10 Jun 2020

The War on Immigrants

ICE Plans to Spend $18 Million on Thousands of New Tasers

Ryan Devereaux

The War on Immigrants

ICE Plans to Spend $18 Million on Thousands of New Tasers

Ryan Devereaux

ICE is seeking thousands of new “conductive energy weapons,” as well as training at a U.S. military base on how to use them.

Six blocks of Walnut Street reduced to rubble from fires started during racial motivated riots in East St. Louis, Illinois.

Echoes of the 1917 East St. Louis “Race Riot” in Today’s Uprisings

Keisha N. Blain

Protests for Black Lives

Echoes of the 1917 East St. Louis “Race Riot” in Today’s Uprisings

Keisha N. Blain

Protests for Black Lives

Echoes of the 1917 East St. Louis “Race Riot” in Today’s Uprisings

Keisha N. Blain

While little known, the events of the summer of 1917 represent a significant moment that bears striking similarities to contemporary developments.

Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City, speaks during the May Day protest in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 1, 2017. People took to the streets throughout the nation to rally for the rights of workers, union groups, and immigrants on International Worker's Day. Photographer: Kholood Eid/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Bill de Blasio Promised to Change the NYPD. His Courage Failed Him, and Us.

Alice Speri

Protests for Black Lives

Bill de Blasio Promised to Change the NYPD. His Courage Failed Him, and Us.

Alice Speri

Protests for Black Lives

Bill de Blasio Promised to Change the NYPD. His Courage Failed Him, and Us.

Alice Speri

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ran as a progressive — but he was never really committed to racial justice or police reform.

FILE - In this Monday Sept. 2, 2019, file photo, 2020 gubernatorial candidate Stephen Smith speaks at the UMWA Labor Day Picnic in Racine, W.Va. Smith is participating in a Democratic debate in Bridgeport on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. (Kenny Kemp/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP, File)

A Bumpy Road for Progressives in West Virginia

Aída Chávez

A Bumpy Road for Progressives in West Virginia

Aída Chávez

A Bumpy Road for Progressives in West Virginia

Aída Chávez

Stephen Smith’s “West Virginia Can’t Wait” campaign for governor fell short, but Paula Jean Swearingen for Senate and 34 others picked up primary wins.

Open Carry Texas protesters, some sporting jolly roger patches and Hawaiian shirts, prepare to pose for a group photo outside of the bar Big Daddy Zane's, Saturday, June 6, 2020 in Odessa, Texas. Following the arrest of the bar owner and six armed protesters defending the bar's opening in early May, Open Carry Texas had called for a rally to be held outside the bar as a way to respond to the event. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP)

How the Far-Right Boogaloo Movement Is Trying to Hijack Anti-Racist Protests for a Race War

Mehdi Hasan

Voices

How the Far-Right Boogaloo Movement Is Trying to Hijack Anti-Racist Protests for a Race War

Mehdi Hasan

Voices

How the Far-Right Boogaloo Movement Is Trying to Hijack Anti-Racist Protests for a Race War

Mehdi Hasan

The real terror threat comes not from anti-fascists in black masks, but from actual fascists in Hawaiian shirts.

Ruth Wilson Gilmore Makes the Case for Abolition

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Ruth Wilson Gilmore Makes the Case for Abolition

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Ruth Wilson Gilmore Makes the Case for Abolition

Guest host Chenjerai Kumanyika speaks with abolitionist Ruth Wilson Gilmore in a special two-part episode.

