Hong Kong’s Cartoonists Aren’t Giving Up on Dissent Hong Kong’s Cartoonists Aren’t Giving Up on Dissent
As the city braces for a new law that could stifle free speech, local artists are still spurring on the protest movement.
Jun 25, 2020 / Rachel Cheung
When We Don’t Say Their Names, We Deny Them Justice When We Don’t Say Their Names, We Deny Them Justice
The murders of black cis men sparked the current protests. But black women, trans, nonbinary, and queer folks are fighting for their lives too.
Jun 24, 2020 / Shirley Ngozi Nwangwa
America’s Digital Divide Is an Emergency America’s Digital Divide Is an Emergency
Denying high-speed Internet to all Americans puts marginalized groups at risk.
Jun 23, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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
The Media Isn’t Ready to Cover Climate Apartheid The Media Isn’t Ready to Cover Climate Apartheid
The press needs to reckon with the prevalence of a worldview that defaults to the perspective of the white and wealthy.
Jun 17, 2020 / Michelle García
Tom Cotton Is Not a Free Speech Martyr Tom Cotton Is Not a Free Speech Martyr
Addicted to the culture-war story line, pundits keep whitewashing a dangerous call to unleash the military on American citizens.
Jun 15, 2020 / Jeet Heer
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
The Wilder the Conspiracy, the More Trump Likes It The Wilder the Conspiracy, the More Trump Likes It
The president eagerly spread rumors that the elderly protester injured by police is an antifa mastermind.
Jun 12, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
You Don’t Have to Publish Both Sides When One Side Is Fascism You Don’t Have to Publish Both Sides When One Side Is Fascism
Elite media still hasn’t figured out how to cover the Trump presidency.
Jun 11, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman
In Defense of Destroying Property In Defense of Destroying Property
We cannot conflate the destruction of plateglass with the violence that is being protested.
Jun 10, 2020 / R.H. Lossin