The Radical Necessity of Nonviolence

Published: Oct. 20, 2020, noon

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\\u201cThe choice today,\\u201d said Martin Luther King, Jr., \\u201cis no longer between violence and nonviolence. It is either nonviolence or nonexistence.\\u201d Our nation is rocked by protests; and on a global stage, nuclear-armed countries flirt with mutually assured destruction. What is the path forward? In conversation with Stephen Best, Judith Butler overturns common assumptions about nonviolence, offering a definition that can help us achieve a world where peace and equality arise.

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