Police brutality

A Short History of Cops Terrorizing Students

A Short History of Cops Terrorizing Students A Short History of Cops Terrorizing Students

The assault at Spring Valley runs deeper than one bad cop—it’s the latest product of the school-to-prison pipeline.

Oct 28, 2015 / Alex S. Vitale

7 Things We Learned From Thabo Sefolosha’s Trial

7 Things We Learned From Thabo Sefolosha’s Trial 7 Things We Learned From Thabo Sefolosha’s Trial

After the NYPD broke his leg and charged him with resisting arrest, NBA star Thabo Sefolosha cleared his name in court. Here's what we learned.

Oct 12, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Kim Davis Is Not an LGBT Southerner’s Only Problem

Kim Davis Is Not an LGBT Southerner’s Only Problem Kim Davis Is Not an LGBT Southerner’s Only Problem

The organizing project Southerners on New Ground takes on police profiling and deportations in its fight for LGBTQ liberation.

Oct 9, 2015 / Dani McClain

Baltimore police

Here’s How to Cop Watch Here’s How to Cop Watch

Everyone should know how to do this.

Sep 23, 2015 / Muna Mire

A Duluth, Minnesota police officer wearing a body camera.

We Don’t Even Know How Best to Use Body Cameras—Let Alone Regulate Them We Don’t Even Know How Best to Use Body Cameras—Let Alone Regulate Them

Don’t expect an end to police brutality by giving law enforcement a new tool for their arsenal.

Sep 23, 2015 / Ava Kofman

Michael Brown Memorial

The Ferguson Commission Issued 189 Calls to Action. Will Missouri Listen? The Ferguson Commission Issued 189 Calls to Action. Will Missouri Listen?

Rev. Starsky Wilson, a member of the Ferguson Commission, discusses its key findings and the prospects for change.

Sep 22, 2015 / Joshua Holland

NYPD Graduating Ceremony

No, Protests Against Police Brutality Are Not Increasing Crime No, Protests Against Police Brutality Are Not Increasing Crime

And those who say so are practicing bad journalism and worse science.

Sep 3, 2015 / Alex S. Vitale

Students Protest BLM

What a Band of 20th-Century Alabama Communists Can Teach Black Lives Matter and the Offspring of Occupy What a Band of 20th-Century Alabama Communists Can Teach Black Lives Matter and the Offspring of Occupy

On the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking history, Hammer and Hoe, author Robin D.G. Kelley discusses the lessons Alabama’s forgotten black communists can offer today’s activis...

Aug 31, 2015 / Sarah Jaffe

Los Angeles Olympics

Hey, LA: Here’s How You Say ‘No’ to the Olympics Hey, LA: Here’s How You Say ‘No’ to the Olympics

Just last month, Boston became the first American city in almost 45 years to say ‘no’ to hosting the Olympics. LA, it’s your turn.

Aug 27, 2015 / Jonathan Cohn and Robin Jacks

Funeral Escort

Turkey Is Using ISIS as Cover for Its War Against Kurdish Activists Turkey Is Using ISIS as Cover for Its War Against Kurdish Activists

Exclusive interviews with survivors and witnesses of an Islamic State bombing show that the Turkish government has finally declared war… on the activists ISIS attacked.

Aug 26, 2015 / Nathan Robinson

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