Retired NYPD cop convicted of assaulting police officer during Capitol riots
The charge of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers with a dangerous weapon carries a statutory maximum of 20 years in federal prison.
The 2016 Presidential Elections and the Cost of Democracy
For the moral importance of democracy is not the language of money but the ‘Will of the People.’
North Carolina Flush Your Bathroom Bill Down The Toilet
Let's celebrate love, acceptance and equality. Take American politics out of the toilet.
Police officer reassigned after insulting dead teen in video
As the patrol car drove next to the ATV, Bessner violated department policy by firing his Taser at the teenager.
The U.S. Supreme Court Makes Herstory
This significant legal victory was obtained not only in the chambers Supreme Court but through years of organizing at the grass-roots, in the media and in the halls of the Texas Legislature.
Man Who Posted the Video of Alton Sterling’s Death Arrested by Police
If LeDay was targeted for his role in the viral release of the Alton Sterling shooting, he wouldn’t be the first to face retaliation for releasing videos of police brutality
Police Release Video of Mentally Ill Man Who Died in Custody
“They knew he was disabled, they knew he was bipolar, they knew he was on social security, and they still killed him.”
Virginia police officers suspended without pay for joining Capitol riots
The penalty for the misdemeanor is up to a year in jail. The penalty for the petty offense is up to six months in jail.
Four Correctional Officers Sentenced to Prison for Covering Up Inmate Abuse
Eight former corrections officials from Macon State Prison were convicted for their involvement in beating inmates or coordinating cover-ups that followed each assault. When will this brutality end?
This Red State Broke Up Utility Monopolies in Favor of a Publicly-Owned Power Company....
The citizens of Nebraska used their democratic process to create a socialized, public-owned, citizen-governed utility company. If Nebraska did it, then the rest of America should too and end the concentration of private power companies.