Minneapolis Has a Long History of Racist Police. Activists Want to Kick Out the County Attorney Who Protected Them.
Mother Jones illustration; Jim Mone/AP; Morry Gash/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.There are diverging accounts about what happened in the early morning hours of November 15, 2015 in Minneapolis. Police responded to an assault call and, officers say, there was a physical…
Don’t Forget the Other Radical Activists in Professional Basketball: WNBA Players
The Washington Mystics wear T-shirts with seven red circles on the back to protest the shooting of Jacob Blake by police. Courtesy Espn2/ZUMA Wire/Cal Sport Media via AP Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.NBA players return to the court today after ending a strike that started…
Here’s How Kenosha Cops Will Try to Get Away With Nearly Murdering Jacob Blake
People in New York City protest the shooting of Jacob Blake by a Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer.John Lamparski/SIPA USA via AP Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Somewhat predictably, the Kenosha police union has come to the defense of the officer who shot Jacob Blake seven times…
The Man Who Grieves for Kenosha With His Violins and Violas
The Black String Triage Ensemble plays outside in AugustCourtesy of Dayvin Hallmon For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Whenever there’s a shooting, Dayvin Hallmon turns to his violas and violins. He’s the founder of the Black String Triage Ensemble, an all-volunteer Black and Latinx orchestra in Milwaukee that…
Is Anyone Else Having End Times Anxiety? Because, Hoo Boy!
Burnt out wreckage is seen along Pleasants Creek Road where the LNU Lightning complex fire tore through late last week, photographed on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020 in Vacaville, CA Kent Nishimura/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.I cannot sleep; at night, my mind cycles through an Arya…
No, Donald Trump Has Not “Stood By” the Troops
Michael Reynolds/CNP via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Night three of the Republican National Convention is all about heroes, particularly—in the words of Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn—the “kind Democrats don’t recognize…the heroes of our law enforcement and armed services.” “Leftists try to turn them into villains,”…