Athletes Are Taking Their Solidarity to the Streets Athletes Are Taking Their Solidarity to the Streets
A new factor in these protests for Black lives has been the presence of athletes in the marches.
Jun 30, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Washington Is Still Putting the Military Before Public Health Washington Is Still Putting the Military Before Public Health
Even in a pandemic, Congress is all too happy to let companies profit from war.
Jun 30, 2020 / Mandy Smithberger
You Can’t Just Vote Out Trumpism You Can’t Just Vote Out Trumpism
Even if Donald Trump loses in November, America will need to purge his legacy of corruption, racism, and inequality.
Jun 29, 2020 / John Feffer
A Decades-Old Atrocity Finally Sees Its Day in Court A Decades-Old Atrocity Finally Sees Its Day in Court
In a potential test case for international law, the murder of Jesuit priests in El Salvador is now being prosecuted—in Spain.
Jun 29, 2020 / Peter Kornbluh
Republicans Fear D.C. Voters. That’s Why They’re Blocking Statehood. Republicans Fear D.C. Voters. That’s Why They’re Blocking Statehood.
Frederick Douglass asked why D.C. was “excluded from the privileges of the ballot box.” We know why now.
Jun 29, 2020 / John Nichols
Black Liberation and Indigenous Sovereignty Are Interconnected Black Liberation and Indigenous Sovereignty Are Interconnected
I’m a guest in the Black Lives Matter movement, and making images is how I show my support.
Jun 29, 2020 / Photo Essay / Josué Rivas, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation
Trump’s Geriatric Race War Trump’s Geriatric Race War
In an aging America, the central question becomes what do retirees fear most: racial diversity or the pandemic?
Jun 29, 2020 / Jeet Heer
What Does It Really Mean to Invest In Black Communities? What Does It Really Mean to Invest In Black Communities?
As the call grows to “divest and invest,” it is essential that we not exchange the violence of the police for the violence of finance capitalism.
Jun 29, 2020 / Feature / Destin Jenkins
Doing the Dirty Work Doing the Dirty Work
Bill Barr unleashed the National Guard on peaceful protesters in Washington D.C.
Jun 29, 2020 / OppArt / Colleen Quinn
Maria Reva’s Mordant and Profound Fiction Maria Reva’s Mordant and Profound Fiction
In her short story collection, Good Citizens Need Not Fear, Reva documents the chaos, joy, and serendipity of life before and after the fall of the Soviet Union.
Jun 29, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Wilson