From the time Europeans stepped foot on these shores the culture of “Manifest Destiny”—the notion that God mandated their journey, settlement, and power—has imbued white America. It drove the displacement of native peoples; provided Biblical justification for slavery; nurtured Jim … Continued
One of the high privileges of being white in America is to be able to speak of race in coded terms and language—or by allusion to “broader” political issues, critiques, and concerns—and then profess innocence (“plausible deniability”) when called out … Continued
Ever since John Tanton launched FAIR three decades ago, the anti-immigrant movement has distorted population growth and its environmental impacts to advance specious arguments that supposedly validate their restrictionist agenda. The Center for Immigration Studies’ (CIS) latest report touting “The … Continued
By Nora Flanagan As a teacher, I often encounter the supposedly subtle indicators of bias in the form of differentiated expectations for various groups of students, followed in my head by the screaming subtext. “He’s very well spoken…[for a black … Continued