz

In the wake of the Ferguson verdict I feel a swirling cocktail of grief, anger and outrage, but nothing I'm feeling...

Published in: openDemocracyUK

Is British football less racist now, or does it just hide its racism better?

Published on: 2 October 2014

Written by: Timothy Smith All articles by Timothy Smith

Racism in Britain hasn't gone away, it's just been hidden better. And sometimes, it bubbles over...

Published in: North Africa, West Asia

Rejecting victimhood: the case for Palestinian resistance

Published on: 14 July 2014

Written by: Rana Baker All articles by Rana Baker

Seeing rocket fire from Gaza as a counter-discourse. This method of resistance is less about fatalities than...

Published in: North Africa, West Asia

One, two, three viva l'Algérie!

Published on: 8 July 2014

Written by: Sai Englert All articles by Sai Englert

The match between Algeria and Germany was not solely the sporting equivalent of David and Goliath. The Algerian...

Published in: Transformation

The case for hard: why social transformation demands lots of social friction

Published on: 7 July 2014

Written by: Amy Schiller All articles by Amy Schiller

Hovering above the restrictions of place and culture, detached from democracy, and technocratic to its core, a new...

Published in: openDemocracyUK

With our history – casual racism is not an option

Published on: 5 December 2013

Written by: Alastair Sloan All articles by Alastair Sloan

Racism in Britain is deep and structural. And too often, we don't see it. With our history, we should know better -...

Published in: Transformation

On superheroes: who will save us now?

Published on: 23 October 2013

Written by: Zia X All articles by Zia X

Comicbook superheroes live in a world where individuals can change with ease into objects, think out loud, or kill...

Published in: Transformation

Herman Wallace was held in a cage for 40 years. What does this say about us?

Published on: 16 October 2013

Written by: Scot Nakagawa All articles by Scot Nakagawa

By the time Herman Wallace was released from prison earlier this month, he had been kept in solitary confinement for...

Published in: openDemocracyUK

On posh white blokes in NGOs

Published on: 16 October 2013

Written by: Guppi Bola All articles by Guppi Bola

The world of development NGOs is full of white men from well off backgrounds. One of them wrote about how this is a...

Published in: openDemocracyUK

Migrant-bashing as a PR stunt

Published on: 12 August 2013

Written by: Fernando Sdrigotti All articles by Fernando Sdrigotti

The UKBA "racist vans" have caused a great deal of unrest through their racially profiled spot checks. What were the...

Published in: Can Europe Make It?

A ghost of ignorance? Race and racism in contemporary Italy

Published on: 17 July 2013

Written by: Giovanni Picker All articles by Giovanni Picker

In a complacent Italy, race and racial abuse do not receive much discussion in the public sphere. Yet recent...

Published in: Home

An open letter to whites

Published on: 16 July 2013

Written by: Matthew Simmermon-Gomes All articles by Matthew Simmermon-Gomes

From the morning of July 14: An open letter to whites about the black community and the Trayvon Martin case.

Published in: Transformation

For racial healing, we need to get real about racism

Published on: 2 July 2013

Written by: Scot Nakagawa All articles by Scot Nakagawa

The United States was founded upon racist ideas: a land of opportunity, but only for European immigrants. To...

Published in: Home

Why has Barack Obama done so little about America’s most racist domestic policy?

Published on: 15 October 2012

Written by: Stuart Rodger All articles by Stuart Rodger

When Barack Obama was elected in 2008, it was hailed by many as a final triumph over race. Some people muttered at...

Published in: oDR

The problem in Ukraine isn’t Svoboda, it’s Yanukovych: a reply to Ivan Katchanovksi

Published on: 12 April 2012

Written by: Taras Kuzio All articles by Taras Kuzio

Many Ukraine observers have identified the far-right Svoboda party as the key source of racial conflict in the...

Published in: Home

oD Drug & Criminal Justice - Front Line Report: March 21, 2012

Published on: 21 March 2012

Written by: Charles Shaw All articles by Charles Shaw

This week we take in the "Branson Follies" as The UK's most fun-loving Billionaire goes on the offensive with...

Published in: Home

oD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of February 9th 2012

Published on: 9 February 2012

Written by: Charles Shaw All articles by Charles Shaw

Written by: Juliana Willars All articles by Juliana Willars

This week we open with an editorial written by Amanda Fielding, who explains why so many countries who wish to...

Published in: Home

14 Shocking Facts That Prove the US Criminal Justice System Is Racist

Published on: 27 July 2010

Written by: Bill Quigley All articles by Bill Quigley

The biggest crime in the U.S. criminal justice system is that it is a race-based institution where African-Americans...

Published in: Home

Essential Reading on the US Prison-Industrial Complex

Published on: 26 May 2010

Written by: Charles Shaw All articles by Charles Shaw

Three must-reads on prison and race in America

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