France Has a Deep History of Racist Policing—Even if It Won’t Admit It France Has a Deep History of Racist Policing—Even if It Won’t Admit It
The recent protests sparked by the killing of a Black teenager are a response to a racist legacy that the French state virtually refuses to acknowledge.
Jul 7, 2023 / Amit Prakash
After the Riots, the Police Terrorize Marseille After the Riots, the Police Terrorize Marseille
Two days after police killed Nahel Merzouk, the poorest big city in France exploded with anger. By Sunday, a crackdown had smothered the protests—and made residents even more fearf...
Jul 6, 2023 / M. Jesuthasan
Wisconsin’s Governor Is Teaching a Master Class on How to Outmaneuver the GOP Wisconsin’s Governor Is Teaching a Master Class on How to Outmaneuver the GOP
Employing the most sweeping and creative line-item veto power in the nation, Democrat Tony Evers reworked a budget plan to score an epic win for public education.
Jul 6, 2023 / John Nichols
A Federal Ruling Restricts Oversight of Social Media A Federal Ruling Restricts Oversight of Social Media
A Trump-appointed judge imposed limits on the Biden administration's contact with online platforms, potentially opening the floodgates for unregulated misinformation.
Jul 6, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
After the Prigozhin Rebellion After the Prigozhin Rebellion
The next months will bring a battle for power and property.
Jul 6, 2023 / Boris Kagarlitsky
Israel Wanted to Eliminate Palestinian Resistance in Jenin. It Failed. Israel Wanted to Eliminate Palestinian Resistance in Jenin. It Failed.
Today, we mourn the tragic loss of our loved ones who were killed by this aggression. But we know that the Palestinian spirit cannot be dimmed.
Jul 6, 2023 / Mohammed R. Mhawish
Cornel West Should Run as a Democrat Cornel West Should Run as a Democrat
If he wants to go beyond preaching to the converted, he needs to take his socialist politics into the Democratic primaries.
Jul 6, 2023 / D.D. Guttenplan and Bhaskar Sunkara
Asian American Conservatives Have Become Key Allies of White Supremacy Asian American Conservatives Have Become Key Allies of White Supremacy
As the death of affirmative action showed, Asian American conservatives are active, militant co-conspirators with white conservatives.
Jul 6, 2023 / Promise Li
A Dark Tour Through Fernanda Melchor’s Veracruz A Dark Tour Through Fernanda Melchor’s Veracruz
Before she was a novelist, she covered crime and human interest for Mexican magazines. A collection of her nonfiction, This Is Not Miami,shows the building blocks of her fiction.&n...
Jul 6, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Laura Adamczyk