Activism

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Even in the Darkest Days of Trump’s Misrule, Hope Is Still Alive Even in the Darkest Days of Trump’s Misrule, Hope Is Still Alive

This energy needs to find expression with insurgent candidates defeating tired incumbents.

Jun 16, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Neil Gorsuch Stuns the Nation, Does the Right Thing

Neil Gorsuch Stuns the Nation, Does the Right Thing Neil Gorsuch Stuns the Nation, Does the Right Thing

In a forceful decision, the Supreme Court grants an emphatic victory to LGBTQ rights.

Jun 16, 2020 / Elie Mystal

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The US Government Kills Black People with Impunity Both at Home and Abroad The US Government Kills Black People with Impunity Both at Home and Abroad

It’s time to reckon with the anti-black brutality that defines American policy from Minneapolis to Somalia.

Jun 16, 2020 / Robtel Neajai Pailey and Amy Niang

Black Fathers Matter

Black Fathers Matter Black Fathers Matter

Celebrate black lives, fight inaccurate representation of black men in media.

Jun 15, 2020 / OppArt / Dáreece Walker

Now More Than Ever, We Need Images of Black Dignity and Resistance

Now More Than Ever, We Need Images of Black Dignity and Resistance Now More Than Ever, We Need Images of Black Dignity and Resistance

Since the 1980s, I’ve been making photographs that go against the dominant representations of Black people.

Jun 15, 2020 / Photo Essay / Jamel Shabazz, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

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Burning Down the 3rd Police Precinct Changed Everything Burning Down the 3rd Police Precinct Changed Everything

By seizing the cops’ home base, rioters showed that law enforcement is not above the forces of history.

Jun 12, 2020 / Vicky Osterweil

A Tribute to the Victims of the Mass Shooting at Pulse

A Tribute to the Victims of the Mass Shooting at Pulse A Tribute to the Victims of the Mass Shooting at Pulse

On June 12, 2016, a gunman killed 49 people and wounded 53 others in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla.

Jun 12, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Longshoremen

Dockworkers to Shut Down West Coast Ports in Memory of George Floyd Dockworkers to Shut Down West Coast Ports in Memory of George Floyd

One of the most radical antiracist unions in the country makes a show of solidarity with all those threatened by police violence and exploitation.

Jun 11, 2020 / Daniel Boguslaw

The Rev. Jesse Jackson: ‘Every City Has Its George Floyd’

The Rev. Jesse Jackson: ‘Every City Has Its George Floyd’ The Rev. Jesse Jackson: ‘Every City Has Its George Floyd’

“The outrage at the murder of George Floyd breaks open doors that have been locked for decades,” the reverend told The Nation in an exclusive interview.

Jun 11, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage

Hiding Behind a Badge

Hiding Behind a Badge Hiding Behind a Badge

Racism undermines police authority.

Jun 11, 2020 / OppArt / Giulio Bonasera

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