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How We Remember a Prophet

How We Remember a Prophet How We Remember a Prophet

Republicans who refuse to restore the Voting Rights Act while decorating the grave of Representative John Lewis with flowery words testify against themselves. 

Jul 19, 2020 / Lived History / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

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 / Editorial / John Nichols

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Letters From the July 27/August 3, 2020, Issue Letters From the July 27/August 3, 2020, Issue

A family legacy… The beef with red meat… Taxing efforts…

Jul 14, 2020 / Letters / Our Readers and Jane McAlevey

Rural New York Is in the Streets, Marching for Black Lives

Rural New York Is in the Streets, Marching for Black Lives Rural New York Is in the Streets, Marching for Black Lives

My town voted overwhelmingly for Trump, so I didn’t expect a big crowd at a recent Black Lives Matter protest. I was wrong.

Jun 24, 2020 / All Politics Is Local / Karen Rothmyer

California protest

Rescind, Reform, and Fight: 3 Steps for Racial Justice Rescind, Reform, and Fight: 3 Steps for Racial Justice

Across California, curfews are creating the potential for the exact type of racialized policing abuses that are being protested.

Jun 8, 2020 / Candice Francis and Abdi Soltani

Remembering the Jackson State Tragedy

Remembering the Jackson State Tragedy Remembering the Jackson State Tragedy

The violence wasn’t caused by anti-war student protest; it was another chapter in the long history of state violence against African Americans.

May 4, 2020 / Nancy K. Bristow

Jesse Jackson campaigning

The End of the Campaign Is Not the End of the Movement The End of the Campaign Is Not the End of the Movement

What Sanders and Warren supporters can learn from the long tail of Jesse Jackson’s presidential runs.

Apr 28, 2020 / Steve Phillips

The Coronavirus Will Test Whether We’ve Learned Anything From 9/11

The Coronavirus Will Test Whether We’ve Learned Anything From 9/11 The Coronavirus Will Test Whether We’ve Learned Anything From 9/11

Many of us would be happy to exchange some basic rights for safety right now, but we have to be vigilant about protecting our liberties.

Mar 30, 2020 / Column / Elie Mystal

This Was Never Just About Woody Allen. It Still Isn’t.

This Was Never Just About Woody Allen. It Still Isn’t. This Was Never Just About Woody Allen. It Still Isn’t.

Against the vice cop of the mind.

Mar 27, 2020 / Carnal Knowledge / JoAnn Wypijewski

Bloomfield High School athletes Terry Miller, second from left, and Andraya Yearwood, far left, compete in the 55-meter dash at the Connecticut girls Class S indoor track meet in New Haven, Connecticut, February 2019.

In Connecticut, Do Transgender Women Have the Right to Play? In Connecticut, Do Transgender Women Have the Right to Play?

A shadowy, right-wing legal outfit is using sports as a cudgel to smash trans rights.

Feb 18, 2020 / Dave Zirin

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