Women

The Difference Between a Domestic Violence Survivor and a Victim Could be the Right Questions

Nada Hassanein / Stateline Dec 18, 2023 Research shows using ‘lethality assessments’ at domestic violence scenes can prevent the victim from being murdered in the future. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Arts & Culture

A Righteous Farewell from Tibet’s Maestro

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Oct 11, 2023 It’s a striking final vision with which Tseden leaves us: a place that embodies an understanding, or perhaps even a latent human desire, to live in harmony with nature. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Activism

A Cultural Shift Is Necessary To Tackle Non-Carceral Emergency Response

Tamar Sarai / Prism Oct 5, 2023 From funding to implementation to use, non-carceral emergency response initiatives require people to unlearn their reliance on police. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

How Police Turn Victims of Sexual Assault Into Suspects

Rachel de Leon / Reveal Sep 27, 2023 The consequences for false reporting prosecutions are devastating not just for wrongly accused victims, but also for the criminal justice system and the safety of entire communities. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Los Angeles Becomes Latest City to Approve Robot Dogs Despite Grave Concerns

Tana Ganeva / Truthdig Jun 12, 2023 It has been widely noted that these canine robots closely resemble those featured in a 2017 episode of the science fiction horror drama "Black Mirror." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Activism

Backroom Deals Increase Public Cost of Cop City

Matt Scott / Atlanta Community Press Collective Jun 7, 2023 Backroom deals and elasticity clause increase public cost of Cop City well over the promised $30 million. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

TD Original

The Farce of Microsoft’s Anti-Racism and the Capture of Academia

Michael Kwet / Truthdig Apr 17, 2023 In recent years, most large tech corporations have begun pushing anti-racism public relations and touting their donations to Black causes. There is no company more steeped or skilled in this practice than the elder of the group, Microsoft. By deploying fleets of flacks, messaging professionals and hired intellectuals, the company has managed to maintain a pristine image as a “moral leader” of Big Tech, while avoiding and deflecting attention from its deep and sordid history of collaboration with police, prisons, intelligence agencies and militaries. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Social Justice

Police Violence Reached an All-time High Last Year

Sonali Kolhatkar / IMI Jan 20, 2023 There is much data suggesting that more police funding means more violence and death. And yet, police departments remain flush with cash. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Book Review

The Stark Contradictions of Downtown Los Angeles

Paul Von Blum / Truthdig Jan 18, 2023 A Review of "Notes on Downtown" by writer, photographer and editor Désirée van Hoek. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Climate Protest

Marian Kamensky Jan 12, 2023 Dig deeper

Courts & Law

They Called 911 for Help. Police and Prosecutors Used a New Junk Science to Decide They Were Liars.

Brett Murphy / ProPublica Dec 29, 2022 Tracing the fallacy of 911 call analysis through the justice system, from Quantico to the courtroom. Dig deeper ( 34 Min. Read )

Race

Are Police Helicopters Worth the Cost?

Angelika Albaladejo / Capital & Main Dec 2, 2022 As advocates and academics question the impact of flights over neighborhoods, police departments lack persuasive evidence of crime-fighting effectiveness. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )