Chauvin Is Sentenced to 22.5 Years. But Who Killed Winston Smith? Chauvin Is Sentenced to 22.5 Years. But Who Killed Winston Smith?
In early June, law enforcement in Minneapolis killed a 32-year-old Black man named Winston Smith, three miles from where George Floyd was murdered.
Jun 25, 2021 / Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo
How Progressives Could Lose New York’s Mayor’s Race—but Win the City How Progressives Could Lose New York’s Mayor’s Race—but Win the City
Up and down the ballot, from office of the comptroller to the City Council, progressives could pull off a wave of critical victories.
Jun 21, 2021 / Akash Mehta and Sam Mellins
Why Are There Cops in Schools? Why Are There Cops in Schools?
If our schools need additional counselors and mentors, turning to police is far from the most suitable choice.
Jun 18, 2021 / StudentNation / Cassidy Morales
Hollow Thoughts and Prayers Hollow Thoughts and Prayers
Government inaction as mass shootings mount.
Jun 7, 2021 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
The Misplaced Hope of Understanding Police From the Inside The Misplaced Hope of Understanding Police From the Inside
Law professor Rosa Brooks became a volunteer cop to show how policing might be fixed. But are the police beyond reform?
Jun 3, 2021 / Katie Way
Black Lives Matter Black Lives Matter
What Ahmaud Arbery could have been.
May 26, 2021 / OppArt / Keith Henry Brown
Keith Ellison: On the Other Side of Criminal Justice Reform and Transformation Is a Safer Society Keith Ellison: On the Other Side of Criminal Justice Reform and Transformation Is a Safer Society
The attorney general who organized the prosecution of Derek Chauvin for murdering George Floyd makes the case for police accountability.
May 26, 2021 / John Nichols
The War on Palestinians Continues—Now in the Form of Mass Arrests The War on Palestinians Continues—Now in the Form of Mass Arrests
Israel says the campaign of mass arrests is about “law and order,” but Palestinians know it is about quashing dissent inside the state.
May 25, 2021 / Abir Kopty
A Few Words for the Firing Squad A Few Words for the Firing Squad
A new South Carolina law forces people on death row to choose between firing squad and electric chair if lethal injection drugs aren’t available.
May 24, 2021 / Alexandra Klein and Brandon Hasbrouck