Tear Down the Monuments, Bring Our Cities to Life Tear Down the Monuments, Bring Our Cities to Life
In Richmond, the sites of former monuments to the Confederacy have become lively spaces for activism and memorializing those lost to police violence.
Jul 13, 2020 / no-paywall / Katie Orlinsky, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation
Black Trans Lives Must Be Front and Center Black Trans Lives Must Be Front and Center
Racist policing is particularly devastating for Black trans and gender-nonconforming people.
Jul 13, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway
Why Won’t Democrats Just Come Out for Legalizing Marijuana? Why Won’t Democrats Just Come Out for Legalizing Marijuana?
It’s popular. It’s the right thing to do. But as with so many key issues, Biden keeps pressuring the party to pull its punches.
Jul 10, 2020 / John Nichols
Athletes Are Fighting the Olympic Ban on Protests Athletes Are Fighting the Olympic Ban on Protests
At a time of global uprisings, the Olympic ban on political dissent is under renewed scrutiny.
Jul 10, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
What It Means When You Wear a Mask—and When You Refuse To What It Means When You Wear a Mask—and When You Refuse To
In the United States, wearing a mask is not just politicized. It is racialized.
Jul 9, 2020 / Rhea Boyd
Republicans Lose Their Collective Mind Over Ilhan Omar’s Call to Dismantle ‘Systems of Oppression’ Republicans Lose Their Collective Mind Over Ilhan Omar’s Call to Dismantle ‘Systems of Oppression’
They’re really telling on themselves.
Jul 8, 2020 / John Nichols
This Is the Perfect Moment to Push for Reparations This Is the Perfect Moment to Push for Reparations
Congress ignored a bill to study the issue for 30 years. It’s time for African Americans to be paid what they are owed.
Jul 8, 2020 / Steve Phillips
Why the US-China Rivalry Is Thwarting Transnational Solidarity Why the US-China Rivalry Is Thwarting Transnational Solidarity
The Black Lives Matter and Hong Kong democracy movement can learn a lot from each other.
Jul 8, 2020 / Jessie Lau
An Island Amid Mississippi’s Covid Madness An Island Amid Mississippi’s Covid Madness
Scenes from a pandemic: 15
Jul 8, 2020 / no-paywall / Makani Themba
A Summer of Reckoning—for American Racism and Israeli Aggression A Summer of Reckoning—for American Racism and Israeli Aggression
As this country begins, at last, to examine its ugly past and brutal present, can we also apply this fierce introspection to US policy toward Israel?
Jul 7, 2020 / Yousef Munayyer