Racial profiling

Trump and O'Neil

Yankee Great Paul O’Neill Endorses Trump, Slaps Latino Players Across the Face Yankee Great Paul O’Neill Endorses Trump, Slaps Latino Players Across the Face

He’s sending quite the message to his former teammates and the game he ostensibly loves.

Mar 9, 2016 / Dave Zirin

San Francisco police in 2011

San Francisco’s Police Problem San Francisco’s Police Problem

The City by the Bay is known for its gentle vibe—except when it comes to the cops.

Feb 23, 2016 / Rebecca Gordon

What 11 Years in Prison Taught Me

What 11 Years in Prison Taught Me What 11 Years in Prison Taught Me

The issue of how to invest in our struggling communities is one that all political candidates—regardless of party—need to address.

Jan 14, 2016 / Jerome Dillard

Why Video Evidence Wasn’t Enough to Get Justice for Tamir Rice

Why Video Evidence Wasn’t Enough to Get Justice for Tamir Rice Why Video Evidence Wasn’t Enough to Get Justice for Tamir Rice

The video didn’t matter to the prosecutor because killing black people is not a crime.

Dec 29, 2015 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Memorial for Sandra Bland

The Real Reason Sandra Bland Got Locked Up The Real Reason Sandra Bland Got Locked Up

As in Ferguson, Waller County and Prairie View are choking residents with court fees in order to fill their coffers in a state without income tax.

Dec 18, 2015 / Editorial / Debbie Nathan

Why Is the FBI Obsessed With This Portland Imam and His Mosque?

Why Is the FBI Obsessed With This Portland Imam and His Mosque? Why Is the FBI Obsessed With This Portland Imam and His Mosque?

Ever since 9/11, federal investigators have pursued Sheikh Mohamed Abdirahman Kariye. Yet he has never been charged with a terrorism-related crime.

Dec 15, 2015 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter

The Statue of Liberty

A Child of Refugees, and a Grateful, if Not Always Proud American A Child of Refugees, and a Grateful, if Not Always Proud American

Since the Paris attacks, I have been agitated by memories of my community after September 11.

Nov 24, 2015 / Sayu Bhojwani

Muslims pray on Madison Avenue

Here We Go Again? Muslim Americans Brace for a Backlash After Paris Here We Go Again? Muslim Americans Brace for a Backlash After Paris

Muslim, Arab, and South Asian activists already see a far-too-familiar pattern in the US reaction—but also some signs of progress.

Nov 16, 2015 / Deepa Iyer

The Red Umbrella Project rallies outside City Hall.

Why Do Sex-Work Diversion Programs Fail? Why Do Sex-Work Diversion Programs Fail?

New York’s scheme to divert sex workers from the criminal justice system has often further criminalized them.

Sep 25, 2015 / Michelle Chen

A Singapore Police exercise at Urban Shield 2014.

Oakland Residents Respond as the Largest Police Training in the World Invades Oakland Residents Respond as the Largest Police Training in the World Invades

The Urban Shield police expo has become so popular among police around the world that the Sheriff’s Office no longer has to advertise.

Sep 21, 2015 / Aaron Miguel Cantú

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