A New Day in Philadelphia
A left-wing civil rights lawyer is within reach of becoming Philadelphia’s district attorney. Can he use the office to roll back mass incarceration?
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Daniel Denvir is the author of All-American Nativism and the host of The Dig on Jacobin Radio.
A left-wing civil rights lawyer is within reach of becoming Philadelphia’s district attorney. Can he use the office to roll back mass incarceration?
Two years ago, the Baltimore Uprising pointed the way towards a new, militant antiracist struggle. Today, the young movement must adapt to the Trump era.
Liberal talking points on race and the welfare state reflect deeply conservative ideas. The Left should demand welfare for all.
New figures show that the US prison population has dropped. But mass incarceration remains firmly intact.
We can debate what Ellison can accomplish as the chair of a party dedicated to selling out workers — but there is no doubt about who would cheer his defeat.
On immigration, the road to the noxious nativism of Donald Trump was paved by centrist Democrats and moderate Republicans.
The only kind of gun control we have in the United States is the kind that locks up black people. We need an alternative.