Anti-racism activism

Stop the War on Baltimore

Stop the War on Baltimore Stop the War on Baltimore

Now is the time for Mayor Rawlings Blake to put an end to Baltimore police militarization.

May 6, 2015 / Dante Barry

Baltimore’s Inescapable Inequality

Baltimore’s Inescapable Inequality Baltimore’s Inescapable Inequality

What looks like a night of “chaos” in Baltimore was just one freeze-frame in a long arc of urban crisis.

May 1, 2015 / Michelle Chen

New ACLU Cellphone App Automatically Preserves Video of Police Encounters

New ACLU Cellphone App Automatically Preserves Video of Police Encounters New ACLU Cellphone App Automatically Preserves Video of Police Encounters

Even if the cops seize a phone and destroy it, the video will be saved.

May 1, 2015 / Jon Wiener

Are the Baltimore Police Using Twitter for Public Safety, or Propaganda?

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

Toward a New ‘Broken Windows’ Theory

Toward a New ‘Broken Windows’ Theory Toward a New ‘Broken Windows’ Theory

What change will a “peaceful” protest spark if a “peaceful” protest is so easy to ignore?

Apr 28, 2015 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Abolish the Police. Instead, Let’s Have Full Social, Economic, and Political Equality.

Abolish the Police. Instead, Let’s Have Full Social, Economic, and Political Equality. Abolish the Police. Instead, Let’s Have Full Social, Economic, and Political Equality.

When people ask me, “Who will protect us,” I want to say: Who protects you now?

Apr 9, 2015 / Mychal Denzel Smith

What Can Stop the Ongoing Assault on Black Families?

What Can Stop the Ongoing Assault on Black Families? What Can Stop the Ongoing Assault on Black Families?

Through a shared desire to balance a critique of racism with a call for personal responsibility, liberals and conservatives have been united in looking with exasperation at the bla...

Apr 7, 2015 / Dani McClain

Race Matters (but Not To Conservatives)

Race Matters (but Not To Conservatives) Race Matters (but Not To Conservatives)

Minorities confront prejudice and barriers to success in almost every aspect of their lives, but right-wing pundits prefer to blame the victims and the welfare state.

Apr 2, 2015 / Eric Alterman

Greece’s Golden Dawn: Fascists at the Gate

Greece’s Golden Dawn: Fascists at the Gate Greece’s Golden Dawn: Fascists at the Gate

The party is deeply rooted in the political culture of Greece.

Mar 25, 2015 / Conn Hallinan and Foreign Policy In Focus

A Q&A With Alicia Garza, Co-Founder of #BlackLivesMatter

A Q&A With Alicia Garza, Co-Founder of #BlackLivesMatter A Q&A With Alicia Garza, Co-Founder of #BlackLivesMatter

The force behind the burgeoning movement talks about the resurgent fight for black liberation.

Mar 24, 2015 / Mychal Denzel Smith

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