Police and Law Enforcement

Georgia SWAT team dressed in fatigues

Deadly Violence Against Protesters Is the New Normal Deadly Violence Against Protesters Is the New Normal

Our over-militarized police force makes de-escalation unthinkable and violence inevitable—and, in the case of the "Cop City" shooting, lethal.

Feb 3, 2023 / Michael Gould-Wartofsky

What the Charges Against the Cops Who Killed Tyre Nichols Really Mean

What the Charges Against the Cops Who Killed Tyre Nichols Really Mean What the Charges Against the Cops Who Killed Tyre Nichols Really Mean

Prosecutors chose from multiple potential charges to land on second-degree murder for the five officers who killed Nichols.

Feb 2, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Cops Lynched Tyre Nichols Because They Knew They Could

Cops Lynched Tyre Nichols Because They Knew They Could Cops Lynched Tyre Nichols Because They Knew They Could

All police, regardless of race or background, are employed to uphold a system conceived by white people, for white people, that operates to oppress Black people.

Jan 31, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Protesters blocking traffic

The Killing of Tyre Nichols Is an Indictment of the Entire Political System The Killing of Tyre Nichols Is an Indictment of the Entire Political System

After BLM and the George Floyd protests, the bipartisan elite embraced bolstering police power.

Jan 30, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Andrew Cuomo and Kathy Hochul campaigning together

Why Is Governor Kathy Hochul Waging War on Her Own Party? Why Is Governor Kathy Hochul Waging War on Her Own Party?

New York’s governor is a relic from a lost world.

Jan 20, 2023 / Jeet Heer

How Students Fought for Democracy in 2022

How Students Fought for Democracy in 2022 How Students Fought for Democracy in 2022

Recent StudentNation coverage highlights the issues weighing on young people—and how they are organizing to fight back.

Jan 6, 2023 / StudentNation / StudentNation

How the GOP Learned to Hate the FBI

How the GOP Learned to Hate the FBI How the GOP Learned to Hate the FBI

And why it matters that Democrats and Republicans have switched positions on the national security state.

Dec 30, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Keith Ellison

What Democrats Can Learn From Keith Ellison’s Reelection What Democrats Can Learn From Keith Ellison’s Reelection

If the Democratic Party hopes to fend off future Republican challenges to vulnerable incumbents, they could draw on Ellison’s playbook.

Dec 19, 2022 / StudentNation / Theia Chatelle

Proud Boys Protest

Drag Queens Were Targeted by the Proud Boys. Whom Did the Police Support? Drag Queens Were Targeted by the Proud Boys. Whom Did the Police Support?

Telegram messages from the Columbus Proud Boys suggest that defenders of the extremist hate group exist within the local police department.

Dec 16, 2022 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope

Democrats Got Tough on Crime. Now There’s a Crisis of Aging Behind Bars.

Democrats Got Tough on Crime. Now There’s a Crisis of Aging Behind Bars. Democrats Got Tough on Crime. Now There’s a Crisis of Aging Behind Bars.

California and New York legislators are trying to undo the damage caused since the 1994 Crime Bill. But elder parole isn’t working as hoped.

Dec 14, 2022 / Feature / Victoria Law

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