Police and Law Enforcement

J. Edgar Hoover tests a gun.

The Cult of J. Edgar Hoover The Cult of J. Edgar Hoover

A zealot through and through, he ran the FBI like a religious sect.

Mar 7, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Adam Hochschild

Trump speaks at a podium

Reports of Trump’s Demise Are Premature, and His Threat of “Retribution” Is Serious Reports of Trump’s Demise Are Premature, and His Threat of “Retribution” Is Serious

At CPAC, the former president outlines his plan to regain the GOP nomination—and the White House.

Mar 6, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Protesters blocking traffic

Predatory Policing Has Become a National Crisis Predatory Policing Has Become a National Crisis

Welcome to America’s emerging predator state.

Feb 28, 2023 / Michael Gould-Wartofsky

A police armored vehicle patrols an intersection on August 24, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

It’s Time to End the Outrageous Militarization of America’s Police Force It’s Time to End the Outrageous Militarization of America’s Police Force

De-escalation would enhance public safety.

Feb 21, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Nasty, Brutish, and Short—Chicago-Style

Nasty, Brutish, and Short—Chicago-Style Nasty, Brutish, and Short—Chicago-Style

Lori Lightfoot’s tenure as the city's mayor could be coming to its natural end.

Feb 17, 2023 / J. Duncan Moore Jr.

memorial for Isidro Valverde

After Another Police Killing in Chicago, We Need to Focus on Care, Not Cops After Another Police Killing in Chicago, We Need to Focus on Care, Not Cops

Officers in Chicago killed Isidro Valverde and then lied about it—part of a pattern at CPD. We must reallocate excessive police funding to build systems of supportive care.

Feb 17, 2023 / Rossana Rodriguez and Eric Reinhart

Congress Shouldn’t Clap for Tyre Nichols’s Parents—They Should Apologize

Congress Shouldn’t Clap for Tyre Nichols’s Parents—They Should Apologize Congress Shouldn’t Clap for Tyre Nichols’s Parents—They Should Apologize

Many of the people rising for Nichols’s parents during the State of the Union didn’t do enough to prevent his death—and quite a few did worse than that.

Feb 9, 2023 / Elie Mystal

The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll Took Place 60 Years Ago Today

The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll Took Place 60 Years Ago Today The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll Took Place 60 Years Ago Today

From Emmett Till to Hattie Carroll to Amadou Diallo to Freddie Gray to Breonna Taylor to Tyre Nichols—the senseless deaths caused by the racism embedded in the DNA of our country h...

Feb 9, 2023 / Marc Steiner

Joe Biden SOTU

What Biden’s State of the Union Was Missing, According to Young People What Biden’s State of the Union Was Missing, According to Young People

From climate change, to policing, to labor rights, to the Covid-19 pandemic, here are the issues that young people hope Biden will focus on after his SOTU address.

Feb 9, 2023 / StudentNation / StudentNation

A photo of Tyre Nichols is positioned prior to a press conference on January 27, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee.

You Cannot Stop Us From Proclaiming “I, Too, Am America” You Cannot Stop Us From Proclaiming “I, Too, Am America”

Watching Tyre Nichols sent home too soon, by the mean and the murderous.

Feb 3, 2023 / Maya Wiley

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