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The US Needs to Be Treated Like the Racist Pariah State It Is

The US Needs to Be Treated Like the Racist Pariah State It Is The US Needs to Be Treated Like the Racist Pariah State It Is

Will the international community finally rise in solidarity with black people against the white American regime of oppression and violence?

Jun 18, 2020 / Elie Mystal

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Change Comes to the Streets of Philadelphia Change Comes to the Streets of Philadelphia

The uprising here may have been inevitable. But the aftermath has been full of surprises.

Jun 17, 2020 / Gene Seymour

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Buffalo’s Police Brutality Didn’t Start With Martin Gugino Buffalo’s Police Brutality Didn’t Start With Martin Gugino

In the past three years alone, Buffalo police have killed four young men of color under questionable circumstances.

Jun 16, 2020 / Geoff Kelly

The Black Lives Matter Protests Are a Tipping Point in US History

The Black Lives Matter Protests Are a Tipping Point in US History The Black Lives Matter Protests Are a Tipping Point in US History

Will America inch closer to its long-articulated ideals, or are we on the brink of a Trumpian backlash?

Jun 16, 2020 / Nick Turse

NBA Players Face the Question: To Boycott or Not to Boycott

NBA Players Face the Question: To Boycott or Not to Boycott NBA Players Face the Question: To Boycott or Not to Boycott

A debate heats up among NBA players over whether to return to the court amid nationwide protests against racist violence.

Jun 16, 2020 / Dave Zirin

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Even in the Darkest Days of Trump’s Misrule, Hope Is Still Alive Even in the Darkest Days of Trump’s Misrule, Hope Is Still Alive

This energy needs to find expression with insurgent candidates defeating tired incumbents.

Jun 16, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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The US Government Kills Black People with Impunity Both at Home and Abroad The US Government Kills Black People with Impunity Both at Home and Abroad

It’s time to reckon with the anti-black brutality that defines American policy from Minneapolis to Somalia.

Jun 16, 2020 / Robtel Neajai Pailey and Amy Niang

America’s Racist Police Won’t Be Dismantled by 2 Weeks of Protests

America’s Racist Police Won’t Be Dismantled by 2 Weeks of Protests America’s Racist Police Won’t Be Dismantled by 2 Weeks of Protests

It took centuries to build up the system of white supremacy enforced by the police. It will take years of persistent protest to undo it.

Jun 15, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Joe Biden’s Secret Weapon Is Grief

Joe Biden’s Secret Weapon Is Grief Joe Biden’s Secret Weapon Is Grief

The presumptive Democratic nominee has a gift for empathy that can help him win the election. But will a mourner in chief be able to govern?

Jun 12, 2020 / Jeet Heer

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Burning Down the 3rd Police Precinct Changed Everything Burning Down the 3rd Police Precinct Changed Everything

By seizing the cops’ home base, rioters showed that law enforcement is not above the forces of history.

Jun 12, 2020 / Vicky Osterweil

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