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Black Lives Matter
Naomi Murakawa and Black Lives Matter: Liberals, Guns and the Roots of the US Prison Explosion
Naomi Murakawa indicts liberals for growing the system of mass incarceration.
Restorative Justice Gives Our Children Dignity in US Schools
It's time to implement restorative justice principles in all institutions serving US youth.
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Labor: 2015 in Review
As the assault on union standards continues, glimmers of hope in 2015 came from grassroots resistance.
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Memorial Blockade: A Love Letter to Communities Resisting Police Violence
A recent direct action by Chicago activists represented a city raging against corruption, systemic abuse and state violence.
Mass Incarceration, the Presidential Race and the Politics of Respectability
Some organizers fear electoral and respectability politics could stifle the movement against mass incarceration.
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A Hanukkah From Ferguson to Nazareth: Transnational Alliances, Resistance and Solidarity
Struggles in the US and Gaza reveal a shared structure of suffering that intensified transnational articulation of solidarity.
Justice for Freddie Gray Uncertain as Baltimore Jury Fails to Reach Verdict
On Wednesday, a judge declared a mistrial after jurors were unable to reach a verdict after three days of deliberation.
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To the Donald Trump-Led GOP: We Will Fight You and We Will Win
We must combat racism in politics and in our communities, and build a multiracial movement against white supremacy.
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Freeing Killer Cops and Caging Domestic Violence Survivors: Do Black Lives Matter in Chicago?
Police officers are rarely penalized for killing people, but Black women are frequently punished for choosing to survive.
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Trump, Black Lives Matter and the Destabilization of Respectability Politics
The real objection from conservatives is not the form Black protest takes, but the deep critique of white supremacy it offers.