Chicago Police Officer Plans To Sue Teenager He Shot And Killed
The cop is suing for "emotional distress." We are sure the 19-year-old that he killed would choose emotional distress over death any day.
‘More training’ is not the answer to police terror
The death of Tyre Nichols doesn’t have to be in vain – there are numerous opportunities for action at the local and national level to rein in out of control police terror.
Tucson cop fired after fatally shooting disabled man on video
“It is moments like this that test our resolve to ensure justice and accountability. We owe this to all Tucsonans.”
DOJ drop remaining charges against #J20 protesters
"Upon consideration of the government's motion to dismiss in this case, it is: ORDERED that these cases be dismissed without prejudice."
Celebrating Berta Cáceres and Ending Violence Against Indigenous Land Activists
Cáceres spoke of a way forward: “We must shake our conscience free of the rapacious capitalism, racism and patriarchy that will only assure our own self-destruction.”
Bringing workers’ rights into a Constitution? An innovative state ballot proposal could offer a...
A Nov. 8 referendum will give Illinois voters the opportunity to enact a “Workers’ Rights Amendment” to the state constitution.
Minneapolis agrees to pay $2.4M to man who lost eye during George Floyd protests
“It took me a long time to get a job even though I was well qualified because it’s pretty hard to look at a computer screen with one eye after having two.”
No charges against guards who killed inmate in scalding shower
This is just the latest of multiple investigations into allegations of prisoner abuse within Florida’s prison system.
What happens when the internet tries to silence white supremacy
Two huge white nationalist sites were recently kicked off the web. But prohibiting hate groups could fuel paranoia – and more violence.
Muslims and the War on Terror: Two-plus decades of ‘othering’
Maha Hilal’s “Innocent Until Proven Muslim” lays bare the War on Terror’s toll on constitutional rights and marginalized communities.