Column

The Black Badge of Shame

Michael Datcher / Truthdig Feb 9, 2023 How a bad system can corrupt good apples. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

News

“Broken Windows” and the Memphis SCORPION Unit

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Feb 6, 2023 “Broken Windows Policing” Gave Rise to SCORPION Unit That Killed Tyre Nichols. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Police Reform Plan

Dave Granlund Feb 2, 2023 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

Police Reform Failure

Kevin Siers Jan 30, 2023 Dig deeper

News

A Memphis Primer on Policing

MLK50 Staff / MLK50: Justice Through Journalism Jan 27, 2023 A primer for those unfamiliar with Memphis's' history of demonstrations—and police’s history of surveillance. Dig deeper ( 5 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 )

The Wrong People Are Really Excited About Pete Buttigieg’s Campaign

By Max Moran / Independent Media Institute Dec 13, 2019 The South Bend, Ind., mayor is getting the media scrutiny expected of a front-runner, and his Midwestern golden boy act isn’t holding up. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Los Angeles County’s District Attorney Must Go, and Here’s Why

By Melina Abdullah and Rashad Robinson Dec 7, 2019 Jackie Lacey, who oversees the largest prosecutorial office in the nation, has a pattern of neglecting black, brown and poor Angelenos. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The New ‘Black Codes’

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 2, 2019 The post-Civil War laws that oppressed blacks aren’t dead. They have just been updated for 21st-century America. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Problem Officers Under Scrutiny in Criminal Justice Crusade

MICHAEL CASEY / The Associated Press Sep 1, 2019 Anger over police shootings and wrongful convictions, often involving African Americans, fuels effort to make police reviews more transparent. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

New York Police Fire Officer 5 Years After Garner’s Chokehold Death

TOM HAYS and MICHAEL R. SISAK / The Associated Press Aug 19, 2019 The case of a dying man's cries of "I can't breathe" helped fuel protests and debate over police use of force against unarmed black men. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Do the Hong Kong Protesters Want?

Marc Steiner / The Real News Network Aug 19, 2019 An activist on the front lines reflects on the Umbrella Movement of 2014 and explains why she and millions more have taken to the streets. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )