Obama Sees Hope in Protests: “There Is Something Different Here”
President Barack Obama also addressed youth during a virtual graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020 on May 17.Amanda Rose/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On a Wednesday afternoon livestream, President Obama delivered an optimistic message about the protests gripping the nation in response to police violence:…
The Three Cops Who Watched George Floyd Die Have Been Charged
Brian Branch Price/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The three former Minneapolis police officers who stood by as Derek Chauvin held his knee to George Floyd’s neck have been charged with aiding and abetting murder, and the charge against Chauvin has been elevated to second-degree murder, Minnesota…
Curfews “Definitely Work”—If We Define “Work” as Increasing the Possibilities for Police Violence
Police move in to begin arresting people at a protest in Los Angeles June 1, 2020.Fernanda Echavarri For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Monday afternoon, while I was out reporting at a protest in Los Angeles, a young man grabbed a megaphone and began telling the crowd that…
Follow Our Reporters in DC and NYC as They Cover Tuesday Night’s Protests
Lenin Nolly/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Tens of thousands of peaceful protesters in New York City and Washington, DC, gathered hours before curfew Tuesday to demonstrate against police violence and, in some cases, clean up after some businesses had been vandalized. In DC, today’s protests follow…
They’re Trying to Gaslight Us to Death
Evan Vucci/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Yesterday afternoon, after protests and uprisings over police brutality had rocked the nation for nearly a week, President Donald Trump delivered a short speech from the Rose Garden. While he spoke ominously about sending the military into American cities, the sounds…
Brands Won’t Save You From White Supremacy
With the dust hardly settled from a stampede to let consumers know that they were here for us as a pandemic unfolded, corporations large and small are suddenly scrambling to meet another crisis. “Speaking out is worth it,” the French cosmetics company L’Oreal declared on Instagram, one response to the mass protests set off by…