The GOP Defends the Indefensible
Republicans are running out of moves with each revelation by the DOJ, whose findings are proving that Trump is exactly who we feared: a dangerous traitor to us all.
DOJ
There’s a Long History of White Kids “Play-Lynching” Black Children
During Jim Crow, White kids witnessed their Black peers being lynched. Today, as the DOJ sanctions the murders of Black people, they're doomed to repeat—and reenact—that history.
Of Course Racist AG Sessions Is Refusing to Prosecute Freddie Gray’s Murderers
The Department of Justice’s highest-ranking official—a proud, lifelong white supremacist—has the power to criminalize and imprison Black people. And he is using it to the fullest extent.
Can the States Protect Us From Being Trumped?
In the absence of a functional federal government, relying on our local government may be the only chance we have to keep democracy intact.
Barack Obama Doesn’t Care About Black People
The president’s speech in Selma this weekend was powerful. But more so was his standing behind the DOJ’s Darren Wilson decision—brutal evidence of his indifference to Black America.