The NBA Is Back But Players Aren’t Talking About Games: “‘Justice for Breonna Taylor’—That’s Going to Be My Answer For Everything”
Agustin Paullier/AFP/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Since landing in Orlando as part of the NBA’s return to play, Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris has spoken to the media about precisely one thing: “Justice for Breonna Taylor.” During a July 20 press conference, he urged Kentucky Attorney…
Trump Plans to Expand Federal Invasion of American Cities
Donald Trump displays an executive order on “Protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues and Combating Recent Criminal Violence,” on Friday, June 26.Tia Dufour/White House/ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.President Donald Trump plans to assert new authority this week to dispatch federal law enforcement agents to…
The Border Patrol May Be Coming to Your Town
Federal officers in Portland, Oregon after clearing the streets with tear gas and other crowd control munitions, on July 18, 2020.Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa via AP Images) For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Trump administration says the Department of Homeland Security can occupy downtown Portland, tear gas protesters,…
Federal Agents Invade Portland, Citing Trump’s Executive Order Protecting Statues
Federal agents patrol in Portland after dispersing a crowd protesting police brutality on Independence Day.Nathan Howard/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Portland has been invaded by federal agents—including unidentified, camouflage-clad officers who have emerged from unmarked minivans to arrest protesters. These officers have reportedly refused to say…
These Photos of Kids Protesting Systemic Racism Will Give You Hope for the Future
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As protests against systemic racism swept through the boroughs of New York City earlier this summer, Brooklyn-based photographer Ximena Natera looked for a different perspective. She found it by going low, literally—focusing on the youngest voices trying to be heard at the marches. Using…