Criminal Justice

These Attacks on Maxine Waters Reveal the Grifter Politics of Republican Dog-Whistlers

These Attacks on Maxine Waters Reveal the Grifter Politics of Republican Dog-Whistlers These Attacks on Maxine Waters Reveal the Grifter Politics of Republican Dog-Whistlers

Kevin McCarthy and Marjorie Taylor Greene would punish Waters for supporting the right to assemble and petition for the redress of grievances.

Apr 21, 2021 / John Nichols

Reaction to Chauvin Verdict

The Chauvin Verdict Represents an Absolute Minimum of Justice The Chauvin Verdict Represents an Absolute Minimum of Justice

It’s incredibly important that the jury found Chauvin guilty, but reining in the cops cannot happen through individual prosecutions.

Apr 20, 2021 / Elie Mystal

George Floyd memorial

The Chauvin Verdict Has to Be Just the Beginning The Chauvin Verdict Has to Be Just the Beginning

The three guilty verdicts are a huge victory—and not enough.

Apr 20, 2021 / Joan Walsh

Adam Toledo protest

Mayor Lori Lightfoot Has Failed Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Has Failed Chicago

The quest for justice for Adam Toledo requires that Lightfoot resign.

Apr 19, 2021 / Jasson Perez

National Guard

Report From the Chauvin Trial: Blitzkrieg at Brooklyn Center Report From the Chauvin Trial: Blitzkrieg at Brooklyn Center

Operation Safety Net, the multiagency task force created for the Derek Chauvin trial, ambushed and arrested protesters outside a suburban police station Friday night.

Apr 19, 2021 / Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo

Ramsey Clark

Remembering Ramsey Clark 1927–2021 Remembering Ramsey Clark 1927–2021

There will never be another like him.

Apr 16, 2021 / Victor Navasky

Derek Chauvin trial

How BLM Is Subtly Shaping the Chauvin Trial How BLM Is Subtly Shaping the Chauvin Trial

From the jury selection to the witness stand, the judge in this case is allowing the movement for Black lives to inform the deliberations in a strikingly new way.

Apr 16, 2021 / Sonali Chakravarti

Daunte Wright

Just Outside Minneapolis, the Next Uprising Is Here Just Outside Minneapolis, the Next Uprising Is Here

The Chauvin trial is almost over. The officer who killed Daunte Wright appears in Zoom court today.

Apr 15, 2021 / Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo

Say Her Name

Say Her Name Say Her Name

Justice for Breonna Taylor?

Apr 15, 2021 / OppArt / Jesse Duquette

George Floyd memorial in Minneapolis

In Derek Chauvin’s Trial, Will We Finally Get Justice? In Derek Chauvin’s Trial, Will We Finally Get Justice?

Despite the extraordinarily clear evidence of police misconduct, a conviction in this case is far from assured.

Apr 15, 2021 / Column / Kali Holloway

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