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Anti-Black Violence
June 1, 2020
Nick Martin
Tear Gas Doesn’t Deploy Itself
Mainstream press coverage of state violence tends to frame it as if it happened by magic.
May 29, 2020
Nick Martin
The Racist Gatekeepers of American Land
From segregated lakes to Christian Cooper, white supremacy has long dictated access and safety in public green space and nature.
May 29, 2020
Kim Kelly
No More Cop Unions
Abolishing police unions should be part of the broader fight to defund, demilitarize, and ultimately dismantle the U.S. police force.
May 28, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
The Pandemic Is the Right Time to Defund the Police
The coronavirus has slowed much American police work, but the rate of police killings has remained relatively unchanged.
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