The unchecked power of police unions
For decades, police unions have shielded officers from accountability, bullied cities into doing their bidding, and attacked lawmakers who took them on.
America cannot afford another lost decade for Black workers
As the country seeks to reinvent itself once again, it's time to place Black workers at the center of an economic recovery that works for everyone.
As Biden marks 100 years since Tulsa Massacre, calls grow for reparations to close...
We need something much more potent and much more substantial."
11 Texas jailers fired after causing inmate’s death
“The treatment of Jaquaree Simmons was both inhumane and unconstitutional.”
After Texas walkout, Sanders says Senate Dems must show the ‘same courage’ by passing...
“We must pass S. 1, the For The People Act. The future of American democracy is at stake.”
Congress can’t do much about fixing local police – but it can tie strings...
Just past the first anniversary of George Floyd’s killing, people are looking to the federal government to address this issue of national importance.
What does accountability look like without punishment?
If we commit to abolishing "death-making institutions" and instead build those that are life-giving, we might not be so married to revenge and punishment.
Colombia’s protests and the coming revolt against authoritarian neoliberalism
It leaves one wondering whether the Andean country is becoming more like its most important ally as many in the western press insist, or if the politics of the United States and its allies are becoming more like those of Colombia.
3 Tacoma cops charged with killing innocent man
Pierce County Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Clark determined Ellis’s death to be a homicide caused by hypoxia due to physical restraint.
Ending food insecurity in Native communities means restoring land rights, handing back control
“If we fed ourselves for thousands of years, I don’t know why we can’t feed ourselves now.”