Dear Boston: Say Hell No to the Olympic Games Dear Boston: Say Hell No to the Olympic Games
The USOC’s choice to propose having the 2024 Olympics to Boston should be seen as a call to protest.
Jan 9, 2015 / Dave Zirin
The District Attorney Who Failed to Secure an Indictment Against Eric Garner’s Killer May Be Running for Congress The District Attorney Who Failed to Secure an Indictment Against Eric Garner’s Killer May Be Running for Congress
Could the new civil rights movement thwart the Staten Island DA’s ambitions?
Jan 8, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Bill de Blasio Is Just Getting Started Bill de Blasio Is Just Getting Started
The former activist and New York public advocate discusses his first year as mayor.
Jan 7, 2015 / Feature / Eric Alterman
Why All Opponents of Gentrification and Police Militarization Should Oppose the DC 2024 Olympic Bid Why All Opponents of Gentrification and Police Militarization Should Oppose the DC 2024 Olympic Bid
A bipartisan team of power brokers is fighting for the 2024 Summer Olympics to come to Washington, DC. Here is why we should resist.
Jan 6, 2015 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin
Do Not Criticize the NYPD Do Not Criticize the NYPD
It will really hurt their feelings.
Jan 6, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
Bill de Blasio Is Not the First New York City Mayor to Clash With Police Unions Bill de Blasio Is Not the First New York City Mayor to Clash With Police Unions
Mayors Fiorello La Guardia, John Lindsay and Rudy Giuliani all survived clashes with the PBA. Bill de Blasio will too.
Dec 28, 2014 / John Nichols
What Does It Mean to Be Anti-Police? What Does It Mean to Be Anti-Police?
Apparently, to criticize the police is to be anti-police. But if I call and point out that the swings in the playground are broken, am I anti-parks?
Dec 23, 2014 / Alex S. Vitale
Why Is No One Talking About the NYPD Shooter’s Other Target? Why Is No One Talking About the NYPD Shooter’s Other Target?
Before Ismaaiyl Brinsley killed two police officers, he shot Shaneka Thompson. That matters more than law enforcement’s blame game.
Dec 23, 2014 / Dani McClain
The Deaths of Two NYPD Officers Is Tragic, but Not an Indictment of the Anti-Brutality Movement The Deaths of Two NYPD Officers Is Tragic, but Not an Indictment of the Anti-Brutality Movement
We all should mourn the deaths of Liu and Ramos—but that mourning doesn't mean we become less critical of the police as a violent and racist tool of oppression.
Dec 22, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
The Cops Hate Being Filmed. So Why Are They OK With Body Cameras? The Cops Hate Being Filmed. So Why Are They OK With Body Cameras?
Body cameras have been embraced by the police, even as police attack cop-watch patrols.
Dec 19, 2014 / Raven Rakia