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March 15, 2016
Why Are Some Asians Still Supporting the Cop Who Shot Akai Gurley?
It’s hard to explain the depth of filial piety in Asian communities, but it’s impossible to understand support for Peter Liang without it.
Lisa Torio
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October 27, 2015
How to Build the Movement for Progressive Power, the Urban Way
Four local politicians share their ideas for humanizing the “gig economy,” reforming the police, protecting immigrant rights, and solving the municipal budget crisis.
John Avalos, Brad Lander, Antonio Reynoso and Scott Waguespack
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October 12, 2015
7 Things We Learned From Thabo Sefolosha’s Trial
After the NYPD broke his leg and charged him with resisting arrest, NBA star Thabo Sefolosha cleared his name in court. Here’s what we learned.
Dave Zirin
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October 8, 2015
NYPD on Trial: NBA Player Thabo Sefolosha Fights Back After Police Beating
The police broke Thabo Sefolosha’s leg. His testimony, and the testimony of witnesses, could mean that they will not get away with it.
Dave Zirin
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September 23, 2015
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July 27, 2015
An Open Letter to the NBA Players Traveling to Israel
The NBA’s trip to Israel—sponsored by Sheldon Adelson—raises questions for players who aligned themselves with the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
Dave Zirin
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July 6, 2015
Despite the Settlement Talks, Don’t Expect the NYPD to Stop Spying on Muslims
Mayor de Blasio’s break with Bloomberg on surveillance is far from clean.
Matt Sledge
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June 17, 2015
You Can’t Fix ‘Broken Windows’, So End It Now
After a year of tragedies, framed by the deaths of Eric Garner and Kalief Browder, it’s time for our leaders to discard this racist and immoral idea.
The Editors
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May 5, 2015
5 Tools the Police Are Using in Their War Against Activists
From Ferguson to Baltimore, the message is clear: protest at your peril.
Michael Gould-Wartofsky
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April 30, 2015
At Last Night’s Solidarity March, the NYPD ‘Came Out Swinging’
After a more permissive approach to protests in the fall, de Blasio’s NYPD has returned to Occupy-era tactics of violent repression.
Alex S. Vitale