This Is How Police Get Away With Murdering Black People This Is How Police Get Away With Murdering Black People
Andrew Brown Jr. was killed by cops last month, but the local prosecutor refuses to bring charges because he says the killing was “justified.”
May 19, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Surveillance Surveillance
Over-policing in Black and brown communities.
May 19, 2021 / OppArt / Mac McGill
‘I Don’t Want to Die Here’ ‘I Don’t Want to Die Here’
For Louisiana’s incarcerated children, their families, and their friends, Covid-19 is one more survival test, one more demand on resilience.
May 19, 2021 / Gina Womack
Republican Cancel Culture: State Laws to Suppress Activism Republican Cancel Culture: State Laws to Suppress Activism
Republicans in 33 states have introduced bills to make protesting a crime.
May 19, 2021 / David Cole
The Pentagon Inflates the Chinese Nuclear Threat in a Push for New Intercontinental Missiles The Pentagon Inflates the Chinese Nuclear Threat in a Push for New Intercontinental Missiles
Every US military service is seeking more money than before, and each one is touting the importance of their weapons in overcoming the Chinese military threat.
May 19, 2021 / Michael T. Klare
Encounters With the Unknown Encounters With the Unknown
Returning to New York’s galleries in search of surprise.
May 19, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Why Critics Need to Let Their Guard Down Why Critics Need to Let Their Guard Down
A conversation with Larissa Pham about desire, the politics of vulnerability, and practicing a more generous form of criticism.
May 19, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Chalay Chalermkraivuth
We’re Suing Google. Here’s Why. We’re Suing Google. Here’s Why.
Together with The Progressive and Genius Media Group, Inc., we’re fighting back against the tech giant’s predatory pricing and monopoly practices that put independent journalism at...
May 19, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Was the Failed Union Drive in Bessemer a Net Positive for the Labor Movement? Was the Failed Union Drive in Bessemer a Net Positive for the Labor Movement?
Will it demonstrate the need for labor law reform—or will it scare workers away from organizing?
May 19, 2021 / The Debate / Alex Han and Adam Ryan
Kevin McCarthy Sinks Even Lower Kevin McCarthy Sinks Even Lower
He sells out a GOP House ally by opposing a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 insurrection. Is he afraid of what it will find?
May 18, 2021 / Joan Walsh