Chris Hedges: America’s Death March
Regardless of the outcome, the election will not stop the rise of hypernationalism, crisis cults and other signs of an empire's terminal decline.
View from Death Row: We Are the Living Dead
For weeks, prisoners at San Quentin have been sick and dying as the epidemic spread rapidly in the crowded, stacked cells. Then the author fell ill, too.
Open Letter: An Anti-Racist West Point Is Possible
We hope Academy leadership will agree we are espousing the same values West Point seeks to instill in its graduates.
View from Death Row: The Disproportionate Blues
We African Americans have often been told that times have changed. We are tired of pretending.
Robert Scheer
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Melina Abdullah: The Powerful Past, Present and Future of Black Lives Matter
As BLM protests sweep the globe, the movement’s co-founder talks about its roots and her hopes for the coming years.
A Breathless Moment in America
A man killed with his face pressed to the ground may yet shift the earth under our feet.
Kevin Cooper: Those Eyes
In the history of racist violence against Blacks, something remained the same in those oppressors, across time and place.
White Power
Mr. FishDwayne Booth (a.k.a., Mr. Fish) is a cartoonist and freelance writer, has been published in many reputable and prestigious magazines, journals and newspapers. In addition to Harper’s Magazine, his…
Robert Scheer
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Rebecca Carroll: Writing as a Way to Figure Things Out
The author talks about how her early childhood in New Hampshire was idyllic but changed with adolescence as she was alienated because of her race.
Melina Abdullah: The Only Way White Supremacy Is Defeated
The professor and activist dissects the dangers of Donald Trump's presidency, the legacy of the Black Power Movement and more.
Darnell Hunt and Ana-Christina Ramon on Hollywood’s Love Affair With Racism
When it comes to matters of race, the entertainment industry fails its increasingly diverse audience time and again.
Robin Cloud: White Supremacy Is as American as Apple Pie
The documentarian discusses her new film, "Passing: A Family in Black & White," and the lasting legacy of America's original sin.
What Would My Husband Elijah Cummings Say?
He would likely urge protesters to 'focus on what they are fighting for' and not fall into the trap of letting anger and destructive actions distract from their goal.
Instant History: Killer Mike’s Emotional Speech
Atlanta Rapper and successful entrepreneur Killer Mike (of Run the Jewels) is particularly popular in his hometown. After George Floyd protests in that city turned violent at CNN HQ, he…