Taking a Knee in Alabama Taking a Knee in Alabama
Alabama soccer player Taylor Morgan kneeled during the anthem, and then issued a blistering response to those who would attack her.
Sep 21, 2020 / Dave Zirin
The Police Are Lying in LA and the Media Is Falling for It—Again The Police Are Lying in LA and the Media Is Falling for It—Again
In the wake of the brutal shooting of two police officers, the sheriff's department is trying to fabricate a case against Black Lives Matter, and journalists are playing along.
Sep 15, 2020 / Elie Mystal
We’ve Entered the Era of ‘Branding for Black Lives’ We’ve Entered the Era of ‘Branding for Black Lives’
Amid NFL-approved statements against racism, players fought to have a real message heard—and in another sport, a hero emerged.
Sep 14, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Wisconsin’s Lieutenant Governor Talks About the Kenosha Protests and What Happens Next Wisconsin’s Lieutenant Governor Talks About the Kenosha Protests and What Happens Next
“Nobody thinks that that’s a responsible way to carry out justice—shooting someone in the back [multiple] times,” says Mandela Barnes. “That’s beyond bad police work.”
Sep 8, 2020 / Q&A / John Nichols
The NFL Is Desperately Trying to Avoid a Players’ Strike The NFL Is Desperately Trying to Avoid a Players’ Strike
The league is hoping that slogans on the field and a push for voting will be enough to quell another sports strike for racial justice.
Sep 3, 2020 / Dave Zirin
The Authorities Are Still Gunning for Breonna Taylor The Authorities Are Still Gunning for Breonna Taylor
While the police officers who killed Taylor remain at large, prosecutors have been harassing the Black men who knew her in a desperate attempt to tarnish her name.
Sep 2, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Donald Trump Came to Kenosha to Make the Most Vile Campaign Commercial in American Political History Donald Trump Came to Kenosha to Make the Most Vile Campaign Commercial in American Political History
Trump implemented his “law-and-order” strategy with a Wisconsin trip that was low on sympathy and high on campaign rhetoric.
Sep 2, 2020 / John Nichols
In Trump’s America, Domestic Terrorists Thrive In Trump’s America, Domestic Terrorists Thrive
White terrorism only inspires more white terrorism, and the cops welcome it.
Sep 1, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
The Sports Strikes Against Racism Have Not Been Coopted The Sports Strikes Against Racism Have Not Been Coopted
Even as the energy of the last week is being steered in a safer direction and away from labor militancy, we still don’t know how this story is going to end.
Aug 31, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Jacob Blake Was Shot in Kenosha, a City Adrift in a Moral Desert Jacob Blake Was Shot in Kenosha, a City Adrift in a Moral Desert
The crisis of policing in one Wisconsin city illustrates a national calamity. Yet Republicans—both nationally and in Wisconsin’s capital—block even modest reform.
Aug 31, 2020 / John Nichols