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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

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Chauvin Trial Verdict: All Roads Lead to 38th & Chicago Chauvin Trial Verdict: All Roads Lead to 38th & Chicago

After 10 hours of deliberation, the jury found the former Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd guilty of murder. But the fight for justice is not over.

Apr 20, 2021 / Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo

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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

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The Bewildering Search for the Islamic State in Congo The Bewildering Search for the Islamic State in Congo

Will a Texas hedge fund drag the US into another dangerous quagmire?

Apr 20, 2021 / Helen C. Epstein

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Letters From the May 3/10, 2021, Issue Letters From the May 3/10, 2021, Issue

Disability access… Where is the joy?… Calexit vs. the filibuster… Black sci-fi worldmaking…

Apr 20, 2021 / Our Readers

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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

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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

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Why Are Democrats So Determined to Block Court Reform? Why Are Democrats So Determined to Block Court Reform?

The refusal of leaders like Pelosi and Biden to engage with robust court-expansion proposals is an act of pure self-defeat.

Apr 16, 2021 / Elie Mystal

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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

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