Throughout this nation’s history, appeals to law and order have been as much about defending privilege as dealing with crime, writes Austin Sarat.
Category: Race Relations
Why Police Unions Are Not Part of the American Labor Movement
Paul F. Clark says the strain between law enforcement and labor goes back to the origins of trade unions in the mid-19th century.
Kamala Harris’s Distinguished Career of Serving Injustice
The vice presidential hopeful’s record in California undermines her claim to progressive credentials, says Marjorie Cohn.
UPRISING: Urban Planning as Tool of White Supremacy – The Other Lesson from Minneapolis
The legacy of structural racism was laid bare at the intersection of Chicago Avenue and East 38th Street, writes Julian Agyeman.
The Long History of How Jesus Came to Resemble a White European
White, European representations of Christ are under renewed scrutiny during this period of introspection over the legacy of racism in society, writes Anna Swartwood House.
Protestantism’s Troubling History with White Supremacy in the US
The early leaders of the United States were steeped in a racial ideology of a divinely ordained Anglo-Saxon heritage, writes Tiffany Puett.
UPRISING: Muslim Americans Assert Solidarity with Black Lives Matter
Amir Hussain highlights signs of unity within a diverse faith group.
LEE CAMP: Four Giant Reasons to Remove the Statues, From a Robert E. Lee Descendant
We should relocate our racist statues to museums where we can remember our racist history in the appropriate context.
From Grandfather to Grandson: Lessons of the Tulsa Race Massacre
There are interventions we can take, locally and nationally, that recognize centuries of financial and social constraint, writes Gregory B. Fairchild.
UPRISING: The Democratic Party Exists To Co-Opt & Kill Authentic Change
The actors remain motionless, and Godot never comes, writes Caitlin Johnstone.