Wisconsin’s Lieutenant Governor Talks About the Kenosha Protests and What Happens Next Wisconsin’s Lieutenant Governor Talks About the Kenosha Protests and What Happens Next
“Nobody thinks that that’s a responsible way to carry out justice—shooting someone in the back [multiple] times,” says Mandela Barnes. “That’s beyond bad police work.”
Sep 8, 2020 / Editorial / John Nichols
The NFL Is Desperately Trying to Avoid a Players’ Strike The NFL Is Desperately Trying to Avoid a Players’ Strike
The league is hoping that slogans on the field and a push for voting will be enough to quell another sports strike for racial justice.
Sep 3, 2020 / Dave Zirin
The Authorities Are Still Gunning for Breonna Taylor The Authorities Are Still Gunning for Breonna Taylor
While the police officers who killed Taylor remain at large, prosecutors have been harassing the Black men who knew her in a desperate attempt to tarnish her name.
Sep 2, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Donald Trump Came to Kenosha to Make the Most Vile Campaign Commercial in American Political History Donald Trump Came to Kenosha to Make the Most Vile Campaign Commercial in American Political History
Trump implemented his “law-and-order” strategy with a Wisconsin trip that was low on sympathy and high on campaign rhetoric.
Sep 2, 2020 / John Nichols
In Trump’s America, Domestic Terrorists Thrive In Trump’s America, Domestic Terrorists Thrive
White terrorism only inspires more white terrorism, and the cops welcome it.
Sep 1, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
The Sports Strikes Against Racism Have Not Been Coopted The Sports Strikes Against Racism Have Not Been Coopted
Even as the energy of the last week is being steered in a safer direction and away from labor militancy, we still don’t know how this story is going to end.
Aug 31, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Jacob Blake Was Shot in Kenosha, a City Adrift in a Moral Desert Jacob Blake Was Shot in Kenosha, a City Adrift in a Moral Desert
The crisis of policing in one Wisconsin city illustrates a national calamity. Yet Republicans—both nationally and in Wisconsin’s capital—block even modest reform.
Aug 31, 2020 / John Nichols
The Milwaukee Bucks and Brewers Strike for Racial Justice The Milwaukee Bucks and Brewers Strike for Racial Justice
The decision by the Bucks and Brewers to sit out their games is unprecedented.
Aug 26, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Masai Ujiri and Police Who Live Above the Law Masai Ujiri and Police Who Live Above the Law
Wresting justice from the police requires resources far beyond those of an ordinary citizen. And that’s the problem.
Aug 26, 2020 / Dave Zirin
At the RNC, Republicans Go All In on Police Impunity At the RNC, Republicans Go All In on Police Impunity
As Jacob Blake lay in his hospital bed, Republicans began their convention by defending “the Blue” and refusing to say Black lives matter.
Aug 25, 2020 / Elie Mystal