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
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
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
Remembering Ramsey Clark 1927–2021 Remembering Ramsey Clark 1927–2021
There will never be another like him.
Apr 16, 2021 / Victor Navasky
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
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
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
Ramsey Clark’s Choices Ramsey Clark’s Choices
The former attorney general, who died April 9, remained true to his principles.
Apr 12, 2021 / Stephen Gillers
For Black Lives Matter Protesters, There Are No Days Off For Black Lives Matter Protesters, There Are No Days Off
In the midst of Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, police in suburban Minneapolis killed Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man.
Apr 12, 2021 / Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo