After Philadelphia Police Shot and Killed Walter Wallace After Philadelphia Police Shot and Killed Walter Wallace
The city erupted in the usual pattern of peaceful protest followed by looting. Then something strange happened.
Nov 3, 2020 / Gene Seymour
To Repair Our Country, Start by Repairing Our Political Language To Repair Our Country, Start by Repairing Our Political Language
I understand and share the anger of those who say “defund the police,” but our job in the political arena is to make a better world for everyone—even those we disagree with.
Nov 3, 2020 / Walter Mosley
Bills Come Due Bills Come Due
Dead reckoning. Scenes from our series "The Greater Quiet" for the week of October 26.
Oct 30, 2020 / Steve Brodner
Will Concerns About Domestic Violence Derail Sentencing Reform in Oklahoma? Will Concerns About Domestic Violence Derail Sentencing Reform in Oklahoma?
Opponents of a constitutional amendment to limit enhanced sentencing say it would harm domestic violence survivors. Not all survivors agree.
Oct 30, 2020 / Zoë Carpenter
Palestinian Maher Al-Akhras Demands: Freedom or Death Palestinian Maher Al-Akhras Demands: Freedom or Death
Most of the time, the death of a single Palestinian prisoner does not show up on the radar screen of Israeli or world consciousness. Maher Al-Akhras is putting his life on the line...
Oct 28, 2020 / Sally Abed
UNCOUNTED, a Memorial for People Killed by Law Enforcement Officers UNCOUNTED, a Memorial for People Killed by Law Enforcement Officers
Countless men, women, and children have been killed at the hands of US law enforcement officers. Breonna Taylor was murdered by Louisville police on March 13, 2020, and recently he...
Oct 13, 2020 / OppArt / Coco Howard
If the NBA Stands for Racial Justice, What About Tom Gores? If the NBA Stands for Racial Justice, What About Tom Gores?
The franchise owner of the Detroit Pistons also owns a predatory prison telephone company. Shouldn’t that matter to the NBA?
Oct 12, 2020 / Dave Zirin
The Prisoners Who Were Convicted by Hung Juries The Prisoners Who Were Convicted by Hung Juries
In Louisiana, at least 1,601 people are still incarcerated on the basis of a Jim Crow–era law allowing for conviction by a nonunanimous verdict.
Oct 8, 2020 / Zoé Chevalier
Trump’s Taxing History Trump’s Taxing History
A president in debt, and America pays.
Oct 8, 2020 / OppArt / J.T. Williamson