Black Lives Matter, Every Day Black Lives Matter, Every Day
Honoring Black lives.
Jul 7, 2020 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo
Why JPMorgan Chase Should Give $1 Billion to Black Neighborhoods in Chicago Why JPMorgan Chase Should Give $1 Billion to Black Neighborhoods in Chicago
Activist Ja’Mal Green wants the nation’s biggest bank to pay reparations for its history of racist lending.
Jul 6, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Fernandez
Socialists Are Beating Jeff Bezos in Seattle (Again) Socialists Are Beating Jeff Bezos in Seattle (Again)
Seattle’s campaign to tax Amazon goes up for a final vote on Monday.
Jul 3, 2020 / Kshama Sawant
New York’s City Hall Encampment Is a Middle Finger to Our Elected Leaders New York’s City Hall Encampment Is a Middle Finger to Our Elected Leaders
A ragtag group of strangers is taking care of New Yorkers—including homeless comrades—better than the City is.
Jul 2, 2020 / Chris Gelardi
How Did Police Unions Get So Powerful? How Did Police Unions Get So Powerful?
Police unions are on the defensive for perhaps the first time since their formation. It’s been a long time coming.
Jul 2, 2020 / Ross Barkan
We Take Homelessness for Granted. The Pandemic Should Change That. We Take Homelessness for Granted. The Pandemic Should Change That.
The problem is not that there is no money, but that the decisions have already been made not to spend it on homelessness and the injustices that create and perpetuate it.
Jul 2, 2020 / Mary Kate Bacalao
In New York, Zionism and Liberalism Faced Off—and Liberalism Won In New York, Zionism and Liberalism Faced Off—and Liberalism Won
The Democratic primary between Eliot Engel and Jamaal Bowman signals a sea change for American Jews.
Jul 1, 2020 / Eric Alterman
My Grandmother, Icon of Palestinian Resilience My Grandmother, Icon of Palestinian Resilience
In her 103 years, my grandmother Rifqa el-Kurd survived the Nakba, occupation, and annexation—and never stopped struggling for justice.
Jul 1, 2020 / Mohammed El-Kurd
Why Be a ‘Model Minority’ When You Could Dismantle White Supremacy? Why Be a ‘Model Minority’ When You Could Dismantle White Supremacy?
Too many Asian Americans have put proximity to whiteness over solidarity with Black people. It’s time for a radical readjustment.
Jun 30, 2020 / Dae Shik Kim Jr.
As the Pandemic Rages On, the Right Continues Playing Dumb As the Pandemic Rages On, the Right Continues Playing Dumb
Some people really want “I miss Aunt Jemima” to be the hill they die on.
Jun 30, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow