‘We wanted to work the land with our kids’: the Black US farmers reclaiming the soil
Co-published with The Guardian. A fledgling movement towards Black-owned farms seeks to address the lack of land ownership and fresh food in many communities of color.
Behind the Doors of New York’s Public Housing
Co-published with The Nation. Portraits of the activists, organizers, artists, and more who call the Lower East Side’s public housing home.
How Many Cameras Does One Protest Need?
Co-published with The Nation. Livestreamers and citizen journalists are providing constant, steady footage of the protests for Black Lives. Is that a good thing?
The President’s War on Dissent Is Using Trumped-Up Federal Charges
Co-published with The Intercept. From J20 to Black Lives Matter, the Trump administration is using inflated federal charges to expand repression of dissent.
I Watched War Erupt in the Balkans. Here’s What I See in America Today.
Co-published with The Intercept. I watched war erupt in the Balkans. Here's what I see in America today.
The Truth About Taxes: George Floyd Died, Donald Trump Got Millions
Co-published with The Crisis. This year, each of us has lost something. I am fortunate that my biggest loss has been my faith in our tax system.
Millions of American Latinos Have a Complicated Relationship With Christopher Columbus
Co-published with The Independent. Our history leaves us with a conflicting assignment: to be wide awake and aware, and discerning enough to detest what Columbus did while …
Trump’s Movement Is Shot Through With Fascism
Co-published with The Intercept. The sooner liberals understand that Trump’s supporters don’t care autocracy, the better they can push to win this election.
Patrolling Minneapolis’s Native American History
Co-published with The New York Review of Books. Despite their relatively small numbers, Native organizers in Minneapolis are central to the activist fabric of the city …
I’m Black and Jewish. I Can’t Let a Social Struggle Define Me.
Co-published with The Forward. I no longer let my physical attributes define me. But recent anti-Semitic comments by a handful of Black celebrities have me again exploring …
Dispatches from the Battle for Portland
Co-published with Columbia Journalism Review and The New Yorker. EHRP photographer Rian Dundon captures the ongoing battle for Portland, Oregon, in striking detail.
After George Floyd, Who Will Police Minneapolis?
Co-published with The New York Review of Books. In Minneapolis, a debate rages over whether to reform or abolish the city’s police force. But all efforts …