Can Guantánamo Ever Be Shut Down? Can Guantánamo Ever Be Shut Down?
Dealing with the forever prison of America’s endless wars.
May 7, 2021 / Karen J. Greenberg
At the St. Louis City Jail, Inmates Have Been Pushed to the Brink At the St. Louis City Jail, Inmates Have Been Pushed to the Brink
Hundreds of detainees in the St. Louis City Justice Center have been waiting over a year for their day in court.
Apr 28, 2021 / Clark Randall and Luce Curtis
The American Addiction to Violence The American Addiction to Violence
While a jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of murder earlier this week, that verdict alone, though so desperately needed, was woefully insufficient.
Apr 23, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
Mayor Lori Lightfoot Has Failed Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Has Failed Chicago
The quest for justice for Adam Toledo requires that Lightfoot resign.
Apr 19, 2021 / Jasson Perez
Just Outside Minneapolis, the Next Uprising Is Here Just Outside Minneapolis, the Next Uprising Is Here
The Chauvin trial is almost over. The officer who killed Daunte Wright appears in Zoom court today.
Apr 15, 2021 / Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo
Undanced Dances During a Pandemic Undanced Dances During a Pandemic
From inside a California prison come choreographies of the mind.
Apr 14, 2021 / Suchi Branfman
For Black Lives Matter Protesters, There Are No Days Off For Black Lives Matter Protesters, There Are No Days Off
In the midst of Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, police in suburban Minneapolis killed Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man.
Apr 12, 2021 / Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo
Arradondo Condemned Him, but All Cops Are Derek Chauvin Arradondo Condemned Him, but All Cops Are Derek Chauvin
During his testimony Monday, Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo attempted to wipe his department’s hands clean in the death of George Floyd.
Apr 6, 2021 / Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo
MLK Was Right About America’s ‘Spiritual Death’ MLK Was Right About America’s ‘Spiritual Death’
Pro-austerity and anti-poor economic policies, along with over-militarization, have kept America in a death spiral for the past half-century.
Apr 5, 2021 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
The Derek Chauvin Trial Is One Battle in a Wider War The Derek Chauvin Trial Is One Battle in a Wider War
The Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck for nearly 10 minutes is facing multiple murder charges. But the trial, which began here on Monday, is part of a lar...
Apr 2, 2021 / Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo