The Border Patrol Was Responsible for an Arrest in Portland The Border Patrol Was Responsible for an Arrest in Portland
An internal memo, obtained exclusively by The Nation, details a coordinated program of domestic counterinsurgency.
Jul 17, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
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
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
Why the US-China Rivalry Is Thwarting Transnational Solidarity Why the US-China Rivalry Is Thwarting Transnational Solidarity
The Black Lives Matter and Hong Kong democracy movement can learn a lot from each other.
Jul 8, 2020 / Jessie Lau
A Summer of Reckoning—for American Racism and Israeli Aggression A Summer of Reckoning—for American Racism and Israeli Aggression
As this country begins, at last, to examine its ugly past and brutal present, can we also apply this fierce introspection to US policy toward Israel?
Jul 7, 2020 / Yousef Munayyer
New York’s City Hall Encampment Is a Middle Finger to Our Elected Leaders New York’s City Hall Encampment Is a Middle Finger to Our Elected Leaders
A ragtag group of strangers is taking care of New Yorkers—including homeless comrades—better than the City is.
Jul 2, 2020 / Chris Gelardi
The White Left Needs to Embrace Black Leadership The White Left Needs to Embrace Black Leadership
The current uprisings are what class struggle in the 21st century looks like.
Jul 2, 2020 / Barbara Ransby
Tear Gas and Clubs in Lafayette Square Were Just the Beginning Tear Gas and Clubs in Lafayette Square Were Just the Beginning
Trump and Barr are turning to the “Occupy model” to crush the current uprising against police brutality.
Jul 2, 2020 / Dave Lindorff
Why Be a ‘Model Minority’ When You Could Dismantle White Supremacy? Why Be a ‘Model Minority’ When You Could Dismantle White Supremacy?
Too many Asian Americans have put proximity to whiteness over solidarity with Black people. It’s time for a radical readjustment.
Jun 30, 2020 / Dae Shik Kim Jr.
Athletes Are Taking Their Solidarity to the Streets Athletes Are Taking Their Solidarity to the Streets
A new factor in these protests for Black lives has been the presence of athletes in the marches.
Jun 30, 2020 / Dave Zirin