California Passes Key Criminal Justice Reforms California Passes Key Criminal Justice Reforms
Fierce police union lobbying killed some important measures, but many other good bills won the day.
Sep 4, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
Breathing While Black Breathing While Black
Unlike Eric Garner or George Floyd, the author lived to tell his story.
May 28, 2020 / LeAlan M. Jones
Discrimination Isn’t Helping to Contain the Coronavirus Discrimination Isn’t Helping to Contain the Coronavirus
The epidemic has sparked attacks on mainland Chinese—and some of the worst offenders are Hong Kongers and other members of the diaspora.
Feb 7, 2020 / no-paywall / JN
What 1919 Taught Us What 1919 Taught Us
Struggles for the rights of women, immigrants and black Americans defined the US in a year that holds striking parallels to today.
Apr 16, 2019 / Arnold Isaacs
ICE Is Terrorizing Iraqi-American Communities ICE Is Terrorizing Iraqi-American Communities
The immigration-enforcement agency has launched a deportation campaign involving coercion, “demonstrably false” court declarations, and outright lies.
Mar 8, 2019 / Chris Gelardi
Hollywood Is Still a Sundown Town for Black Representation Hollywood Is Still a Sundown Town for Black Representation
Yoruba Richen’s Green Book documentary captures the history and humanity missing from the Oscar-winning movie.
Feb 26, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman
Cory Booker Rips Open the Web of Secrecy Republicans Have Woven Around Brett Kavanaugh Cory Booker Rips Open the Web of Secrecy Republicans Have Woven Around Brett Kavanaugh
The Democrat says he willingly violated Senate rules in order to expose e-mails that reveal the nominee’s views on racial discrimination.
Sep 6, 2018 / John Nichols
Cynthia Nixon’s Emphasis on Marijuana Legalization Added Vital Thinking to the New York Gubernatorial Debate Cynthia Nixon’s Emphasis on Marijuana Legalization Added Vital Thinking to the New York Gubernatorial Debate
“There are a lot of reasons to do it,” the challenger said of legalization, “but first and foremost, because it’s a racial-justice issue.”
Aug 30, 2018 / John Nichols
Breaking France’s Race Taboo Breaking France’s Race Taboo
A new generation of activists is trying to change the way France conceives of race.
Aug 10, 2018 / Karina Piser
Sacramento Is Seething Over the Police Killing of Stephon Clark Sacramento Is Seething Over the Police Killing of Stephon Clark
His fate has sent a collective shudder of horror through the city’s African-American community.
Mar 30, 2018 / Sasha Abramsky