Minneapolis: The Rise of the ‘Thumpers’ Minneapolis: The Rise of the ‘Thumpers’
How decades of liberal reform failed to rein in a racist, defiantly brutal police department.
Jun 1, 2020 / Will Cooley
Bill de Blasio Has Failed the Test of This Moment Bill de Blasio Has Failed the Test of This Moment
New York’s mayor has floundered in the face of stunning police violence—just like so many other mayors who aren’t prepared to rein in the cops.
Jun 1, 2020 / Elie Mystal
The Fire This Time The Fire This Time
The insurrection against racist policing has deep roots in America’s past but also points toward a different future.
Jun 1, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Biden’s Disability Policy Plan Is Surprisingly Good Biden’s Disability Policy Plan Is Surprisingly Good
His campaign, however, is not yet consistent with the goals of his own plan.
Jun 1, 2020 / Sara Luterman
Trump’s Authoritarian Porn Has a Lot of Fans Trump’s Authoritarian Porn Has a Lot of Fans
Some cops and Trump’s supporters are thrilling to the cowardly president’s inciting violence. We have to stop them.
May 31, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Keith Ellison on Police Brutality: ‘We Need a Vision That Says There’s Going to Be Accountability’ Keith Ellison on Police Brutality: ‘We Need a Vision That Says There’s Going to Be Accountability’
Minnesota’s attorney general, in an exclusive interview with The Nation, says we must challenge the social order that maintains an unjust status quo.
May 31, 2020 / John Nichols
The Only Solution Is to Defund the Police The Only Solution Is to Defund the Police
The murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor prove what we already knew—police “reform” has failed.
May 31, 2020 / Alex S. Vitale
Exclusive: The US Military Is Monitoring Protests in 7 States Exclusive: The US Military Is Monitoring Protests in 7 States
A National Guard member says troops are ill-equipped to respond to civil unrest.
May 30, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
The Coronavirus Thrives on Hate The Coronavirus Thrives on Hate
Homophobia may help tip South Korea back into its Covid-19 crisis. It may also keep America deeply mired in its own public health disaster.
May 29, 2020 / Patrick G. Lee
People Can Only Bear So Much Injustice Before Lashing Out People Can Only Bear So Much Injustice Before Lashing Out
As the media denounces the Minneapolis protesters, it’s worth remembering that it takes incredible strength to practice nonviolence in the face of murder and oppression.
May 28, 2020 / Elie Mystal