GEN: Many people associate police with the use of force, often violent — but what is…
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Minneapolis Defunds Its Police. Organizers Made It Happen.
Before Americans witnessed Floyd’s death, they saw Minneapolis Police Department officers kill Jamar Clark in 2015,…
Continue ReadingBiden Must Help Us Learn the Truth About These Last Four Years
It’s time the country got a dose of reality. As the Trump presidency staggers toward its conclusion,…
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Meet the Conservative Power Couple Behind Trump’s War on Your Civil Rights
Roger Severino repeatedly attributes growing up as the child of Colombian immigrants with low incomes to…
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Our Right To Protest Is Under Chilling Assault
This decade has witnessed a wave of mass protests — including the Occupy movement, Standing Rock,…
Continue ReadingAmy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation Could Cause a ‘Right to Privacy’ Domino Effect
If there’s no right to privacy, a whole line of rulings goes out the window. If there…
Continue ReadingTo Stop Police Violence, We Need Better Questions
It’s impossible to take the violence out of policing. Once again, there is justified outrage at police…
Continue ReadingWe Have To Burn Down the Supreme Court To Save It
GEN: You call the Supreme Court the most dangerous branch. What is the danger right now?…
Continue ReadingThe Unfinished Story of Emmett Till’s Final Journey
The mean household income in Glendora is under $20,000. There isn’t a hotel, gas station, clinic,…
Continue ReadingEn Puerto Rico, una Epidemia de Violencia Doméstica Se Esconde A Simple Vista
En la mañana del 18 de mayo del 2018, la abogada Lersy Boria conducía por una…
Continue ReadingRoberts Joins Liberals to Strike Down Louisiana’s Abortion Law, Saving Roe
The U.S. Supreme Court just delivered a major victory to abortion rights defenders in Louisiana and…
Continue ReadingThe TERF Manifesto Goes Mainstream
The dissenting opinions in the Supreme Court’s ruling on LGBTQ+ rights echo some well-trafficked TERF talking…
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