Race
The Literature of White Liberalism
Antiracist nonfiction sidelines more powerful critiques from the Black radical tradition.
Where Do We Go From Here: A Fundraiser for Black Lives
A transcript of our panel discussion on the Black Lives Matter movement.
How a Popular Medical Device Encodes Racial Bias
Pulse oximeters give biased results for people with darker skin. The consequences could be serious.
The Revolution at the Gate
The McCloskeys are also only a symptom of how racism is served by private property.
The Problem Isn’t Just Police—It’s Politics
Sociologist Alex Vitale explains how the U.S. policing crisis begins with politics—the decision to embrace neoliberal austerity and to turn the social problems it creates over to police.
How Police Abuse the Charge of Resisting Arrest
The moment Floyd’s resistance would become lawful is precisely the moment it is too late.
America’s Long War on Children and Families
A new book shows how Trump’s family separation policy belongs to a much longer history of child-taking by the U.S. government.
Black Bereavement, White Condolences
“This sudden attention to the ongoing grief of black life can also feel like a slap in the face. Didn’t you notice we were dying?”
Some Statues Are Like Barbed Wire
Activists fighting to remove statues of slavers and colonizers understand better than most how public memorials can be a form of violence.
Why Has COVID-19 Not Led to More Humanitarian Releases?
Jalil Muntaqim, a Black Panther imprisoned since 1971, is one of thousands of elderly prisoners the United States has refused to free during the pandemic.
The Struggle to Abolish the Police Is Not New
Prison and police abolition were key to the thinking of many midcentury civil rights activists.
The Fire This Time
These protests are too widespread to go away. There will be no peace without justice on multiple fronts.
The Privilege of the Ally
Allies can be powerful aides to social justice movements—but it is their responsibility to make sure they don’t become a distraction from the cause.
Black History in Three Acts
The story of how black people confront systems of racial capitalism and plot world liberation. A reading list from Robin D. G. Kelley.
We Should Be Afraid, But Not of Protesters
The rage on display in Minneapolis is not only about police violence. It is also about the country’s utter disregard for the pain of black Americans.
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