It’s Time for Italian Americans to Give Up on Columbus It’s Time for Italian Americans to Give Up on Columbus
For over a century, Italians have mythologized the genocidal explorer to gain access to American whiteness.
Oct 12, 2020 / Chris Gelardi
A Movement for Housing Justice Is Camped Out on Philly Streets A Movement for Housing Justice Is Camped Out on Philly Streets
Activists gather to protect encampments and demand that the city transfer buildings to a community land trust.
Sep 16, 2020 / Chris Gelardi
US Law Enforcement’s Warrior Complex Is on Full Display in the Streets—and in Leaked Documents US Law Enforcement’s Warrior Complex Is on Full Display in the Streets—and in Leaked Documents
Hacked documents from the early weeks of the ongoing protest movement illustrate one of Black Lives Matter’s central observations: Policing in the United States functions as a mili...
Aug 28, 2020 / Chris Gelardi
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
Colonialism Made Puerto Rico Vulnerable to Coronavirus Catastrophe Colonialism Made Puerto Rico Vulnerable to Coronavirus Catastrophe
If Washington keeps ignoring the US territory, it could spell disaster.
Apr 9, 2020 / no-paywall / Chris Gelardi
New York City Joins the Global Insurrection Against Neoliberalism and Repression New York City Joins the Global Insurrection Against Neoliberalism and Repression
Organizers are connecting protests against austerity and police brutality in the New York City subway to the growing resistance in the Global South.
Nov 27, 2019 / Chris Gelardi
‘Biba Guåhan!’: How Guam’s Indigenous Activists Are Confronting Military Colonialism ‘Biba Guåhan!’: How Guam’s Indigenous Activists Are Confronting Military Colonialism
As the federal government tries to expand its control of the island, the CHamoru are ready to rise in resistance.
Oct 21, 2019 / Chris Gelardi and Sophia Perez
America’s Colonial Climate Crisis America’s Colonial Climate Crisis
What should the United States’ island territories expect from rising sea levels and global warming?
Jul 11, 2019 / Chris Gelardi
‘This Isn’t Your Island’: Why Northern Mariana Islanders Are Facing Down the US Military ‘This Isn’t Your Island’: Why Northern Mariana Islanders Are Facing Down the US Military
Residents of the US commonwealth have discovered an apparently illegal Navy strategy to help it construct Pacific bombing ranges.
Jun 12, 2019 / Chris Gelardi and Sophia Perez
ICE Is Terrorizing Iraqi-American Communities ICE Is Terrorizing Iraqi-American Communities
The immigration-enforcement agency has launched a deportation campaign involving coercion, “demonstrably false” court declarations, and outright lies.
Mar 8, 2019 / Chris Gelardi