Letters From the June 29/July 6, 2020, Issue Letters From the June 29/July 6, 2020, Issue
Labor Agonistes… No act of altruism…
Jun 16, 2020 / Letters / Our Readers, Gary Younge, and Sasha Abramsky
Dim Reaper Dim Reaper
Our president endangers public health for the bottom line.
Checking Off Stephen Miller’s Wish List Checking Off Stephen Miller’s Wish List
With new rules targeting undocumented students and asylum-seekers, the Trump administration continues to lash out at immigrants.
Jun 16, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
The Right Is Scared of the Protests The Right Is Scared of the Protests
Defunding the police? Dethroning Confederate monuments? What’s next, a better tomorrow?
Jun 16, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
The US Government Kills Black People with Impunity Both at Home and Abroad The US Government Kills Black People with Impunity Both at Home and Abroad
It’s time to reckon with the anti-black brutality that defines American policy from Minneapolis to Somalia.
Jun 16, 2020 / Robtel Neajai Pailey and Amy Niang
Black Fathers Matter Black Fathers Matter
Celebrate black lives, fight inaccurate representation of black men in media.
Jun 15, 2020 / OppArt / Dáreece Walker
The Racist Roots of New Technology The Racist Roots of New Technology
From facial recognition to VR, Ruha Benjamin’s new book illuminates how cutting-edge tech reproduces inequalities.
Jun 15, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Kearse
America’s Racist Police Won’t Be Dismantled by 2 Weeks of Protests America’s Racist Police Won’t Be Dismantled by 2 Weeks of Protests
It took centuries to build up the system of white supremacy enforced by the police. It will take years of persistent protest to undo it.
Jun 15, 2020 / Editorial / Elie Mystal
Now More Than Ever, We Need Images of Black Dignity and Resistance Now More Than Ever, We Need Images of Black Dignity and Resistance
Since the 1980s, I’ve been making photographs that go against the dominant representations of Black people.
Jun 15, 2020 / Editorial / Jamel Shabazz, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation