Are the Baltimore Police Using Twitter for Public Safety, or Propaganda? Are the Baltimore Police Using Twitter for Public Safety, or Propaganda?
The police department has used social media as virtual riot gear, manufacturing the narrative of violence in the digital realm as they were escalating it on the ground.
Apr 30, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
‘Charlie Hebdo’ Deserves Its Award for Courage in Free Expression. Here’s Why. ‘Charlie Hebdo’ Deserves Its Award for Courage in Free Expression. Here’s Why.
The French satirical publication takes aim at fundamentalism—in all its forms.
Apr 30, 2015 / Katha Pollitt
Baltimore Oriole Adam Jones and the Power of Seeing Pain Baltimore Oriole Adam Jones and the Power of Seeing Pain
Rendering the oppressed invisible is a prerequisite to explosions like we have seen in Baltimore.
Apr 30, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Help Baltimore by Restoring Voting Rights to Ex-Felons Help Baltimore by Restoring Voting Rights to Ex-Felons
A bill recently passed by the Maryland Legislature would restore voting rights to 40,000 people, the majority of them African-American.
Apr 30, 2015 / Ari Berman
Right-Wing Media Try to Spin the Baltimore Riots Into a 2016 Victory Right-Wing Media Try to Spin the Baltimore Riots Into a 2016 Victory
Fox and friends are gearing up for a replay of the 1968 riots that helped bring us Richard Nixon.
Apr 29, 2015 / Leslie Savan
Here Are All the Ways People Are Dying at Work Here Are All the Ways People Are Dying at Work
Workers die because those in power look the other way.
Apr 29, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Bernie Sanders Readies a ‘Which Side Are You On?’ Presidential Bid Bernie Sanders Readies a ‘Which Side Are You On?’ Presidential Bid
“America does not belong to the billionaire class,” he says, “it belongs to all of us.”
Apr 29, 2015 / John Nichols
Apartheid Games: Baltimore, Urban America, and Camden Yards Apartheid Games: Baltimore, Urban America, and Camden Yards
Camden Yards can be seen as a symbol of what ails urban America, and it’s hardly alone.
Apr 28, 2015 / Dave Zirin
A Progressive’s Lament About the Trans-Pacific Partnership A Progressive’s Lament About the Trans-Pacific Partnership
No matter if it’s classified, it’s clear that the TPP is not what the American people need.
Apr 28, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Cult Leader Will Tell Congress: Fight ISIS by Regime Change in Iran Cult Leader Will Tell Congress: Fight ISIS by Regime Change in Iran
A controversial exiled Iranian opposition figure’s testimony shows how wacky the MEK is—and why Congress loves them so much.
Apr 28, 2015 / Ali Gharib