The roots of police violence in Chicago: How cops have targeted communities of color...
"It’s been part of the culture, along with the code of silence, along with the systemic racism that is so prevalent in the Chicago Police Department."
Minneapolis agrees to pay $20M to family of unarmed woman killed by police
“There was not a clear threat before the use of force was made. This is not a victory for anyone, but rather a way for our city to move forward.”
At March for Our Lives, a call for a nationwide strike of schools
“Avoid attending school if your leaders fail to do the job.”
Ending Private Prisons at the Federal Level Marks a Major Movement Victory
The DOJ’s announcement is certainly not a knock-out blow for private prison firms. But it's a start.
‘This is zero hour:’ Youth-led marches across the globe demand immediate and ambitious climate...
"Climate change is our last chance to either fix colossal systems of inequality or reach a chaotic state where your privilege ultimately decides if you live or die."
The NYPD isn’t giving critical bodycam footage to officials investigating alleged abuse
New York’s Civilian Complaint Review Board made 212 requests for body-worn camera footage in May. The NYPD sent only 33 responses, according to a memo obtained by ProPublica.
Civil society groups demand Senate block military aid to Israel amid human rights concerns
The coalition launched the “No More Weapons for Israel’s War” campaign, urging millions of their members across the U.S. to call on their senators to support joint resolutions of disapproval (JRDs) to block the transfer.
Appeals court dismisses case against Biden administration for complicity in alleged Gaza genocide
The three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of the lawsuit against President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Trump’s crimes didn’t matter to voters because they didn’t matter to Biden and Garland
If Trump is such a threat, why are so many Democrats refusing to fight?
DHS is locking immigrants in solitary confinement
Immigration detention is expensive, inhumane and unnecessary.