Jamel Floyd’s Family Marks First Anniversary of His Pepper Spray-Induced Death at the Hands of MDC Prison Guards (original) (raw)

Protest Movements

Zion DeCoteau Jun 9, 2021

Family vows to file a wrongful death lawsuit, demonstrators demand infamous jail be closed.

Remembering Mark Levitan: Comrade and Dear Friend

Michael Hirsch Jun 4, 2021

Even at 70 plus years of age, Mark Levitan was still climbing mountains, a diversion he cherished. Now, at…

Protester Alleges NYPD Stripped Her in Public

Olivia Riggio with Amba Guerguerian May 25, 2021

“He pulled my pants down to my ankles and then made me walk across the Brooklyn Bridge naked,” she says.

Breaking up with Fear

Nicholas Powers Apr 23, 2021

The Walgreens nurse jabbed me with the needle and it felt like a key opening a jail cell. After…

Preserving Black History at 227 Abolistionist Place

Olivia Riggio Mar 15, 2021

Brooklyn activists save former underground railroad stop from wrecking ball, plan next steps.

QAnon Recycles Anti-Semitic Imagery to Sell Hatred

Nicholas Powers Jan 27, 2021

This sprawling conspiracy theory rolls through America like a monstrous sticky ball, growing exponentially by pulling in the detritus of other conspiracy theories.

Neoliberalism by Another Name: From Trump’s Putsch to Biden’s ‘Moderation’

Costas Panayotakis Jan 11, 2021

The shocking scenes from Washington D. C. have reinforced the idea that what the country needs right now is to ‘heal’ and avoid the excesses of both the right and the left.

Beware of Capitol Hill Siege Leading to Sweeping Crackdown on Protest

Mark Read Jan 8, 2021

Rushing through barricades, breaking windows and occupying the seat of government power is not inherently anti-democratic. It depends on the reason and the circumstances.

Drawn to the News

Julia Thomas Dec 21, 2020

NYC painter turns headlines into art.

“We’re In a Race Against Time”: Interview With Hegemony How-To Author Jonathan Smucker

John Tarleton Dec 19, 2020

There’s a political realignment taking place amid a system-wide crisis of legitimacy that status quo forces cannot resolve.

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