Music for Dark Times Music for Dark Times
MGMT and Poliça’s new albums offer songs of solace and alarm.
Mar 8, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Bijan Stephen
The Counterrevolution: Governing Our New Internal Enemies The Counterrevolution: Governing Our New Internal Enemies
A domestic counterinsurgency model of government and policing is being imposed on American soil on US citizens and residents.
Feb 28, 2018 / Bernard E. Harcourt
How Democrats Can Mobilize Millions of Non-Voters How Democrats Can Mobilize Millions of Non-Voters
If black millenials decide to vote en masse, our politics could be upended.
Jan 23, 2018 / Sean McElwee
Donald Trump Is Not a Stable Genius, but You Should Be Donald Trump Is Not a Stable Genius, but You Should Be
New habits for another year under the Trump administration.
Jan 22, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon
How a Group Policing Model Is Criminalizing Whole Communities How a Group Policing Model Is Criminalizing Whole Communities
While the Ceasefire model of policing looks progressive, its reliance on collective punishment is anything but.
Jan 12, 2018 / Max Rivlin-Nadler
Colin Kaepernick Has Shown That Courage Is Contagious Colin Kaepernick Has Shown That Courage Is Contagious
And sports, of all things, has become an arena of tenacious resistance.
Jan 11, 2018 / Feature / Dave Zirin
Protesters Against Police Violence Risk the Very Thing They’re Fighting Protesters Against Police Violence Risk the Very Thing They’re Fighting
In Baton Rouge, community members protesting Alton Sterling’s death faced police brutality, unjustified arrests, and jail time—and lasting trauma.
Dec 1, 2017 / Feature / Collier Meyerson
Why Colin Kaepernick Matters So Much Why Colin Kaepernick Matters So Much
Why has he become a symbol of hope and resistance? It’s complicated.
Nov 3, 2017 / Dave Zirin
The Disturbing Parallels Between US Policing at Home and Military Tactics Abroad The Disturbing Parallels Between US Policing at Home and Military Tactics Abroad
This army strategist says today’s policing is looking more and more like a military operation.
Oct 12, 2017 / Danny Sjursen
The Fraternal Order of Police Must Go The Fraternal Order of Police Must Go
The nation’s largest police organization pursues policies that have deadly consequences for communities of color.
Oct 11, 2017 / Paul Butler