Trump’s tweet about "the millions of people who voted illegally" is total nonsense

Voter fraud is very rare. That hasn’t stopped Donald Trump from freaking out about it anyway.

This Muslim American was shot after 9/11. Then he fought to save his attacker’s life.

Rais Bhuiyan could have chosen to be angry, instead his faith led him to forgive.

What Trump's presidency may mean for the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Standing Rock Sioux

Winter is coming, but water protectors show little sign of standing down.

Bernie Sanders — and many Democrats — keep confusing identity politics with tokenism

Comments like “I’m a woman! Vote for me!” show why progressives talk past each other.

Watch Ellen DeGeneres tearfully accept one of Obama's last Presidential Medals of Freedom

It was a poignant reminder of how different things could be after Obama leaves office.

Donald Trump is never as subdued as when he’s disavowing racism

He says he can’t figure out why the "alt-right" is energized by him.

Pope Francis says priests should forgive those who have abortions

But this doesn’t change the church’s official stance that abortion is a “grave sin.”

The Jim Crow–era guidebook that saved black Americans from having to sleep in their cars

A reminder of how discrimination endangers people's lives — and how communities can protect themselves while fighting for a better world.

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Booker-winning novelist Marlon James on why identity politics are vital

His response to that New York Times op-ed that’s been going around? "Dude, half of this is horseshit."

The “Women’s March on Washington,” explained

It could be the biggest mobilization yet in response to a presidential inauguration.

This Thanksgiving, a lot of Americans won’t want to — and can’t afford to — politely avoid politics

The problem with all the “how to have a nice holiday with your Trump-supporting uncle” advice.

I organized for justice for black people under Obama. Here’s my plan for Trump’s presidency.

Resistance to populist bigotry doesn’t operate on a four-year cycle.

People of color really should worry that Democrats will abandon them after 2016

Democrats may rely on cold political calculus to justify neglecting people of color in favor of white voters that went to Donald Trump in 2016.

Why the controversy over Mike Pence’s Hamilton visit matters

The Trumpian backlash against the musical’s cast is what happens when both sides can claim to be populist.