Xenophobia

A Migration Summit To Address Shrinking Birth Rates

John Feffer | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


John Feffer

The Russians and Japanese, as well as Europeans, are not having enough children to replace themselves. Only by lowering the barriers to citizenship can shrinking countries revive their economies

Xenophobia and Racism in the Honduran Crisis

Daniel Altschuler | Posted 10.13.2009 | World


Daniel Altschuler

The political crisis has brought out the worst in Honduras. Since the day of the coup, June 28, a frightening nationalist sentiment, xenophobia and racism have been on display.

The McDonald's "Mr. James" Ad Campaign and How We Don't Care About White People, Apparently

Disgrasian | Posted 09.26.2009 | Media


Disgrasian

Oh dear. It seems that we've ruffled a few feathers while writing about stereotypes.

Is Now the Right Time for Immigration Reform? Chuck Schumer, the Sensenbrenner in Liberal's Clothes

Anis Shivani | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics


Anis Shivani

The Schumer mandate for the undocumented to register within a short period of time, or else be permanently barred from becoming U.S. residents, is a prime example of the law run amok.

The Red Dawn Remake: The Chinese Are Coming! The Chinese Are Coming!

Disgrasian | Posted 09.10.2009 | Entertainment


Disgrasian

Remakes are generally never as good as their originals, but what really worries me about the Red Dawn remake is that the foreign invaders this go-around are apparently going to be...Chinese.

The Three Characteristics of Extremism

Alan Lurie | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics


Alan Lurie

We need a willingness to openly examine divergent viewpoints, clearly determine the merits, and arrive at a more comprehensive view that sees the world in its infinite array of vivid colors.

Half Measures for "Almost Americans"

Naomi Foner | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics


Naomi Foner

Obama's election was hope for a better deal for many immigrants. And today he came up with his plan. Send them back to their own countries to get in line behind the more patient.

South Africa: Xenophobia Still Common, Charges Hate Crimes Not Investigated

Mail & Guardian Online | Posted 07.20.2009 | World


"My worry is that my children are going to be slaves because they won't have anything. These foreign people come to South Africa with nothing, but tom...

Was Anyone Surprised at the Right Wing Attacks on Latinos Over H1N1?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics


Daniel Cubias

Mexicans, already accused of bringing down America's economy and values, were set to destroy our health as well.

South Africa Election Campaign Ignores Nation's Xenophobic Troubles

Inter Press Service | Tiny Magija | Posted 05.18.2009 | World


JOHANNESBURG, Apr 17 (IPS) - In May 2008, South Africa was rocked by the worst xenophobic attacks that the country has ever seen. Less than a year l...

Somali Refugees Fear Further Xenophobic Attacks In South Africa

Mail and Guardian | PERCY MABANDU | Posted 04.04.2009 | World


Refugee camps were established in May last year to house thousands of foreign nationals displaced in an outbreak of xenophobic attacks that claimed u...

South African Immigrants Face Hostility, Xenophobia (VIDEO)

Worldfocus | Posted 03.29.2009 | World


Last year, waves of attacks on immigrants swept through South Africa. Now those same immigrants are caught between violence in a country that wants ...

A Veiled Opportunity: Walking in Saudi Arabia

Heather Frank | Posted 01.30.2009 | World


Heather Frank

It's been funny and humbling to stick out like a sore thumb for change, speaking only a few words of the local language and being so easy to spot in a crowd.

Don't Blame Japan, O.C. Welch. Blame Yourself.

Disgrasian | Posted 01.14.2009 | Business


Disgrasian

South Carolina car dealer O.C. Welsh seems to take some comfort in taking a toe to the pup -- he released five radio ads last week attacking patriots for buying Japanese cars.

I Am Professor Khalidi (Why John McCain Doesn't Get to Pick My Halloween Costume)

David Quigg | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


David Quigg

Khalidi is a big-time professor. Which is to say that, until quite recently, he was someone most of us had never heard of. But then John McCain picked Professor Khalidi's new Halloween costume.

Country First?

Peter Clothier | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics


Peter Clothier

"Country first" is precisely the wrong slogan for a twenty-first century political campaign, and one that sends precisely the wrong message to the rest of the world.

Arabs Aren't Decent?

Ali Eteraz | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics


Ali Eteraz

"Actually I'm an atheist." "Well you resemble all the Muslims I've ever met!"

Drudge Report Incites "Kill A Mockingbird" Racial Fear Of Obama

Martin Lewis | Posted 11.14.2008 | Media


Martin Lewis

This photo does not appear anywhere in the linked story. It is only on the Drudge Report front page.

McCain Apologizes For His Campaign But Not For the GOP

Josh Brusin | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics


Josh Brusin

The Democrats need to take a big tent approach to the GOP's wedge issues. Divide and conquer only works when you have enough wherewithal to fight every divided battle

What John McCain Can Still Do For His Country

Heather Frank | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics


Heather Frank

Watching McCain slip further and further in the polls and public esteem makes me just a little sad. I didn't support him, but the McCain of 2000 was an impressive man.

Resurrecting Literature: Sustenance for the Progressive Soul

Jennifer Nix | Posted 08.06.2008 | Living


Jennifer Nix

I once again see the potential and power of literature, and hope to tell new and necessary stories. As activists, we must not lose sight of art. Here are some questions I posed to Aleksandar Hemon.

I'm a Bitter Middle Class American And Not Afraid To Say It

Mariangela Anzalone | Posted 04.20.2008 | Home


Mariangela Anzalone

As an actual middle-class person from New Jersey, I am bitter. I am bitter about the government's complete lack of regard for my wellbeing. I think Senator Obama was dead on.

Obama Speech Addresses Homophobia, Anti-Semitism Among Black Americans

New York Observer | Jason Horowitz | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


In a speech today at Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.served as pastor, Barack Obama talked about the existence of i...