The Protests, the Police, and Juneteenth: Robin Kelley The Protests, the Police, and Juneteenth: Robin Kelley
Plus Dahlia Lithwick on Trump.
Jun 18, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
How Bill Barr Became Trump’s Generalissimo How Bill Barr Became Trump’s Generalissimo
The mastermind of the D.C. crackdown has a long history of working for the surveillance state.
Jun 17, 2020 / Tim Shorrock
The First Wave of Covid-19 Isn’t Over Yet The First Wave of Covid-19 Isn’t Over Yet
Even with a competent president, we’d still be in deep trouble.
Jun 17, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Change Comes to the Streets of Philadelphia Change Comes to the Streets of Philadelphia
The uprising here may have been inevitable. But the aftermath has been full of surprises.
Jun 17, 2020 / Gene Seymour
Incarcerated, Infected, and Ignored: Inside an Arkansas Prison Outbreak Incarcerated, Infected, and Ignored: Inside an Arkansas Prison Outbreak
Inmates say guards treated them like “lepers” as Covid-19 tore through the penitentiary.
Jun 17, 2020 / Molly Minta
The Media Isn’t Ready to Cover Climate Apartheid The Media Isn’t Ready to Cover Climate Apartheid
The press needs to reckon with the prevalence of a worldview that defaults to the perspective of the white and wealthy.
Jun 17, 2020 / Michelle García
Buffalo’s Police Brutality Didn’t Start With Martin Gugino Buffalo’s Police Brutality Didn’t Start With Martin Gugino
In the past three years alone, Buffalo police have killed four young men of color under questionable circumstances.
Jun 16, 2020 / Geoff Kelly
The Black Lives Matter Protests Are a Tipping Point in US History The Black Lives Matter Protests Are a Tipping Point in US History
Will America inch closer to its long-articulated ideals, or are we on the brink of a Trumpian backlash?
Jun 16, 2020 / Nick Turse
NBA Players Face the Question: To Boycott or Not to Boycott NBA Players Face the Question: To Boycott or Not to Boycott
A debate heats up among NBA players over whether to return to the court amid nationwide protests against racist violence.
Jun 16, 2020 / Dave Zirin