How Racism Works in a Democratic City How Racism Works in a Democratic City
Michele Goodwin, plus Mia Birdsong on abolishing the police.
Jun 25, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Black Lives Matter Protests Are Everywhere, Even in the Unlikeliest Places Black Lives Matter Protests Are Everywhere, Even in the Unlikeliest Places
While massive crowds and police crackdowns rocked major cities, countless other demonstrations occurred in small cities and towns—even in conservative areas with no history of prot...
Jun 25, 2020 / Zoë Carpenter
The Next Politics Is All About Movements—and It’s Winning The Next Politics Is All About Movements—and It’s Winning
When AOC won in 2018, it was dismissed as a fluke. Now, she says, it’s clear that “the people’s movement...isn’t an accident. It‘s a mandate.”
Jun 24, 2020 / John Nichols
When We Don’t Say Their Names, We Deny Them Justice When We Don’t Say Their Names, We Deny Them Justice
The murders of black cis men sparked the current protests. But black women, trans, nonbinary, and queer folks are fighting for their lives too.
Jun 24, 2020 / Shirley Ngozi Nwangwa
Rural New York Is in the Streets, Marching for Black Lives Rural New York Is in the Streets, Marching for Black Lives
My town voted overwhelmingly for Trump, so I didn’t expect a big crowd at a recent Black Lives Matter protest. I was wrong.
Jun 24, 2020 / Karen Rothmyer
Drop the Charges Against Protesters! Drop the Charges Against Protesters!
It’s time for prosecutors to get on the right side of history—and grant amnesty to Black Lives Matter protesters.
Jun 24, 2020 / Justin Hansford and Arjun Singh Sethi
Tributes to Breonna Taylor Around the Country Tributes to Breonna Taylor Around the Country
Andrea Arroyo, Maria Estela Mendoza, Rosa Logan, Lydia Cardwell, Lily Salska McNeil, Ashley Sadler and Jerome Peel
Jun 24, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
A Lesbian Archive Sends Its Love Letter: Find History, Find Yourself A Lesbian Archive Sends Its Love Letter: Find History, Find Yourself
Scenes from a pandemic: 13
Jun 24, 2020 / Jewelle Gomez
We Need Police Out of Our Schools—Now We Need Police Out of Our Schools—Now
An interview with Minneapolis student leader Nathanial Genene about the uprising, removing police from public schools, and the need to rethink what school looks like.
Jun 23, 2020 / Q&A / Jesse Hagopian
Tear Down the Statues, Change the Names Tear Down the Statues, Change the Names
A special episode devoted to the rising tide of athlete activism.
Jun 23, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin