‘The Legacy of Chokwe Lumumba Must Not Be Buried With the Man’ ‘The Legacy of Chokwe Lumumba Must Not Be Buried With the Man’
The veteran human-rights lawyer Chokwe Lumumba was transforming Jackson when he died at 66.
Feb 26, 2014 / John Nichols
Judged By His Own Standard, Scott Walker Is Not Looking Very Presidential Judged By His Own Standard, Scott Walker Is Not Looking Very Presidential
The controversial governor says he should be judged by his inner circle. Fair enough.
Feb 25, 2014 / John Nichols
How Slavery Made the Modern World How Slavery Made the Modern World
Slavery was the flywheel on which America’s market revolution turned—not just in the United States, but in all of the Americas.
Feb 24, 2014 / Greg Grandin
Police Can’t Get Their Story Straight After a Deputy Fatally Shoots a Texas Woman Police Can’t Get Their Story Straight After a Deputy Fatally Shoots a Texas Woman
Witnesses say Yvette Smith was unarmed when a police officer shot and killed her on Sunday.
Feb 20, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Freelance Stop-and-Shoot Freelance Stop-and-Shoot
The murder of Jordan Davis—like that of Renisha McBride, Trayvon Martin and so many others—reflects a racist culture in which the black body is considered fair game.
Feb 19, 2014 / Column / Gary Younge
Mychal Denzel Smith: We Live in a ‘Racist Society’ Mychal Denzel Smith: We Live in a ‘Racist Society’
Just by virtue of being born black in America, young men like Jordan Davis and Trayvon Martin face violence daily.
Feb 18, 2014 / Press Room
Jordan Davis and the Refrain of Black Death Jordan Davis and the Refrain of Black Death
Dealing with the deaths of black youths is exhausting, but is the necessary work of undoing American racism.
Feb 18, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Jury Fails to Reach Verdict on Murder Charge in Michael Dunn Trial Jury Fails to Reach Verdict on Murder Charge in Michael Dunn Trial
Dunn fatally shot Jordan Davis, an unarmed black teenager, in 2012 during a dispute over loud music. He was found guilty on three charges of attempted murder.
Feb 16, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
When Does Religious Freedom Mean Freedom to Discriminate? When Does Religious Freedom Mean Freedom to Discriminate?
A Kansas bill to allow segregation against gay people shows us where the right’s conception of religious liberty leads.
Feb 14, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
How to Create a Thug How to Create a Thug
At age 27, I know I have a future. At 19, I didn’t.
Feb 11, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith