Fox News Is Losing It Over Seattle’s Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone
The terrifying hellscape of Seattle’s CHAZ. For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.For much of Friday, Fox News’ website featured images of Seattle’s Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone that were clearly photoshopped to depict the CHAZ as some sort of lawless hellscape guarded by heavily armed anarchists. Or anarchist,…
A Sundown Town Sees Its First Black Lives Matter Protest
A person holds up a placard that reads, ‘Black lives matter’ during a different protest in Detroit, Michigan, on May 29, 2020.Seth Herald / Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This story was published in partnership with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign…
The Week Protesters Said Christopher Columbus Can Discover These Hands
After being pulled down by Native American activists, a man kicks the statue of Christopher Columbus as it lays face down on the ground at the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul on Jun 10, 2020.Chris Juhn / ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Another week, another…
The Pulse of Jazz Grounded in Freedom Movements
John Coltrane at the Half Note in New York, 1965Adam Ritchie/Redferns via Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.When it’s said that you can hear the history of freedom movements in John Coltrane’s 1963 “Alabama,” it’s more than metaphor: Coltrane patterned his horn lines after Martin Luther…
The Revolution Is in the Streets—And It Slaps
Demonstrators marching to defund the Minneapolis Police Department dance on University Avenue on June 6, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Stephen Maturen / Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Jubilation doesn’t arise in spite of protest—it’s present at the root. Coverage of this year’s uprisings has rightfully focused…
Streams of N.W.A.’s “Fuck Tha Police” Skyrocketed As Protests Began
As protests against brutality sprung up around the country, listens of “Fuck Tha Police” skyrocketed. Before, N.W.A.’s 1988 protest song had averaged about 387 listens a day, according to data from music site last.fm, which collects users’ listening logs from places like iTunes and Spotify. On June 1, it peaked at 5,653 listens—more than 14…