My Grandmother, Icon of Palestinian Resilience My Grandmother, Icon of Palestinian Resilience
In her 103 years, my grandmother Rifqa el-Kurd survived the Nakba, occupation, and annexation—and never stopped struggling for justice.
Jul 1, 2020 / Mohammed El-Kurd
Diaspora Organizations Are Stepping Into the Void on Covid-19 Diaspora Organizations Are Stepping Into the Void on Covid-19
Where national governments have failed, diaspora networks are finding ways to provide PPE, financial help, and other mutual aid.
Jul 1, 2020 / no-paywall / Annette Lin
How Progressive Victories Blow Up the Conventional Wisdom How Progressive Victories Blow Up the Conventional Wisdom
Establishment candidates deaf to the demand for change are courting defeat.
Jun 30, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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.
Confronting the Living History of the Civil Rights Struggle Confronting the Living History of the Civil Rights Struggle
To visit the town where Emmett Till was brutally murdered is to bear witness to our ongoing struggle for justice.
Jun 30, 2020 / Video / André Robert Lee
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
Black Liberation and Indigenous Sovereignty Are Interconnected Black Liberation and Indigenous Sovereignty Are Interconnected
I’m a guest in the Black Lives Matter movement, and making images is how I show my support.
Jun 29, 2020 / Editorial / Josué Rivas, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation
Trump’s Geriatric Race War Trump’s Geriatric Race War
In an aging America, the central question becomes what do retirees fear most: racial diversity or the pandemic?
Jun 29, 2020 / Jeet Heer
What Does It Really Mean to Invest In Black Communities? What Does It Really Mean to Invest In Black Communities?
As the call grows to “divest and invest,” it is essential that we not exchange the violence of the police for the violence of finance capitalism.
Jun 29, 2020 / Feature / Destin Jenkins