The Looter Is the Most Misunderstood Figure in American Politics The Looter Is the Most Misunderstood Figure in American Politics
A conversation with Vicky Osterweil about misconceptions around the politics of looting and its radical tradition.
Sep 3, 2020 / Q&A / Stephen Kearse
The Authorities Are Still Gunning for Breonna Taylor The Authorities Are Still Gunning for Breonna Taylor
While the police officers who killed Taylor remain at large, prosecutors have been harassing the Black men who knew her in a desperate attempt to tarnish her name.
Sep 2, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Donald Trump Came to Kenosha to Make the Most Vile Campaign Commercial in American Political History Donald Trump Came to Kenosha to Make the Most Vile Campaign Commercial in American Political History
Trump implemented his “law-and-order” strategy with a Wisconsin trip that was low on sympathy and high on campaign rhetoric.
Sep 2, 2020 / John Nichols
In Trump’s America, Domestic Terrorists Thrive In Trump’s America, Domestic Terrorists Thrive
White terrorism only inspires more white terrorism, and the cops welcome it.
Sep 1, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
The Inevitable Whitelash Against Racial Justice Has Started The Inevitable Whitelash Against Racial Justice Has Started
As Black people fight for our lives, white supremacists reach for their guns—and white allies go soft.
Aug 31, 2020 / Hard Paywall / Elie Mystal
Close to Zero Close to Zero
This is what it looks like since Trump doesn't believe in science, the World Health Organization, or his own health advisors.
Jacob Blake Was Shot in Kenosha, a City Adrift in a Moral Desert Jacob Blake Was Shot in Kenosha, a City Adrift in a Moral Desert
The crisis of policing in one Wisconsin city illustrates a national calamity. Yet Republicans—both nationally and in Wisconsin’s capital—block even modest reform.
Aug 31, 2020 / John Nichols
US Law Enforcement’s Warrior Complex Is on Full Display in the Streets—and in Leaked Documents US Law Enforcement’s Warrior Complex Is on Full Display in the Streets—and in Leaked Documents
Hacked documents from the early weeks of the ongoing protest movement illustrate one of Black Lives Matter’s central observations: Policing in the United States functions as a mili...
Aug 28, 2020 / Chris Gelardi
Immigrant Children in the US Are Still In Cages Immigrant Children in the US Are Still In Cages
Not in the headlines, but this travesty continues.
Aug 28, 2020 / OppArt / Tom Arie Donch