The Body Cam Trade-Off
Challenging police violence shouldn’t require black Americans to sacrifice their privacy. Read my piece on this topic at Jacobin.
My Cousin Was Shot Dead by a Police Officer. Here’s What It Means for the New Economy Movement
Many opportunities exist for collaboration between the movements for racial justice and for an economy that works for everyone. Read my piece for YES! Magazine here.
5 Lessons Learned from the Edward Snowden Saga
One June 5th, The Guardian published the first of a series of articles that have shed light on the breadth of the US government’s unconstitutional (but in many instances legal) surveillance programs. Further stories from The Guardian, The Washington Post, The South China Morning Post, and Der Spiegel have helped reveal that the US government…
Kimani Gray and the (New?) Black Left
I’m postponing the last of my Africa-trip-inspired blog posts to weigh in on the Kimani Gray killing and the “unrest” that has followed in the days since. I expected my first time hearing about Kimani Gray to also be my last. According to police reports, two plain-clothes police officers approached Kimani after he broke off…
Vernon, California and the Global Elite (Part 2)
In my last post I wrote about Council elections in the City of Vernon, California. While the council elections seem to be particularly tame, Vernon found itself in the middle of an intense political battle last year which threatened its ability to maintain the business-friendly practices which have made it such a noteworthy city.
Power for Trayvon
“If there had been no nooses hanging from a schoolyard tree, there would have been no Jena 6… It was this evidence of old-fashioned racism that made it possible for a new generation of protestors to frame the attempted murder charges against six black teens in a manner that mainstream America would understand as racist……
