Police and Law Enforcement

Kamala Harris

What Sex Workers Want Kamala Harris to Know What Sex Workers Want Kamala Harris to Know

The incoming vice president has the opportunity to redress the harm she’s caused.

Jan 14, 2021 / Hallie Lieberman

I No Longer Trust Law Enforcement to Keep Biden and Harris Safe on Inauguration Day

I No Longer Trust Law Enforcement to Keep Biden and Harris Safe on Inauguration Day I No Longer Trust Law Enforcement to Keep Biden and Harris Safe on Inauguration Day

The siege of the Capitol revealed what most Black people already knew: Law enforcement is in league with Trumpism.

Jan 13, 2021 / Elie Mystal

A ‘Daily Show’ Cocreator on Karens, Crickets, and Comedy After Trump

A ‘Daily Show’ Cocreator on Karens, Crickets, and Comedy After Trump A ‘Daily Show’ Cocreator on Karens, Crickets, and Comedy After Trump

Lizz Winstead says, “If you can still laugh, you haven’t lost your capacity for hope.”

Jan 13, 2021 / Q&A / Rima Parikh

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No, We Do Not Need New Anti-Terrorism Laws to Combat Right-Wing Extremists No, We Do Not Need New Anti-Terrorism Laws to Combat Right-Wing Extremists

In the wake of the storming of the Capitol, many people have begun calling to expand the War on Terror. This would be a grave error.

Jan 11, 2021 / Moustafa Bayoumi

No Excuses: Biden Can Help End Racist Police Violence—From Day 1

No Excuses: Biden Can Help End Racist Police Violence—From Day 1 No Excuses: Biden Can Help End Racist Police Violence—From Day 1

The incoming president said Black Lives Matter. Now it’s time for him to prove he means it.

Jan 8, 2021 / Column / Elie Mystal

Trump Supporters Mob the US Capitol

Trump Supporters Mob the US Capitol Trump Supporters Mob the US Capitol

Incited by the president, white supremacists invade the Capitol. Most walk away—there are few arrests.

Jan 8, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

IEDs

A Police Bulletin Instructs Officers to Look for Explosives A Police Bulletin Instructs Officers to Look for Explosives

After IEDs were found among the pro-Trump mob, the Virginia Police Department has told officers “to treat any suspicious device/package as legitimate.”

Jan 7, 2021 / Ken Klippenstein

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How the System Kept Failing the Only Woman on Federal Death Row How the System Kept Failing the Only Woman on Federal Death Row

Throughout Lisa Montgomery’s life, authorities repeatedly failed to stop the extreme violence and abuse that she suffered.

Jan 6, 2021 / Victoria Law

Monroe Prison

What an Ex-Cop Learned in Prison About Police Culture What an Ex-Cop Learned in Prison About Police Culture

Brooks Laughlin tells incarcerated writer Michael J. Moore, “The most manly thing you can do is ask for help.”

Dec 31, 2020 / Michael J. Moore

2020: The Year Sports Should Have Stopped

2020: The Year Sports Should Have Stopped 2020: The Year Sports Should Have Stopped

In this awful year, sports didn’t deliver normalcy. But they did nudge us toward justice.

Dec 29, 2020 / Dave Zirin

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