Justice

“Let this be a lesson to other states: If you criminalize protest, we will sue.”

We know that the prison system is expensive to maintain and not particularly effective. So what are other solutions to crime?

We default to an “us versus them” dichotomy, when we should be talking about communities and how we can make them work for everyone.

Water protectors answer a fundamental question: What happens if the pipeline gets completed?

After the inauguration and the Women’s March on Washington, what comes next? To make real change, we’ll need to build power where we live.

For the last decade, stories produced and amplified by the democratized media have put the power structure at risk.

“We have every right to do our jobs and represent our communities without fearing for our safety.”

Mayors and city councils nationwide have also pushed reforms emphasizing accountability and transparency, with many working to create independent oversight commissions.

Two officers have received harsh disapproval after a security video revealed the killing of an unarmed homeless man in Venice, California. And LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said there was no justifying their actions in taking the unarmed man’s life—just another example of police brutality.

A spokesperson for the department told reporters that they intend to suspend Daniel Dolan without pay.