Black Lives Matter

What Candidates Talk About When They Talk About Inequality

By jward199 on September 24, 2015 • ( 1 )

Americans are deeply worried about wealth and income gaps. But the issue evinces only confusion on the campaign trail. By Eric Alterman Were it not for Trumpmania, we might be using this endless election season to discuss the fact… Read More ›

By konigludwig on September 2, 2015 • ( 1 )

The meme “All Lives Matter” is yet another effort to undermine legitimate calls to end antiblack police practices that characterize far too many interactions between police and citizens of color. Covered with a veneer of neutral and inclusive language, this… Read More ›

American devotion to order over justice must end

By konigludwig on August 28, 2015 • ( 4 )

We need to disrupt the legal and political system that expects people of color to shut up and women to behave By Chaumtoli Huq Last summer, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, I stood on the sidewalk in Times… Read More ›

The Black Lives Matter policy agenda is practical, thoughtful — and urgent

By konigludwig on August 27, 2015 • ( 0 )

By Radley Balko Last week, the leaders of Black Lives Matter* released a series of policy solutions to address police killings, excessive force, profiling and racial discrimination, and other problems in law enforcement, called “Campaign Zero.” Critics and police organizations… Read More ›

Open letter to progressives: You’re doing it wrong and it’ll cost the Democratic Party

By storyartist on August 26, 2015 • ( 2 )

I was thick in the progressive movement when BLM interrupted Bernie Sanders at Netroots Nation in PHX, then again when the 2 independent activists disrupted the event for Soc Sec/Medicare. My first reaction was selfish — I had just found a… Read More ›