The Coronavirus Will Test Whether We’ve Learned Anything From 9/11 The Coronavirus Will Test Whether We’ve Learned Anything From 9/11
Many of us would be happy to exchange some basic rights for safety right now, but we have to be vigilant about protecting our liberties.
Mar 30, 2020 / Column / Elie Mystal
To Stop Anti-Trans Legislation, Abolish the Settler State To Stop Anti-Trans Legislation, Abolish the Settler State
Candi Brings Plenty, a two-spirit activist, is redefining indigenous justice.
Mar 27, 2020 / Q&A / Tal Milovina
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly With Covid-19 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly With Covid-19
Heroism and selflessness, the terror of loneliness amid quarantine… and Donald Trump’s grotesque and life-threatening narcissism.
Mar 27, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
The Supreme Court Just Made It Easier to Get Away With Discrimination The Supreme Court Just Made It Easier to Get Away With Discrimination
What makes the decision all the more terrible is that the court ruled unanimously to weaken the civil rights protection at the center of the case.
Mar 26, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Letters From the April 6, 2020, Issue Letters From the April 6, 2020, Issue
The rest is commentary…
Mar 24, 2020 / Susie Linfield and Joshua Leifer
The Young Lords’ Revolution The Young Lords’ Revolution
A new book looks at the history of the Afro-Latinx radical activist group and how their influence continues to be felt.
Mar 24, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Ed Morales
Inside a Murder Trial in Krasner-Era Philadelphia Inside a Murder Trial in Krasner-Era Philadelphia
Not long ago, a poor black man charged with the murder of a wealthy white man wouldn’t have a chance at justice. Times have changed.
Mar 23, 2020 / Feature / Ernest Owens
Since Emancipation, the United States Has Refused to Make Reparations for Slavery Since Emancipation, the United States Has Refused to Make Reparations for Slavery
But in 1862, the federal government doled out the 2020 equivalent of $23 million—not to the formerly enslaved but to their white enslavers.
Mar 23, 2020 / Feature / Kali Holloway
The Media Is Helping Spread Trump’s Coronavirus Racism The Media Is Helping Spread Trump’s Coronavirus Racism
It’s time for every major media outlet to stop disseminating Trump’s hate—and stop repeating his racist nicknames for the virus.
Mar 20, 2020 / Elie Mystal
What Does Trump Do, in the Midst of a Pandemic? Beat Up On Immigrants. Again. What Does Trump Do, in the Midst of a Pandemic? Beat Up On Immigrants. Again.
This administration has never missed an opportunity to blame immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees for our woes.
Mar 20, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky