Police and Law Enforcement

Portrait of John Lewis with Edmund Pettus Bridge in background

John Lewis’s Fight for Justice Continues With Miracle Boyd John Lewis’s Fight for Justice Continues With Miracle Boyd

Those who criticize young activists today as too radical or impatient should remember the John Lewis of 1963.

Jul 21, 2020 / Barbara Ransby

Black Lives Mattered, and Matter

Black Lives Mattered, and Matter Black Lives Mattered, and Matter

A long history of fighting for social justice continues.

Jul 21, 2020 / OppArt / Art Hazelwood

Federal officers

When ‘Law and Order’ Means Maximum Chaos When ‘Law and Order’ Means Maximum Chaos

As federal agents brutalize protesters in Portland, Trump threatens to unleash the same tactics across the country.

Jul 21, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Michael Bennett Thinks the NFL Is Starting to Wake Up

Michael Bennett Thinks the NFL Is Starting to Wake Up Michael Bennett Thinks the NFL Is Starting to Wake Up

In his first extended interview since our national uprising against racist violence, Bennett touches on the NFL, the importance of history, and what we can all do to reclaim societ...

Jul 20, 2020 / Dave Zirin

AOC capitol

A House Bill Would Require Feds to Identify Themselves A House Bill Would Require Feds to Identify Themselves

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will introduce the legislation, following controversial arrests in Portland.

Jul 20, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

John Lewis Never Stopped Bending the Arc Toward Justice

John Lewis Never Stopped Bending the Arc Toward Justice John Lewis Never Stopped Bending the Arc Toward Justice

In the last days of his life, the civil rights icon hailed Black Lives Matter protesters: “They’re going to help redeem the soul of America.”

Jul 18, 2020 / John Nichols

Portland feds

The Border Patrol Was Responsible for an Arrest in Portland The Border Patrol Was Responsible for an Arrest in Portland

An internal memo, obtained exclusively by The Nation, details a coordinated program of domestic counterinsurgency.

Jul 17, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

Officers dressed in camouflage arrest a protester

Trump Unleashes His Secret Police in Portland Trump Unleashes His Secret Police in Portland

In a dangerous authoritarian move, federal agents in camouflage and without badges are rounding up American citizens.

Jul 17, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Say Their Names. Black Lives Matter.

Say Their Names. Black Lives Matter. Say Their Names. Black Lives Matter.

Photograph of painting intervention on plywood-covered store windows in NYC, June 2020.

Jul 15, 2020 / OppArt / Chris Schiavo

Inciter in Chief

Inciter in Chief Inciter in Chief

Trump promotes division.

Jul 13, 2020 / OppArt / Sue Coe

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