Election Night Saw Victories in Local Criminal-Justice Reform—This Should Be the Beginning Election Night Saw Victories in Local Criminal-Justice Reform—This Should Be the Beginning
Local prosecutor and sheriff races are winnable and build power.
Nov 12, 2016 / Robert J. Smith and Whitney Tymas
Donald Trump’s Imaginary Inner Cities Donald Trump’s Imaginary Inner Cities
“Inner city” was always a loaded term, but today it makes no sense at all.
Nov 7, 2016 / Editorial / Bryce Covert
Americans Are Finding New Ways to Join the Surveillance State Americans Are Finding New Ways to Join the Surveillance State
Some of them aren’t pretty.
Nov 7, 2016 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Militarized Police Are Cracking Down on Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters Militarized Police Are Cracking Down on Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters
As police prepare to clear a camp set up in the pipeline's path, human-rights groups are concerned about abuses by law enforcement.
Oct 26, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
America’s Refusal to Control Firearms Is Killing Teens at an Absurd Rate America’s Refusal to Control Firearms Is Killing Teens at an Absurd Rate
And no, most gun deaths aren’t “gang related.”
Oct 24, 2016 / Gary Younge
The Agency Designed to Protect Civilians From the Police Actually Protects Police From Civilians The Agency Designed to Protect Civilians From the Police Actually Protects Police From Civilians
The CCRB, it seems, was an agency doomed to uselessness from the start.
Oct 20, 2016 / Hélène Barthélemy
Sports and Laying Siege to Racism in Seattle Sports and Laying Siege to Racism in Seattle
More than a thousand Seattle teachers are wearing Black Lives Matter shirts on Wednesday, in an action connected to the fight against racism and the power of sports.
Oct 19, 2016 / Dave Zirin
What if the Next Presidential Debate Actually Covered Critical Issues? What if the Next Presidential Debate Actually Covered Critical Issues?
We need a debate worthy of the challenges we face as a nation.
Oct 18, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
It’s Time for the Left to Claim a Few Victories It’s Time for the Left to Claim a Few Victories
The country is shunning Trump, Hillary Clinton said “systemic racism,” and the Paris climate agreement goes into effect in three weeks.
Oct 17, 2016 / Rebecca Gordon
Here’s the Trade Policy That Progressives Should Get Behind Here’s the Trade Policy That Progressives Should Get Behind
Hint: It doesn’t involve building walls.
Oct 17, 2016 / Editorial / Mike Konczal