There are interventions we can take, locally and nationally, that recognize centuries of financial and social constraint, writes Gregory B. Fairchild.
Category: Racism
UPRISING: Is This the Broadest Popular Movement in US History?
This transformational moment is becoming a transformational movement, writes Marjorie Cohn.
UPRISING: Symbols are Invested With Power; Don’t Dismiss the Importance of Toppling a Statue
Symbols are important, writes Jonathan Cook. They are the illustrations to the stories we are fed about who we are and what we hold dear.
Goodbye, Columbus
The discomfort caused to elites is of no concern to anyone who wants to strike at the heart of racism. Goodbye and good riddance to Churchill, Columbus, Leopold and all of their ilk, writes Margaret Kimberley.
The Killing of Rayshard Brooks Shows Police ‘Reform’ Is a Joke
Reform proponents are advancing a decoy agenda that has been distracting people for generations, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Good Riddance to a Bad Cop
Scott Ritter did some research on Major Travis Yates and the Tulsa Police Department.
The Greatest Show on Earth
The odd feature of this singular situation is that we’ve come to accept as (more or less) normal persons and actions that would have struck everyone as patho-normal just a few decades ago, writes Michael Brenner.
UPRISING: When Tearing Down Statues Isn’t Vandalism
It should have been obvious to Bristol’s authorities that it was offensive to revere a slave trader in a public square, writes Jonathan Cook.
Humanity is Escaping From the Abusive Relationship With the Police State
Because protestors are calling for the dismantling of the police state, an essential part of the U.S. empire, nice guy abusers are falling all over themselves to manipulate them back into their cage, writes Caity Johnstone.
Hong Kong’s ‘Pro-Democracy’ Movement Allies with US Politicians Who Seek to Crush Black Lives Matter
Ajit Singh reports on Hong Kong organizers’ ties to far-right politicians in Washington.