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Race in America

How to be a good white ally, according to activists

Three experts on what it does and doesn’t mean to be an ally, now and always.

By Emily Stewart

There isn’t a simple story about looting

"The question you have to ask yourself is: Why are there so many people in our society who don’t have a lot to lose?" says sociologist Darnell Hunt.

By Terry Nguyen

Mark Zuckerberg on leaked audio: Trump’s looting and shooting reference “has no history of being read as a dog whistle”

On a tense call with employees, the Facebook CEO defended his decision not to moderate Trump’s posts.

By Shirin Ghaffary

Why the policing problem isn’t about “a few bad apples”

"The system was designed this way": A former prosecutor on the fundamental problem with law enforcement.

By Sean Illing

How today’s protests compare to 1968, explained by a historian

Heather Ann Thompson explains what’s changed and what has stayed the same.

By Dylan Matthews

“The presidency is a duty to care”: Read Joe Biden’s full speech on George Floyd’s death

Biden criticized Trump’s response to nationwide protests and called for Congress to take up policing reforms.

By Ella Nilsen

Why people are posting black squares on Instagram

And why Black Lives Matter organizers want them to stop.

By Rebecca Heilweil

Some senators want to stop police from getting military-grade equipment or weapons

Brian Schatz and Rand Paul have worked together before trying to end the military-to-police equipment pipeline.

By Katelyn Burns

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Violent protests against police brutality in the ’60s and ’90s changed public opinion

By German Lopez June 2

Black Lives Matter activism is working

By Matthew Yglesias June 2

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When police officers are told they’re in a war, they act like it

By Ezra Klein June 2

Trump used a damaged DC church for a photo op. The bishop is furious.

By Ian Millhiser June 1

The White House’s explanation for a tear gas attack on peaceful protesters doesn’t add up

By Alex Ward June 1

The most chilling aspect of Trump’s Monday night crackdown on law-abiding protesters

By Matthew Yglesias June 1

Officers fire tear gas on peaceful protesters to clear the way for Trump’s photo op

By Zack Beauchamp June 1

Minnesota law enforcement isn’t “contact tracing” protesters, despite an official’s comment

By Sara Morrison June 1

Target’s history of working with police is not a good look right now

By Rebecca Heilweil June 1

Professor Ibram X. Kendi on why it’s not enough to admit when you’re being racist

By Sean Rameswaram and Lauren Katz June 1

Police brutality is a public health crisis

By Brian Resnick June 1

Many Facebook employees think the company needs to stand up to Trump now more than ever

By Shirin Ghaffary June 1

A man is dead in Louisville after police fired on a crowd: What we know

By Anna North June 1

New autopsy finds George Floyd died of asphyxiation, conflicting with official report

By Ian Millhiser June 1

George Floyd’s killing has opened the wounds of centuries of American racism

By Emily Stewart June 1

9 movies and shows that explain how America’s justice system got this way

By Alissa Wilkinson June 1