UPRISING: Protesters Attacked by Police Sue to Vindicate Constitutional Rights July 8, 2020 Police have deployed toxic chemical and sonic weapons, dangerous projectiles, intrusive surveillance, physical violence and “kettling” to trap demonstrators, writes Marjorie Cohn. Read more →
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Not the Year for Fireworks July 6, 2020 For so many reasons, this Fourth of July left me cold. Read more →
UPRISING: Muslim Americans Assert Solidarity with Black Lives Matter July 2, 2020 Amir Hussain highlights signs of unity within a diverse faith group. Read more →
UPRISING: Cheyenne River Sioux Chair Offers to Rip Down Mount Rushmore July 2, 2020 Ahead of Trump’s planned visit on Friday, Harold Frazier decried the iconic South Dakota mountain carving as a monument to “our molesters.” Read more →
LEE CAMP: Four Giant Reasons to Remove the Statues, From a Robert E. Lee Descendant July 1, 2020 We should relocate our racist statues to museums where we can remember our racist history in the appropriate context. Read more →
UPRISING: Police Violence & Racism Have Always Enforced Injustice June 23, 2020 It is fantasy to believe police exist for public safety, write Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, in this overview of the history of U.S. policing. Read more →
UPRISING: Is This the Broadest Popular Movement in US History? June 23, 2020 This transformational moment is becoming a transformational movement, writes Marjorie Cohn. Read more →
Hong Kong’s ‘Pro-Democracy’ Movement Allies with US Politicians Who Seek to Crush Black Lives Matter June 10, 2020 Ajit Singh reports on Hong Kong organizers’ ties to far-right politicians in Washington. Read more →
UPRISING: The Democratic Party Exists To Co-Opt & Kill Authentic Change June 9, 2020 The actors remain motionless, and Godot never comes, writes Caitlin Johnstone. Read more →
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Failed American Experiment June 8, 2020 Here comes the front edge of a new era, one in which America finally falls off its horse, its global standing properly diminished. Read more →