Keith Ellison’s Narrow Victory
Minnesotans voted to reelect the attorney general who prosecuted Derek Chauvin. The result holds important lessons for the Democratic Party on its approach to criminal justice.
Spring 2025
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Lasting Cruelties
Reign of Terror situates the War on Terror as part of a longer story of domination that can be traced back to the founding of the United States as a settler-colonial and slaveholding behemoth.
Why Do We Call the Police?
An interview with Derecka Purnell, the author of Becoming Abolitionists, about what makes communities unsafe—and how she went from calling 911 to fighting for abolition.
The Political Economy of Racial Inequality
The material causes of racial inequality can be overcome only with massive economic distribution.
The Lives and Deaths of Tony McDade and Malik Jackson
McDade and Jackson’s tragically intertwined lives tell the story of a society that feeds on and maintains oppression through punishment, violence, and isolation. They also show us a way out.
Belabored Podcast #202: The Strike for Black Lives
This week workers across the country walked off the job and rallied in the streets as part of a labor mobilization to support Black Lives Matter.
The Death of Hannah Fizer
Black people suffer disproportionately from police violence. But white skin does not provide immunity.
The Occupation at City Hall
The occupation sought to challenge the priorities of a city government that would choose to cut funding for guidance counselors, park workers, teachers, and other social services while continuing to spend billions on cops.
Vidas Negras Importam
For younger Portuguese people, who have watched Americans take to the streets in support of Black Lives Matter, protesting police brutality feels overdue.
Introduction: Already Sick
A series of short essays on the coronavirus pandemic.
[EVENT | July 9] Dismantle Racial Capitalism
Join William P. Jones, Marcia Chatelain, K. Sabeel Rahman, and Olúfémi O. Táíwò to discuss what it means to confront racial capitalism during a pandemic and an election year.
“I Hope Our Daughters Will Not Be Punished”
From a solitary cell in Texas, Kwaneta Yatrice Harris writes letters documenting the torturous conditions, despite the risk of retribution.
Economics for Black Lives
Darrick Hamilton and Jesse A. Myerson discuss the pandemic, the uprisings, and the future through the lens of stratification economics.
Power Over the Police
State violence has no opposition party. Communities that want to dismantle police departments will need the power to do that work themselves.
The People in the Streets Demand Justice
Unwavering solidarity with and participation in this struggle for black freedom is a moral and political imperative—with the potential to transform the landscape of American radicalism.
