Hot Dogs, Medical Supplies, and Goggles—The DC Streets Are Filled With Donations for Protesters
Reggie Guy distributing free hot dogs.Will Peischel/Mother Jones For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Thursday afternoon, H St. in downtown Washington, DC—which only days before had been the scene of a violent encounter between law enforcement and protesters—had become a kind of open market. Tents popped up…
Trump’s Crackdown on Protesters Is Great News for Chinese Propagandists
Ivanov Artyom/TASS/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As tensions between China and the United States have escalated in recent years, June 4 has become an increasingly important date for American political leaders, especially ones who are hawkish on China. On that day in 1989, Chinese security forces…
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…
As Protests Grip Cities Across the Country, Scooters Take a Starring Role
A scooter smashed through CVS window in Portland, Oregon.Screenshot/Fox 12 Oregon For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As protests have erupted across the country following the police killing of Minneapolis resident George Floyd, demonstrators have deployed all the traditional tools of urban unrest to smash things up: bricks, bottles,…
Nationwide Demonstrations Turn Violent as Police Attack Protesters
Mike Stewart/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.For the fifth night in a row, demonstrators across the country took to the streets to protest the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man in Minneapolis who was killed by a white police officer who kneeled on his…
Minnesota Gov: Protesters Likely Included People From Other States and White Supremacists
A protester runs past burning cars and buildings early Saturday morning in St. Paul.John Minchillo/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Some of the people protesting in Minnesota last night came from other states, and they likely included members of white supremacist groups, Gov. Tim Walz said in…