Alex S. Vitale

@avitale

Alex S. Vitale is a professor of sociology and the coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College and the author of The End of Policing.

A campus police officer stand stands at the ready as protesters demonstrate at the University of Chicago on May 3, 2024.

Campus Police Are Among the Armed Heavies Cracking Down on Students Campus Police Are Among the Armed Heavies Cracking Down on Students

While some of the worst behavior has come from local and state police, university police have shown themselves to be just as capable of brutality.

May 9, 2024 / Alex S. Vitale

Here’s the Real Reason Ted Cruz Waved My Book in Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Face

Here’s the Real Reason Ted Cruz Waved My Book in Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Face Here’s the Real Reason Ted Cruz Waved My Book in Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Face

Like other members of his party, Cruz is using Jackson’s nomination to tar the Democratic Party with the brush of “reverse racism” and undermine movements for racial justice.

Mar 23, 2022 / Alex S. Vitale

Timothy Shea

Why Are Mayors Inviting Trump’s Federal Agents Into Their Cities? Why Are Mayors Inviting Trump’s Federal Agents Into Their Cities?

The Trump administration’s “anti-crime,” anti-cities agenda goes beyond sending DHS agents to Portland, and some mayors are fine with that.

Jul 24, 2020 / Alex S. Vitale

The Only Solution Is to Defund the Police

The Only Solution Is to Defund the Police The Only Solution Is to Defund the Police

The murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor prove what we already knew—police “reform” has failed.

May 31, 2020 / Alex S. Vitale

James O'Neill

The NYPD Needs to Change a Lot More Than Its Commissioner The NYPD Needs to Change a Lot More Than Its Commissioner

Despite attempts to reform New York City’s Police Department, its methods remain troubling and its rank-and-file resistant to change.

Nov 7, 2019 / Alex S. Vitale

DEA arrest

Abolish the Drug Enforcement Administration Abolish the Drug Enforcement Administration

And use the savings to help the poor.

Oct 20, 2017 / Alex S. Vitale

Charlottesville Police Car

How the Police Failed in Charlottesville How the Police Failed in Charlottesville

Police must learn from past protests to avoid stoking further violence.

Aug 15, 2017 / Alex S. Vitale

Trump Inauguration Protest

The Threat of Political Policing in the Trump Era The Threat of Political Policing in the Trump Era

Trump will brook no protest.

May 17, 2017 / Alex S. Vitale

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Rudolph Giuliani Can’t Stand the Constitution Rudolph Giuliani Can’t Stand the Constitution

Remember when he was mayor?  

Nov 17, 2016 / Alex S. Vitale

David Duke Confederate Flag

White-Supremacist David Duke’s New Senate Campaign Fits a Pattern White-Supremacist David Duke’s New Senate Campaign Fits a Pattern

The enthusiastic Trump supporter and former Grand Wizard of the KKK makes common cause with an international rising right.

Jul 23, 2016 / Alex S. Vitale and Alan A. Aja

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