Minneapolis Inches Closer to Disbanding Its Police Department Minneapolis Inches Closer to Disbanding Its Police Department
Voters will have a chance this fall to decide whether to keep the 154-year-old police department or create a new public safety agency.
Sep 17, 2021 / Ibrahim Hirsi
Afropessimism and Its Discontents Afropessimism and Its Discontents
A guide for the perplexed, the puzzled, and the politically confused.
Joe Manchin Giveth on Voting Rights—and Joe Manchin Taketh Away Joe Manchin Giveth on Voting Rights—and Joe Manchin Taketh Away
The West Virginia senator has finally agreed to support critical voting rights legislation, but refuses to do what’s necessary to pass it.
Sep 16, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Global Vaccine Inequity Could Make Migration Harder Than Ever Global Vaccine Inequity Could Make Migration Harder Than Ever
Migrants are facing even more restrictions in the Covid era—and thanks to lack of vaccine access in lower-income countries, they will be less likely to meet them.
Sep 15, 2021 / Abdullah Shihipar
Germany’s Secret Success: Turning Immigration Into a Nonissue Germany’s Secret Success: Turning Immigration Into a Nonissue
Despite predictions of electoral disaster, Angela Merkel’s decision to admit 1.7 million asylum seekers has become politically popular.
Sep 14, 2021 / Linda Mannheim
Honoring Attica After Half a Century Honoring Attica After Half a Century
It’s time to demand law enforcement accountability for the death of unarmed citizens not just on America’s streets but also in our prisons.
Sep 13, 2021 / Heather Ann Thompson
The 19th Century’s 9/11 The 19th Century’s 9/11
Long before the 9/11 of 20 years ago, another episode of violence took place on that day in 1851 and portended our nation’s deepest divide.
Sep 10, 2021 / Marc Steiner
MEMORY HOLES MEMORY HOLES
Backalley Abbott. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of September 6.
Sep 10, 2021 / Steve Brodner
How the War on Terror Created the “Muslim American” How the War on Terror Created the “Muslim American”
Before 9/11, Muslims were just another of this country’s many religious groups. After, they became a targeted, racialized minority.
Sep 9, 2021 / Feature / Moustafa Bayoumi
Texas Is the New Republican Template Texas Is the New Republican Template
What’s happening there is about much more than the fight over reproductive rights. It’s about political control.
Sep 8, 2021 / John Nichols