Making George Floyd’s Life Matter Making George Floyd’s Life Matter
As the people of Minneapolis grieve the loss of one of their own, they’re also fighting for a future free of police brutality.
Jun 8, 2020 / Photo Essay / Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation
Hunger Stalks New York’s Lower East Side Hunger Stalks New York’s Lower East Side
Thousands of businesses in Manhattan have closed, thrusting an untold number of people into economic precarity and food insecurity.
Jun 5, 2020 / Winnie Wong
On Protesting During a Pandemic On Protesting During a Pandemic
I’ve been afraid of Covid-19 for three months, but I’ve been afraid of getting killed by police for four decades.
Jun 5, 2020 / Touré
Tom Cotton Is Preparing to Be Trump 2.0 Tom Cotton Is Preparing to Be Trump 2.0
The Arkansas senator is a master of trolling the media and could unite the Republican Party. That would make him much more dangerous than Trump.
Jun 5, 2020 / Jeet Heer
How to Be an Antifascist From Your Couch How to Be an Antifascist From Your Couch
You don’t have to punch Nazis to fight fascism.
Jun 5, 2020 / Talia Lavin
Don’t Stop Organizing Don’t Stop Organizing
We’re at a breaking point in American history, and there is only one way to revive our society: from the bottom up.
Jun 5, 2020 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
The Missing Element for Police Accountability: Political Will The Missing Element for Police Accountability: Political Will
If politicians are serious about challenging the ingrained problems of police departments, they’ll have to grow a backbone.
Jun 5, 2020 / Maurice Mitchell and Sochie Nnaemeka
We’re in This Together We’re in This Together
It’s wise to be prepared.
When Shelter Comes Down to the Luck of the Draw When Shelter Comes Down to the Luck of the Draw
As eviction moratoriums expire, lotteries determine who gets rent relief.
Jun 5, 2020 / Rebecca Burns
This Is the Sound of Gentrification This Is the Sound of Gentrification
Ted Hearne and Saul Williams’s Place captures the volatile energies of a changing city beset by the forces of late capitalism.
Jun 5, 2020 / David Hajdu