The Strategic Response Group is coming under increased scrutiny as complaints over its harsh treatment of protesters continue to mount.
Black Love As a Historical Force
Black love heals. It’s a force that’s transformed lives and a nation.
The good reverend reflects on how to oppose racist police violence without going numb because it is so hard to eradicate.
Get Ready for a Government-Engineered Increase in Unemployment
The Federal Reserve’s plan to begin raising interest rates this month to fight inflation will harm millions of working class Americans. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Is Eric Adams Playing Black Voters?
NYC’s new mayor tapped into the highly charged dream of a strong Black father figure. The reality of governing, however, is turning out to be messier than the dream and may require an intervention by some of his most ardent supporters.
One Year Later: What the Language of the Capitol Insurrection Tells Us
The ‘excited utterances’ of Trump’s mob mirrored the mindset that has guided U.S. imperialism.
The January 6 Anniversary, Julian Assange and the Erosion of Democracy
The invasion of the Capitol one year ago was an assault on democracy. So too is the Biden administration’s continued persecution of the Wikileaks publisher who is being targeted for exposing U.S. war crimes in Iraq.
Art or Advertising? The Contradictions of “You/We Belong Here” Neon Signage at Barclays Center
Is it celebrating social justice protest? Or co-opting it?
Op-Ed: Rikers Island, a Longstanding Emergency That We Can End
The limelight is once again shining on the inhumane conditions at the notorious city jail. Two abolitionists explain how to shut down operations on the island without expanding NYC’s carceral system.
Tear Down the System, Not Each Other
Social media-fueled cancel culture is a dead end. Only leading with love will take us where we need to go.