Steve Scalise’s Problem Is the Republican Party’s Problem Steve Scalise’s Problem Is the Republican Party’s Problem
The fresh face of the Republican Party voted twice against making Martin Luther King Day a holiday.
Dec 31, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
Stop Blaming Protests for Police Killings Stop Blaming Protests for Police Killings
While New York City mourns, political opportunists point fingers—but we should really be talking about reforms that would keep everyone safe.
Dec 23, 2014 / Editorial / The Editors
Social Movements Didn’t Kill the NYPD Officers. A Man With Untreated Mental Illness and a Gun Did. Social Movements Didn’t Kill the NYPD Officers. A Man With Untreated Mental Illness and a Gun Did.
From Bill de Blasio to Eric Holder to Barack Obama to #BlackLivesMatter, right-wing pundits are blaming everyone and everything but the obvious.
Dec 23, 2014 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The Deaths of Two NYPD Officers Is Tragic, but Not an Indictment of the Anti-Brutality Movement The Deaths of Two NYPD Officers Is Tragic, but Not an Indictment of the Anti-Brutality Movement
We all should mourn the deaths of Liu and Ramos—but that mourning doesn't mean we become less critical of the police as a violent and racist tool of oppression.
Dec 22, 2014 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
The Cops Hate Being Filmed. So Why Are They OK With Body Cameras? The Cops Hate Being Filmed. So Why Are They OK With Body Cameras?
Body cameras have been embraced by the police, even as police attack cop-watch patrols.
Dec 19, 2014 / Raven Rakia
If Black Lives Mattered… If Black Lives Mattered…
Valuing all lives equally would transform how we respond to the climate crisis.
Dec 16, 2014 / Column / Naomi Klein
Mass Incarceration’s Collateral Damage: The Children Left Behind Mass Incarceration’s Collateral Damage: The Children Left Behind
When a parent is sent to prison, a child’s life is derailed, leaving schools to pick up the pieces.
Dec 16, 2014 / Feature / Katy Reckdahl
The Criminal Justice System Is Broken. Here’s How to Start Fixing It. The Criminal Justice System Is Broken. Here’s How to Start Fixing It.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman wants his office to be able to prosecute cases in which police officers kill unarmed citizens.
Dec 16, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
In the Struggle Against Police Violence, the Youth Shall Lead In the Struggle Against Police Violence, the Youth Shall Lead
Rev. Al Sharpton should not co-opt the grassroots protests that have broken out in reaction to the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown.
Dec 15, 2014 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
Why #BlackLivesMatter Should Transform the Climate Debate Why #BlackLivesMatter Should Transform the Climate Debate
What would governments do if black and brown lives counted as much as white lives?
Dec 12, 2014 / Naomi Klein