Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Why Mass Incarceration Doesn’t Pay – Jason Furman and Douglas Holtz-Eakin / NYT
Why Is the Racial Wealth Gap Widening? And What Should Be Done to Reverse it? Robert Reich / Huff Post
The Return’ Documentary Addresses Over Criminalization & The Effects on Families / PBS
Be sure to check out the premiere of PBS premiere of The Return on May 23. For a look at the trailer along with more…
Collegiate Voices – Free Speech on Campus: A Forum – Editors / Dissent
Over the last several years, reinvigorated movements for racial, social, and economic justice have transformed the American political landscape. As they have taken root on…
How Segregation Has Persisted in Little Rock – Alana Semuels / The Atlantic
The Racist Roots of Virginia’s Felon Disenfranchisement – Matt Ford / The Atlantic
African-American Voters Have an Understandable Reason to Support Hillary Clinton – Eric Foner / The Nation
Obama tackles criminal justice reform in weekly address – Susan Gardner / Daily Kos
Virginia Governor Restores Voting Rights to Felons – Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Erik Eckholm / NYT
Obama : A Virtual Museum of His Presidency / Wash Post
“Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise”: New Documentary Chronicles an Extraordinary Life – Amy Goodman / Democracy Now Video
We remember the life and legacy of the legendary poet, playwright and civil rights activist Maya Angelou. For the first time, a documentary has chronicled…
New Obamacare data shows how the struggles for economic justice and racial justice are connected – Ian Reifowitz / DailyKos
Georgetown and the Sin of Slavery – The Editorial Board / NYT
How Racism Sneaks Into Everyday Life – Jill Richardson / Alternet
Beyoncé Unearths Pain and Lets It Flow in ‘Lemonade’ – Wesley Morris / NYT
Why Won’t Hollywood Cast Asian Actors? Keith Chow / NYT
Prince Recognized That ‘if There Ain’t No Justice, Then There Ain’t No Peace’ – John Nichols / the Nation
‘Why Can’t Our Kids Go To School Together?’ Asks Board Member In Alabama – Dan Carsen / NPR
What Happened to Sandra Bland? Debbie Nathan / The Nation
To answer that question, you must begin way before she died in a Texas jail. Read more.
Who gets to borrow white privilege? This is what happens when an Asian-American cop kills an unarmed African-American – Chauncey Devega / Salon
Bind Us Apart: How Enlightened Americans Invented Racial Segregation by Nicholas Guyatt
Why did the Founding Fathers fail to include blacks and Indians in their cherished proposition that “all men are created equal”? The usual answer is…
Coverage of black female victims of police brutality falls short: Column – Meredith Clark / USA Today
How One Mississippi District Made Integration Work -Jackie Mader / Huff Post
Chicago After Laquan McDonald – Ben Austen / NYT
When School Districts Get Deliberate About Desegregation – Emily Deruy / The Atlantic
The Census Bureau Will Pay $15 Million For Racial Discrimination After The Recession – Carimah Townes / Think Progress
Racial Discrimination and Capital Punishment: The Indefensible Death Sentence of Duane Buck – Lincoln Caplan / The New Yorker
How American oligarchs created the concept of race to divide and conquer the poor – Courtland Miloy / Wash Post
While teaching U.S. history at a public charter high school in the District, Julian Hipkins III noticed that students tended to assume that “race” was…
Harriet Tubman is perfect for the $20 bill, but which Tubman? Philip Kennicott / Wash Post
Cops Are Still Killing People, But The Nation Has Stopped Paying Attention – Nick Wing and Julia Craven / Huff Post