Fears of Vote Splitting, Sanders Endorsement Scramble Bronx Congressional Race

Fears of Vote Splitting, Sanders Endorsement Scramble Bronx Congressional Race

Fears of Vote Splitting, Sanders Endorsement Scramble Bronx Congressional Race

Iowa Quietly Passes Its Third Ag-Gag Bill After Constitutional Challenges

Iowa Quietly Passes Its Third Ag-Gag Bill After Constitutional Challenges

Iowa Quietly Passes Its Third Ag-Gag Bill After Constitutional Challenges

Mehdi Hasan and Jamaal Bowman on Black Lives Matter and the Democratic Party

Mehdi Hasan and Jamaal Bowman on Black Lives Matter and the Democratic Party

Mehdi Hasan and Jamaal Bowman on Black Lives Matter and the Democratic Party

ICE Plans to Spend $18 Million on Thousands of New Tasers

ICE Plans to Spend $18 Million on Thousands of New Tasers

ICE Plans to Spend $18 Million on Thousands of New Tasers

Echoes of the 1917 East St. Louis “Race Riot” in Today’s Uprisings

Echoes of the 1917 East St. Louis “Race Riot” in Today’s Uprisings

Echoes of the 1917 East St. Louis “Race Riot” in Today’s Uprisings

Bill de Blasio Promised to Change the NYPD. His Courage Failed Him, and Us.

Bill de Blasio Promised to Change the NYPD. His Courage Failed Him, and Us.

Bill de Blasio Promised to Change the NYPD. His Courage Failed Him, and Us.

A Bumpy Road for Progressives in West Virginia

A Bumpy Road for Progressives in West Virginia

A Bumpy Road for Progressives in West Virginia

How the Far-Right Boogaloo Movement Is Trying to Hijack Anti-Racist Protests for a Race War

How the Far-Right Boogaloo Movement Is Trying to Hijack Anti-Racist Protests for a Race War

How the Far-Right Boogaloo Movement Is Trying to Hijack Anti-Racist Protests for a Race War

Ruth Wilson Gilmore Makes the Case for Abolition

Ruth Wilson Gilmore Makes the Case for Abolition

Ruth Wilson Gilmore Makes the Case for Abolition

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Fears of Vote Splitting, Sanders Endorsement Scramble Bronx Congressional Race

Fears of Vote Splitting, Sanders Endorsement Scramble Bronx Congressional Race

Fears of Vote Splitting, Sanders Endorsement Scramble Bronx Congressional Race

Iowa Quietly Passes Its Third Ag-Gag Bill After Constitutional Challenges

Iowa Quietly Passes Its Third Ag-Gag Bill After Constitutional Challenges

Iowa Quietly Passes Its Third Ag-Gag Bill After Constitutional Challenges

Mehdi Hasan and Jamaal Bowman on Black Lives Matter and the Democratic Party

Mehdi Hasan and Jamaal Bowman on Black Lives Matter and the Democratic Party

Mehdi Hasan and Jamaal Bowman on Black Lives Matter and the Democratic Party

ICE Plans to Spend $18 Million on Thousands of New Tasers

ICE Plans to Spend $18 Million on Thousands of New Tasers

ICE Plans to Spend $18 Million on Thousands of New Tasers

Echoes of the 1917 East St. Louis “Race Riot” in Today’s Uprisings

Echoes of the 1917 East St. Louis “Race Riot” in Today’s Uprisings

Echoes of the 1917 East St. Louis “Race Riot” in Today’s Uprisings

Bill de Blasio Promised to Change the NYPD. His Courage Failed Him, and Us.

Bill de Blasio Promised to Change the NYPD. His Courage Failed Him, and Us.

Bill de Blasio Promised to Change the NYPD. His Courage Failed Him, and Us.

A Bumpy Road for Progressives in West Virginia

A Bumpy Road for Progressives in West Virginia

A Bumpy Road for Progressives in West Virginia

How the Far-Right Boogaloo Movement Is Trying to Hijack Anti-Racist Protests for a Race War

How the Far-Right Boogaloo Movement Is Trying to Hijack Anti-Racist Protests for a Race War

How the Far-Right Boogaloo Movement Is Trying to Hijack Anti-Racist Protests for a Race War

Ruth Wilson Gilmore Makes the Case for Abolition

Ruth Wilson Gilmore Makes the Case for Abolition

Ruth Wilson Gilmore Makes the Case for Abolition

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