Police and Law Enforcement

Black Lives Matter, Tribute to Breonna Taylor

Black Lives Matter, Tribute to Breonna Taylor Black Lives Matter, Tribute to Breonna Taylor

On March 13, Breonna Taylor was  murdered in her own home by Louisville, Ky., police officers. Read the article.

Jun 2, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo, Steve Brodner, and Peter Kuper

Police

Where Does America Go From Here? Where Does America Go From Here?

As protesters face off with militarized police across the country, Trump’s ineptitude and cruelty feel more painful than ever.

Jun 2, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

The front window of The Stonewall Inn

The Border Patrol Praises Stonewall While Deploying Officers to Suppress Protests The Border Patrol Praises Stonewall While Deploying Officers to Suppress Protests

The Customs and Border Protection chief condemned the current demonstrations but sent out an agencywide e-mail today commemorating the 1969 LGBTQ uprising.

Jun 1, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

Minneapolis: The Rise of the ‘Thumpers’

Minneapolis: The Rise of the ‘Thumpers’ Minneapolis: The Rise of the ‘Thumpers’

How decades of liberal reform failed to rein in a racist, defiantly brutal police department.

Jun 1, 2020 / Will Cooley

Bill de Blasio Has Failed the Test of This Moment

Bill de Blasio Has Failed the Test of This Moment 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.

Jun 1, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Police

The Fire This Time The Fire This Time

The insurrection against racist policing has deep roots in America’s past but also points toward a different future.

Jun 1, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Trump’s Authoritarian Porn Has a Lot of Fans

Trump’s Authoritarian Porn Has a Lot of Fans Trump’s Authoritarian Porn Has a Lot of Fans

Some cops and Trump’s supporters are thrilling to the cowardly president’s inciting violence. We have to stop them.

May 31, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Keith Ellison on Police Brutality: ‘We Need a Vision That Says There’s Going to Be Accountability’

Keith Ellison on Police Brutality: ‘We Need a Vision That Says There’s Going to Be Accountability’ Keith Ellison on Police Brutality: ‘We Need a Vision That Says There’s Going to Be Accountability’

Minnesota’s attorney general, in an exclusive interview with The Nation, says we must challenge the social order that maintains an unjust status quo.

May 31, 2020 / Editorial / John Nichols

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

National Guard

Exclusive: The US Military Is Monitoring Protests in 7 States Exclusive: The US Military Is Monitoring Protests in 7 States

A National Guard member says troops are ill-equipped to respond to civil unrest.

May 30, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

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