Social movements come in different varieties. Some are movements that emerge slowly out of years and decades of organizing and remain relatively contained and containable by their leaders. These might
A year since the murder of George Floyd and the biggest Black Lives Matter protests yet, white support for Black lives has….declined. In both cases, the deterioration in support is noteworthy be
I was happy to be interviewed for this Marketplace story on the athletes strike last night in protest of police brutality. The quote they used–that NBA billionaire owners could theoretically hav
There were some big marches today to protect Black workers, connecting up the labor movement with Black Lives Matter. For thousands, this Monday isn’t a typical workday. In fact, it isn’t a workda
I was pretty annoyed at how badly many comments misread my post from last week on the relationship between voting and protest. Just because one doesn’t think these protests should be turned towa
The issue of police unionism is very, very tricky. I hate the cops as much as anyone, but this is a situation where the move from slogan to policy is tricky. Sure, we could throw the main police union
Interesting essay on the connections between recent Black Lives Matter protests that block freeways and the long-term relationship between transportation networks and race. Transportation, however, ha
I can see why Black Lives Matter activists would worry that the Dallas shooting is going to undermine its cause. But all activists can do in a situation where a terrible thing happens at one of your p