The Only Solution Is to Defund the Police The Only Solution Is to Defund the Police
The murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor prove what we already knew—police “reform” has failed.
May 31, 2020 / Alex S. Vitale
People Can Only Bear So Much Injustice Before Lashing Out People Can Only Bear So Much Injustice Before Lashing Out
As the media denounces the Minneapolis protesters, it’s worth remembering that it takes incredible strength to practice nonviolence in the face of murder and oppression.
May 28, 2020 / Elie Mystal
The Critical Role of Athletes in Fighting White Blindness The Critical Role of Athletes in Fighting White Blindness
After the police murder of George Floyd, many athletes spoke out. This is a key part of the process of building anti-racism.
May 28, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Breathing While Black Breathing While Black
Unlike Eric Garner or George Floyd, the author lived to tell his story.
May 28, 2020 / LeAlan M. Jones
We Can’t Breathe We Can’t Breathe
George Floyd is added to an endless list of African Americans dying in police custody.
May 28, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper, Andrea Arroyo, and Steve Brodner
There’s Only One Possible Conclusion: White America Likes Its Killer Cops There’s Only One Possible Conclusion: White America Likes Its Killer Cops
There’s a straight line connecting Derek Chauvin to Amy Cooper—and that line is white support of police violence.
May 27, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Israel’s Mizrahi Activists Are Fighting the Racist Nation-State Law Israel’s Mizrahi Activists Are Fighting the Racist Nation-State Law
Echoing the country’s Black Panther movement of the early 1970s, they’re challenging the false binary of Arab vs. Jew, which the law strengthens.
May 27, 2020 / Jen Marlowe
Birding While Black: Just the Latest Bad Reason for White People to Call Police Birding While Black: Just the Latest Bad Reason for White People to Call Police
In parks across America, bird-watchers and dog owners regularly clash over space. But when a white dog owner called the cops on a black birder, only one was in danger.
May 26, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Shut Up and Play, or Shut Up and Die? Shut Up and Play, or Shut Up and Die?
Donald Trump and NFL ownership are demanding a 2020 season, health of the players be damned.
May 22, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Cruise Ship of State Cruise Ship of State
A president without a moral compass steers us toward the rocks.
May 22, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper