How Protests Over George Floyd's Killing Exposed Trump as a Lame-Duck Authoritarian
As any authoritarian knows, a real strongman needs to govern either through love or fear. Trump has done neither.
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We Crunched the Numbers: Police — Not Protesters — Are Overwhelmingly Responsible for Attacking Journalists
Protests over the killing of George Floyd have seen attacks on the press spike. Our data shows police are responsible for more than 80 percent of them.
What is the Goal of the Protests, and Which Tactics are Morally Justified and Strategically Wise?
Two guests who have been providing illuminating commentary on the protests, Chloé Valdary and Ben Dixon, explore these questions.
Donald Trump Is an Autocrat. It's Up to All of Us to Stop Him.
Each incremental step toward dictatorship can be explained away. While it is happening, no one can quite believe that they are on the road to serfdom.
Getting Real About the Job of Police: A Letter to Barack Obama
Obama’s initial remarks on the killing of George Floyd reveal a fundamental misunderstanding of the role police play in U.S. society.
Amazon "Stands in Solidarity" Against Police Racism While Selling Racist Tech to Police
The company’s vocal support for protests is contradicted by its surveillance products like Ring and Rekognition.
Trump’s Threats to Antifa Are an Affront to Black Agency and a Risk to All Protest
Liberal voices claiming to support racial justice and oppose Trump have offered support for the pernicious “outside agitator” narrative.
Bill de Blasio Needs to Resign. By Defending Police Violence, He Has Betrayed New Yorkers.
On Saturday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio went on live television to defend police who rammed a car into protesters.
Hidden Video and Whistleblower Reveal Gruesome Mass-Extermination Method for Iowa Pigs Amid Pandemic
Pigs are being slowly suffocated and roasted to death by an agricultural industry that relies on secrecy.
It’s Official: 100,000 Are Dead of Covid-19 in America, and Their Blood Is on Trump’s Hands
Most of the coronavirus deaths could have been avoided if Trump had enacted social-distancing measures sooner.