The common thread is a national failure to protect.
George Floyd
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The George Floyd Moment: Promise and Peril
From Lincoln to Obama, we have seen periods of racial progress before. Dare we be optimistic that this one will prove durable and systemic?
Posted inCivil Rights in America
How Police Abolitionists Are Seizing the Moment
Police abolitionists say piecemeal reforms have been tried and didn’t work. They want to use this moment of resistance to center more radical change.
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No Justice. No Peace.
Underlying the nationwide protests for Black lives is the racial wealth gap.
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Antifa All Around
From civil rights protesters to elderly activists, Fox News and its viewers fear an imaginary invasion by the forces of anarchy.
Posted inTAP
The Revolution Will Not Be Poll-Tested
Today on TAP: Gathering support for police reform
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
How Protest Graffiti Recontextualizes Public Art
Throughout the country, street art has forced people to confront and examine our troubling racial realities.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
How Ongoing Resistance Is Fueling the End of Policing
Author and professor Alex Vitale talks about police abolition, minimizing harm, and imagining a radically different society.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats Have a Blue Lives Matter Problem
Why did House Dems back a ‘Blue Lives Matter’ pro-police bill sponsored by leading VP candidate Val Demings in 2018?