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July 2, 2020
How Did Police Unions Get So Powerful?
Police unions are on the defensive for perhaps the first time since their formation. It’s been a long time coming.
Ross Barkan
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June 26, 2020
Bill de Blasio Broke His Promise to New York
The mayor’s retreat on police reform is a wound that won’t heal.
The Editors
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June 18, 2020
For ‘Police Accountability With Teeth,’ Citizens Demand Elected and Empowered Oversight Boards
Activists from Seattle to New York argue that elected boards and special prosecutors are vital to addressing police violence.
John Nichols
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June 4, 2020
‘Starve the Beast’: A Q&A With Alex S. Vitale on Defunding the Police
We spoke to Vitale about the failures of Obama-era police reform efforts and why reducing police power is one of the best solutions available.
Zachary Siegel
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June 1, 2020
Bill de Blasio Has Failed the Test of This Moment
New York’s mayor has floundered in the face of stunning police violence—just like so many other mayors who aren’t prepared to rein in the cops.
Elie Mystal
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May 31, 2020
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.
Alex S. Vitale
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May 27, 2020
There’s Only One Possible Conclusion: White America Likes Its Killer Cops
There’s a straight line connecting Derek Chauvin to Amy Cooper—and that line is white support of police violence.
Elie Mystal
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November 27, 2019
New York City Joins the Global Insurrection Against Neoliberalism and Repression
Organizers are connecting protests against austerity and police brutality in the New York City subway to the growing resistance in the Global South.
Chris Gelardi
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November 7, 2019
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.
Alex S. Vitale
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August 21, 2019
A Killer Cop Gets Fired, and Somehow the Cops Are Angry
Daniel Pantaleo suffered the absolute minimal consequence for killing Eric Garner. The fact that the police union is throwing a tantrum is sick and outrageous.
Elie Mystal