Tag: policing
DC sues Trump administration over attempted takeover of city police
District leaders warn of unprecedented assault on home rule as lawsuit seeks to block federal seizure of MPD.
Policing causes violence, not the other way around
What liberal politicians and the media refuse to acknowledge is that crime is linked to the failures of capitalism, not to the lack of police. Indeed, police are part of the problem, not the solution.
An Afro-Indigenous perspective on policing
In his new book, Kyle T. Mays argues that the violence of policing has always been intimately tied to U.S. democracy.
NYT twists stats to insist we need more policing
A position that is, in fact, highly disputed, and worth debunking in detail, since it’s a popular one these days, both in the Times and in other prominent outlets.
Power Loves the Dark
Police nationwide are secretly exploiting intrusive technologies with the Feds’ complicity.
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Double whammy explodes soul-sucking GOP deal with devil Don
Caught by gangland-style squeeze play,/ Damned if they do, damned if they betray.
Program on climate change—and then the heat hits
Extreme weather events have come with fury. Ocean warming is unabated and the sea level rise is accelerating. There’s urgency.
NY Gov, Kathy Hochul ’embracing’ nuclear power
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has just issued a statement headed: “Governor Hochul Announces Major Milestone To Facilitate New Advanced Nuclear Development.”
Medicaid work-rule fight grows as New Yorkers lose coverage
A multistate lawsuit challenges new federal Medicaid rules while nearly 500,000 New Yorkers are pushed off a low-cost health plan created under the Affordable Care Act.
New union disclosure rule takes effect after AFL-CIO loses first court bid
A federal judge declined to pause expanded Labor Department reporting requirements that unions say will bury them in paperwork and divert money from organizing and bargaining.