Tag: police accountability
Federal silence deepens scrutiny after killing of Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti
Nearly three days after the shooting, DHS has withheld shooter identities as video evidence, lawmakers, and unions challenge the administration’s account.
Florida traffic stop beating of Black student sparks federal civil rights...
Attorneys say Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office policies enable racial profiling and excessive force as prosecutors decline charges and lawsuit targets sheriff, officers, and city officials.
Chicago police reform: a stand against hate and extremism
Strengthening integrity: Chicago's new policy against police participation in hate groups
Five new signs of a crisis in police accountability
Five major headlines in the news recently offer significant insight into America’s crisis in police accountability...
The Supreme Court’s subtle hint on police accountability
Recent rulings suggest the high court may be open to ‘recalibrating’ qualified immunity.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, October 9
Chicagoans fight for police accountability, UN report warns of looming climate catastrophe, and more.
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Iran retaliation revives scrutiny of US military bases across the Gulf
Iranian strikes on Gulf energy sites and renewed threats against American installations are exposing how decades of US military expansion in the Middle East have tied Washington to regional regimes while increasing risks of wider war.
Traders placed massive bets minutes before Trump Iran post raising insider trading concerns
Unusual oil and stock trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars occurred minutes before the president’s social media announcement about Iran peace talks, prompting calls for investigations into possible insider knowledge.
Mo. Senator Eric Schmitt’s asinine SHIELD Act would classify blowing whistles as ‘Obstruction of...
Meanwhile Schmitt ignores blatant obstruction by Bondi’s DOJ.
No king but madness reigns
Today I'll survey several factors feeding this unfolding fiasco.
Multi-million dollar agreement to import giant pandas from China collapses
Reports from advocacy groups like SF Zoo Watch and In Defense of Animals call on Mayor Daniel Lurie to halt new animal acquisitions and transform the 100-acre site from a traditional exhibition-based zoo into a 21st-century ecological park.