13 June 2020
TOP STORIES
“We Actually Cannot Reform This Department”: A Minneapolis Councilor on the Need to Disband Police
In an interview, Minneapolis Council Member Steve Fletcher explains why his city is moving to dismantle its police department—and what lessons other cities can take.
BY MICHAEL ARRIA
In the face of coronavirus, the nation’s largest prison system refused to release prisoners or take recommended health precautions.
BY MARIE GOTTSCHALK
Another Political Revolution in New York? Insurgent Jamaal Bowman Now Has Bernie and AOC on His Side
Bowman, a progressive insurgent, is gaining steam in his primary challenge to Democratic incumbent Rep. Eliot Engel. And now he has both Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders behind him.
BY NICK VACHON
Beware of Police “Reforms” That Reinforce the Very System Killing Us
We can’t fix the problem by investing more resources in police. We must defund and disband.
BY JANAÉ BONSU
The Central Issue Is Police Repression, Not Police Unions
Before rushing to expel police unions, labor needs a larger reckoning with law enforcement’s role in a capitalist-colonialist state.
BY BILL FLETCHER, JR.
The National Guard Crushes Protests Just Like the Military Does
Democratic mayors and governors who oppose Trump’s threat to send in the military should take their own advice and end National Guard deployments.
BY SARAH LAZARE
There’s a Simple Solution to the Unemployment Crisis: Offer Everyone a Job
Unemployment just hit 16.3%. This economist says the government should guarantee jobs for all.
BY RACHEL M. COHEN
The Food Industry’s Next Covid-19 Victims: Migrant Farmworkers
Outbreaks have begun at farms around the country, thanks in large part to crowded employer-provided housing.
BY MICHELLE FAWCETT AND ARUN GUPTA
WORKING IN THESE TIMES
I’m Proud That My Union Just Urged the AFL-CIO to Kick Out Police Unions
The Writers Guild of America East just became the first AFL-CIO member union to call for the coalition to kick out police unions.
BY HAMILTON NOLAN
RURAL AMERICA IN THESE TIMES
We Don’t Farm Because It’s Trendy: For Black Folks, Growing Food Has Long Been a Form of Resistance
For more than 150 years, Black people have used farming to build self-determined communities and resist oppressive structures that tear them down.
BY ASHLEY GRIPPER
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