A little-known federal program dumps military equipment on local police forces. We need to end it.
Defund the Pentagon, Too
Over-funding police has terrorized people of color and left communities less secure. Can the same not be said of the Pentagon?
The War Always Comes Home
The American war machine has always been integral to American racism. It’s time to tear it down along with those Confederate statues.
The Descent of America
America’s racism is destroying its advanced status in real time — and with it, the most redeeming parts of liberal internationalism.
Why We Should Be Alarmed That Israeli Forces and U.S. Police Are Training Together
The Israeli forces mowing down unarmed Palestinian protesters also train U.S. police forces that brutalize communities of color.
How This Became the Era of the Gunman
The war abroad and the war at home are both fueled by a fear of encroaching chaos — and it’s hard to miss the racist subtext.
Your Tax Dollars Are Enabling Police Brutality in Egypt
Washington wants to loosen its human rights aid restrictions even as Egyptian security forces killed 500 people in their custody last year.
What Happened to Brazil?
Latin America’s largest country once looked ascendant. Now it’s been laid low by widespread violence, structural racism, endemic corruption, and external economic shocks.
The 1.5 Million Man March
China has its vanishing girls. North Korea has its disappeared prisoners. And America has a generation of missing, jailed, and dead black men.
After Baltimore, a Call to Reclaim Mother’s Day
As a mom, it’s my responsibility to demand an end to this cycle of violence, institutionalized racism, and police militarization.