Making Black Lives Matter On and Off the Diamond Making Black Lives Matter On and Off the Diamond
It’s time for Major League Baseball to put some substance behind its intentions and match words with deeds.
Sep 30, 2020 / Peter Dreier and Dave Zirin
BLACK LIVES MATTER BLACK LIVES MATTER
Police violence against Black Americans prevails with impunity. Billboard: Grand Ave, Phoenix, AZ . Photo: Lynn Trimble (Phoenix New Times)
Sep 30, 2020 / OppArt / Karen Fiorito
White Mob Violence Is Back Thanks to Trump White Mob Violence Is Back Thanks to Trump
White mobs have once again moved out of the shadows and into the limelight during this Trump moment.
Sep 30, 2020 / John Feffer
Justice for Breonna Taylor Justice for Breonna Taylor
We’ve been telling you we can’t breathe, so we knew not to hold our breath. Yet due process is something that never seems to come due for us.
Sep 29, 2020 / Charles Booker
Colombians Take On Their Militarized Police Colombians Take On Their Militarized Police
The police killing of an unarmed civilian in Bogotá has brought a new scrutiny to police violence in the country.
Sep 28, 2020 / Christina Noriega
One Black Lives Matter Protest in Rural New York Opens the Door to Change One Black Lives Matter Protest in Rural New York Opens the Door to Change
In the months since a Black Lives Matter protest in Catskill, N.Y., one of the march’s organizer has decided to run for office. Change is coming to the rural town.
Sep 28, 2020 / Karen Rothmyer
Countdown: 38 Days Until the Election Countdown: 38 Days Until the Election
Democracy is on the line.
On Louisville, Breonna Taylor, and Muhammad Ali On Louisville, Breonna Taylor, and Muhammad Ali
Louisville is hallowed ground, the birthplace of Muhammad Ali. It will now, thanks to Daniel Cameron, also be remembered as the home of an unspeakable injustice.
Sep 25, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Senator Wyden Presses the DHS on ‘Unconstitutional’ Surveillance Senator Wyden Presses the DHS on ‘Unconstitutional’ Surveillance
The Oregon senator asked for confirmation of The Nation’s reporting on the tapping of protesters’ phones in Portland.
Sep 25, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
Why LeBron James Scares the Racist Right Why LeBron James Scares the Racist Right
His social media reach that outstrips Trump’s and social conscience that defies Trumpism have the worst people wanting the basketball star silenced.
Sep 23, 2020 / Dave Zirin