Mistrial declared in murder case against Ray Tensing
Within the past week, Tensing has become the third police officer avoiding criminal charges after fatally shooting a black man.
Police Officer Arrested for Killing Two People in DUI Crash
Charged in a 27-count indictment, Linden Police Officer Pedro Abad was arrested on Monday after killing two people in a DUI car crash. But this isn't the first time he drove drunk.
Once defiant, all four white supremacists charged in Charlottesville violence plead guilty
In pleading guilty, the authorities said, two of the defendents admitted their actions were not in self-defense.
What the Taliban takeover means for women
The Taliban “has not changed,” say women facing subjugation in areas of Afghanistan under its rule.
Medicaid survived the health care battle – now let’s give it to everyone
We should ditch employer-provided insurance. Administrative costs for Medicaid are nearly half of the cost of private sector plans. Yes, half.
Progressive Briefing for Monday, October 1
Trump accused of rigging FBI's Kavanaugh probe, Sanders demands FBI investigate whether Kavanaugh committed perjury, Las Vegas strip to go dark on one-year anniversary of worst mass shooting in U.S. history, and more.
Charges filed against police officers for fracturing elderly woman’s arm
“Ensuring public trust in law enforcement and in our criminal justice system is vital to our community’s safety and our fundamental belief in fairness.”
This South Pacific nation is saying goodbye to single-use plastic bags and bottles
The PM of Vanuatu announced it the ban on Independence Day.
“Weaponized and racialized”: Police departments use COVID-19 to target black & brown communities
Black and Brown communities are being disproportionately targeted and policed in New York City’s enforcement measures during the pandemic.
Facebook’s secret censorship rules protect white men from hate speech but not black children
A trove of internal documents sheds light on the algorithms that Facebook’s censors use to differentiate between hate speech and legitimate political expression.