Georgia Shows How Serious the Threat of Voter Suppression Will Be This November Georgia Shows How Serious the Threat of Voter Suppression Will Be This November
Time has almost run out.
Jun 10, 2020 / John Nichols
In Defense of Destroying Property In Defense of Destroying Property
We cannot conflate the destruction of plateglass with the violence that is being protested.
Jun 10, 2020 / R.H. Lossin
Protests Force the US Military to Face Its Own Racism Protests Force the US Military to Face Its Own Racism
The crisis provoked by George Floyd’s death endangers Pentagon efforts to rally Western nations against the supposedly more autocratic regimes in China and Russia.
Jun 10, 2020 / Michael T. Klare
If Black Lives Matter, the ‘Welfare Queen’ Myth Must Go If Black Lives Matter, the ‘Welfare Queen’ Myth Must Go
Along with fueling ever-growing inequality on racial and gender lines, the welfare queen myth is literally killing black women.
Jun 10, 2020 / Jhumpa Bhattacharya, Aisha Nyandoro, and Anne Price
The Bravery of Marching for Black Lives in the Middle of a Pandemic The Bravery of Marching for Black Lives in the Middle of a Pandemic
While masked protesters struggle to keep both cops and Covid-19 at bay, a cadre of white pundits are busy sniping about the “hypocrisy” of protesters who don’t socially distance.
Jun 10, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Stop Blaming ‘Outside Agitators’ for America’s Problems Stop Blaming ‘Outside Agitators’ for America’s Problems
Some liberals have joined Trump in scapegoating fringe individuals and movements for a deep-seated social crisis.
Jun 10, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Phara Souffrant Forrest Wants to Cancel Your Rent Phara Souffrant Forrest Wants to Cancel Your Rent
The union nurse and tenant activist may be running office for the first time, but she’s been fighting for justice her whole life.
Why Washington Keeps Lobbying for War in the Middle East Why Washington Keeps Lobbying for War in the Middle East
Saudi, Qatari, and Emirati lobbyists continue to jockey for power with near-endless streams of capital.
Jun 10, 2020 / Jessica Draper and Morgan Palumbo
The Singular, Undeniably Unusual Life of Anna Kavan The Singular, Undeniably Unusual Life of Anna Kavan
Machines in the Head gives a glimpse into a writer whose work and career upended conventions around fiction, opioids, and biography.
Jun 10, 2020 / Audrey Wollen