It underscores the stakes in the 2020 election. It was spectacular seeing conservative Supreme Court Justice Neil…
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The So-Called ‘Non-Lethal’ History of Rubber Bullets Fired on Protesters
As demonstrators flood the streets to protest the killing of George Floyd, police have turned to…
Continue ReadingGood Cops Don’t Need Grenade Launchers
The militarization of our police goes hand in hand with the collapse of civil society. By day,…
Continue ReadingRunning Over Protesters Is a Tactic Ripped From Terrorist Playbooks
Across the United States, police are treating their vehicles as weapons against protesters. On Sunday, an LAPD…
Continue ReadingIt’s Time for a National Standard on the Use of Force
GEN: I saw [former head of the DOJ Civil Rights Division] Vanita Gupta’s tweet saying that…
Continue ReadingPolice Are Hurting People Because They Want to
To suggest otherwise is to blindly ignore reality. Police stand guard outside the White House May…
Continue ReadingAmerica Returns to Its Violent Normal
Violence is only permissible here when it’s state-sanctioned. I find myself once again struggling with the American…
Continue ReadingNikki Had Proof She’d Been Abused. But Was it Enough for Self-Defense?
Nikki and Chris met in late 2008 when they were both gymnastics coaches in Poughkeepsie. She…
Continue ReadingThe Coronavirus Has Pushed ICE Detainees Across the Country to Hunger Strike
Throughout April, panic spread through Otay Mesa in tandem with the virus. Detained immigrants describe scenes…
Continue ReadingThe Pandemic Has Exposed America’s Most Dangerous Virus
Put aside whatever you think about the dangerousness of Covid-19 for a second. We’ll come back…
Continue ReadingThe Profoundly Well-Timed Return of ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’
A pre-#MeToo show about survival has exactly the right spirit for 2020 — and offers some…
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