Tag: George Floyd
Medical examiner accused of covering up police killing in Maryland becomes...
Dr. David Fowler contradicted most other expert witnesses in the trial and suggested heart trouble and other issues, not the police restraint, caused George Floyd’s death.
Another summer of discontent?
Rather than compensation and apologies from the individuals and institutions that snatched these individuals from their families and communities, African American victims of police violence have been smeared over and over again in death.
Derek Chauvin trial: 3 questions America needs to ask about seeking...
Where the accused is placed above the law, there is an unjust system of justice.
Minneapolis agrees to pay $27M settlement to family of George Floyd
“Minneapolis has been fundamentally changed by this time of racial reckoning, and this city council is united in working together with our community and the Floyd family to equitably reshape our city of Minneapolis.”
The murder of George Floyd: Officer Derek Chauvin trial set to...
“A big part of the concern is whether or not there will be any real diversity on the jury.”
‘This is horrendous’: US military confirms bayonets were issued to troops...
"It is difficult for us to imagine a circumstance which could necessitate or justify the deployment of bayonets against American civilians."
Will the death of George Floyd mark the rebirth of America?
A man forced to die with his face pressed to the ground may yet shift the earth under your feet.
“He didn’t deserve to die over $20”: George Floyd’s brother urges...
“People of all backgrounds, genders and races have come together to demand change. Honor them. Honor George.”
Why the George Floyd Protesters are American patriots
For more than 200 years, ordinary Americans have taken to the streets to oppose injustice and improve their lives. That foundational right has been the basis for real change in the nation.
Autopsy reports showing George Floyd’s death was a homicide underscore corruption...
"This happens time and time again.”
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Trump quietly expands corporate tax breaks while threatening states over food aid
Treasury guidance weakens corporate minimum tax as the Agriculture Department warns states to “undo” full November SNAP payments amid shutdown confusion.
Bill Gates gave $3.5M to think tank run by climate crisis denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
Military moral injury, iolence, and the parable of the Guinea worm
An unexpected encounter with compassion.
Taxing the rich is key to challenging the far-right
There are many things that need to change in this world. But one thing is clear: anyone who claims to oppose the rise of the far right must, at the very least, support higher taxes on extreme wealth.
Utah’s 1,300-bed homelessness “accountability center” tests Trump-era crackdown
Planned for 16 acres on the edge of Salt Lake City, Utah’s new homelessness campus would combine mass shelter, court-ordered treatment, and “work-conditioned housing.” Supporters call it a model of reform, while advocates warn it mirrors forced labor and internment.