Jamelle Bouie

Selected works.

Here are some of the articles and stories I'm most proud of.

• And Read All Over-The Magazine

  An implicit network, not overt racism, keeps tech writing dominated by white men.

• Making Voting Constitutional-The American Prospect

  Our governing document creates no right to vote. It’s time it did.

• How Obama has jeopardized the future of liberalism—Washington Post

  President Obama's lackluster performance on judicial nominations will have huge blowback on liberals if he isn't reelected.

• Democrats' Demographic Dreams—The American Prospect

  Liberals are counting on population trends to doom Republicans to a long-term minority. They shouldn’t.

• The Corporatization of U.Va—The American Prospect

  How the controversy at the University of Virginia reflects the broad shift in our national values.

• Mitt Romney, Servant of the Right—The American Prospect

  Those who believe the former Massachusetts governor would become a moderate once in office are wrong.

• Race, Millenials, and Reverse Discrimination—The Nation

  Challenging the idea that the Millenial generation doesn’t have its own problems with race and racism.

• The Other Glass Ceiling—The American Prospect

  A look at the factors that keep black politicians from climbing to the top of American politics.

• Lost Opportunities—The American Prospect

  In filming The Hunger Games as a straightforward adaptation, director Gary Ross misses a chance to comment on class and inequality.

• The Majority-Minority Future—The Nation

  The definition of “white” will grow and expand as the country diversifies.

• Politics of Resentment—The American Prospect

  An evening spent with Newt Gingrich and his supporters as they celebrated his win in the South Carolina Republican primary.

• A Tea Party State of Confusion—The American Prospect

  South Carolina Republicans want to vote for an archconservative, but can they agree on one?

• FutureSex/Class Warriors—The American Prospect

  A review of In Time, the science fiction movie from Gattaca director Andrew Niccol.

• Gone with the 2010 Win—The American Prospect

  White Democratic elected officials have vanished from Dixie. Can Southern Dems rebound as a black-and-brown party?

• The Vacancy Crisis—The American Prospect

  Obama has made fewer judicial nominations than any president in recent history – with disastrous consequences.