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Local and National Efforts Focus on Stopping Police “No-Knock” Raids

The protests sparked nationwide—and worldwide—by the death of George Floyd have also concerned the March killing of a young Black…

June 9, 2020

Now You Can File Complaints Against the NYPD Based on Online Evidence

  Chances are, someone reading this sentence has seen a video of the NYPD committing assault or other abuse on…

June 8, 2020

Trump’s War on “Antifa” Promises Political Persecution of Activists

As protests against police racism and violence continue throughout the US, President Donald Trump wants your attention focused on the…

June 3, 2020

Police Brutality and Fear: Hits Keep Coming for Philly’s Most Vulnerable

When the current protests began in Philadelphia on Saturday, May 30, something felt distinctly different from the last time I…

June 3, 2020

“The Waterboarding of Drugs!”—Hasan Minhaj Blasts “Rigged” Marijuana Industry

If the marijuana industry is consolidating among large corporations, while Black and Brown people continue to be shut out and…

May 27, 2020

Cop’s Memorial Day Killing of Black Man Encouraged by Local DA Culture

Minneapolis, Memorial Day 2020. A Black man’s head lies on the asphalt, and the white Minneapolis police officer holds an…

May 26, 2020

Boston DA Spat Puts Hard Questions to the “Progressive Prosecutor” Movement

Rachael Rollins is undoubtedly an exciting prosecutor. When she announced during her 2018 campaign to become Boston’s next district attorney…

May 13, 2020

Ahmaud Arbery Case: Deep Investigation Must Take On Structural Racism

The brutal killing of Ahmaud Arbery, by a retired member of law enforcement and his son in Brunswick, Georgia on…

May 12, 2020

ACLU Underlines That Racial Justice Takes More Than Just Marijuana Legalization

Black people are more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana, even after decriminalization and legalization, confirms a new…

April 22, 2020

San Antonio’s War on Street-Level Sex Workers

On a late August afternoon, a woman with shoulder-length brown hair asked a passing driver on the west side of…

March 31, 2020