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Michael Bennett Thinks the NFL Is Starting to Wake Up

Michael Bennett Thinks the NFL Is Starting to Wake Up Michael Bennett Thinks the NFL Is Starting to Wake Up

In his first extended interview since our national uprising against racist violence, Bennett touches on the NFL, the importance of history, and what we can all do to reclaim societ...

Jul 20, 2020 / Dave Zirin

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A House Bill Would Require Feds to Identify Themselves A House Bill Would Require Feds to Identify Themselves

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will introduce the legislation, following controversial arrests in Portland.

Jul 20, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

Building Community Control in a White Supremacist Country

Building Community Control in a White Supremacist Country Building Community Control in a White Supremacist Country

A tactic with deep roots in Black freedom movements shows promise, and pitfalls, for building a more equal future.

Jul 20, 2020 / Audrea Lim

John Lewis Never Stopped Bending the Arc Toward Justice

John Lewis Never Stopped Bending the Arc Toward Justice John Lewis Never Stopped Bending the Arc Toward Justice

In the last days of his life, the civil rights icon hailed Black Lives Matter protesters: “They’re going to help redeem the soul of America.”

Jul 18, 2020 / John Nichols

Officers dressed in camouflage arrest a protester

Trump Unleashes His Secret Police in Portland Trump Unleashes His Secret Police in Portland

In a dangerous authoritarian move, federal agents in camouflage and without badges are rounding up American citizens.

Jul 17, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Anti-Semitic Comments by Athletes Demand a Better Response

Anti-Semitic Comments by Athletes Demand a Better Response Anti-Semitic Comments by Athletes Demand a Better Response

But not from the craven right wing that abides it in their own ranks—and not as an excuse for anti-Blackness.

Jul 16, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Where I Live, Hostility Toward Black Lives Matter Is Often Indirect

Where I Live, Hostility Toward Black Lives Matter Is Often Indirect Where I Live, Hostility Toward Black Lives Matter Is Often Indirect

But it’s still there in rural New York—just as it is in Washington.

Jul 15, 2020 / Karen Rothmyer

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From Uprising to Reconstruction From Uprising to Reconstruction

History teaches us Reconstruction is possible—and necessary.

Jul 13, 2020 / K. Sabeel Rahman and Dorian T. Warren

Tear Down the Monuments, Bring Our Cities to Life

Tear Down the Monuments, Bring Our Cities to Life Tear Down the Monuments, Bring Our Cities to Life

In Richmond, the sites of former monuments to the Confederacy have become lively spaces for activism and memorializing those lost to police violence.

Jul 13, 2020 / Photo Essay / Katie Orlinsky, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

Athletes Are Fighting the Olympic Ban on Protests

Athletes Are Fighting the Olympic Ban on Protests Athletes Are Fighting the Olympic Ban on Protests

At a time of global uprisings, the Olympic ban on political dissent is under renewed scrutiny.

Jul 10, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

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