This Week in Authoritarian Newspeak

Jen Sorensen

John Roberts Is Not Your Friend

Despite his recent rulings on abortion, DACA, and LGBTQ rights, Roberts is no moderate. He’s a rock-ribbed Republican playing the long game.

Elie Mystal

Black Liberation and Indigenous Sovereignty Are Interconnected

I’m a guest in the Black Lives Matter movement, and making images is how I show my support.

Josué Rivas, The Nation and Magnum Foundation

Bill de Blasio Broke His Promise to New York

The mayor’s retreat on police reform is a wound that won’t heal.

the Editors

It’s Time to Disarm the Police

It can be done. Just look at London!

D.D. Guttenplan

Comix Nation

Giulio Bonasera

America’s Racist Police Won’t Be Dismantled by 2 Weeks of Protests

It took centuries to build up the system of white supremacy enforced by the police. It will take years of persistent protest to undo it.

Elie Mystal

Now More Than Ever, We Need Images of Black Dignity and Resistance

Since the 1980s, I’ve been making photographs that go against the dominant representations of Black people.

Jamel Shabazz, The Nation and Magnum Foundation

Durham Isn’t Burning, but Don’t Light a Match

In response to the protests over George Floyd’s murder, police in Durham refrained from mass arrests and violence. But that doesn’t mean that all is well in our city.

Cynthia Greenlee

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.

Maurice Mitchell and Sochie Nnaemeka