Nick Martin

@nicka_martin

Americans are itching to get out of the house while Native communities remain under quarantine.

A Supreme Court case and a series of workplace uprisings raise the question: Whose jobs are really protected in this country?

The rural, Native, Black, and Latinx communities protesting the controversial pipeline deserve clean, safe places to call home.

“We were shut out of our rooms ... I really don’t know what’s next.”

Protesters are tearing down statues of Columbus and other villains of history. The true test will come when they reckon with their heroes.

A weak statement about past wrongs is a joke and an insult to the movement against police violence and former players like Colin Kaepernick.

Corporations that speak out about racial injustice are not brave. They’re manipulative.

Mainstream press coverage of state violence tends to frame it as if it happened by magic.

The tribal sovereignty movement from the late 1960s never really ended. To find the future of the Native left, look to the past.

From segregated lakes to Christian Cooper, white supremacy has long dictated access and safety in public green space and nature.

“We’re not asking for handouts. We’re asking for genuine human compassion during this time.”

The Cree artist has broken into mainstream success. His newest painting shows why that may be a problem.

The longer Congress refuses to address the student loan crisis, the worse it will get.

In a global health crisis, political déjà vu becomes deadlier.

The public airing of Supreme Court arguments has laid bare just how ill-equipped the justices are to handle the basic tenets of Indian law.

The role of the office may be changing forever, but don’t think your snooping employer isn't changing along with it.

As white armed protesters flood state capitols to be marveled at by the media and left alone by police, workers of color are fighting for their survival.

Out of work and with little savings, millions of tenants are already part of a movement. They just don’t know it yet.

Underreporting in communities of color has left us with a distorted view of the pandemic’s true reach—and the lessons we’ll need for next time.

The Trump administration turned scarce funding and a growing crisis among Native communities into an existential fight over sovereignty.