News Analysis | War & Peace Trump’s Illegal Use of Military Against Uprisings Portends Battles Ahead Even as Trump withdraws troops, we must be prepared for if and when he does recall them to stamp out dissent. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout June 11, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Cuomo and de Blasio’s Feud Highlights Democratic Fractures Over Floyd Protests As Democrats co-opt the debate about police, we must continue to resist the white supremacist logic behind policing. By Akiva Zamcheck , Truthout June 11, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice Non-Black People of Color Are Mobilizing to End Complicity in Black Death For all non-Black people of color, we must confront anti-Black racism in ourselves, our families and communities. By Jason Wu , Truthout June 11, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing Khalil Gibran Muhammad Discusses the Significance of Calls to Defund the Police "We have run out of options in terms of reform, in terms of thinking about what the police can do for themselves.” By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! June 10, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Noam Chomsky: Amid Protests and Pandemic, Trump’s Priority Is Protecting Profits Trump is trying to "dominate by violence and terrify any potential opposition" in order to protect corporate interests. By C.J. Polychroniou , Truthout June 10, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Culture & Media “Stick to Sports” Has Gone by the Wayside on Right-Leaning Sports Talk Radio Sports talk radio, long a bastion of right-wing opinions, has pushed the “reopen” argument with scant notice. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout June 9, 2020 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Support for Uprisings Against Police Brutality Jumped 20 Points in One Week A new poll shows more than 8 in 10 Americans say changes are needed in how policing is conducted in the U.S. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 9, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Prisons & Policing Police Are Using Implications of Drug Use to Justify Killing Implications of drug use create a context in which deadly force used by police is framed as the only logical choice. By William D. Lopez & Nourel-Hoda Eidy , Truthout June 9, 2020 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Seattle Protesters Tear-Gassed Just Hours After City’s 30-Day Ban on Its Use Despite a temporary ban announced on Saturday by the mayor and police chief, tear gas was used on Sunday morning. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 8, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Donald Trump Is Afraid of Us All — His Barricaded White House Is Proof Trump can still see the protesters, but only if he peers through the bars of the cage he has constructed for himself. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout June 8, 2020 Truthout