Police and Law Enforcement

Don’t Forget: Someone Loved Philando Castile, Someone Loved Alton Sterling

Don’t Forget: Someone Loved Philando Castile, Someone Loved Alton Sterling Don’t Forget: Someone Loved Philando Castile, Someone Loved Alton Sterling

Kai Wright on Black Lives Matter after Dallas, Harold Meyerson on Trump’s GOP, and Clara Bingham on remembering the sixties.

Jul 14, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

The One Thing That Unites All Americans

The One Thing That Unites All Americans The One Thing That Unites All Americans

Didn’t see that coming.

Jul 14, 2016 / Jen Sorensen

BLM Father & Daughter

Black Lives Still Matter Black Lives Still Matter

In order to truly ensure that, we will have to confront the broader culture of violence that has long gripped this nation.

Jul 14, 2016 / Kai Wright

Pro-gun rally

Dallas Shooter Micah Johnson Showed What the NRA’s ‘Insurgency Theory’ of Gun Rights Really Looks Like Dallas Shooter Micah Johnson Showed What the NRA’s ‘Insurgency Theory’ of Gun Rights Really Looks Like

Fighting what you view as government tyranny with an AR-15 makes you a murderer, not a Minuteman.

Jul 11, 2016 / Joshua Holland

NATO protest

What a 21st-Century Peace Movement Looks Like What a 21st-Century Peace Movement Looks Like

It's time to address both the violence of militarism abroad and policing at home. 

Jul 11, 2016 / Alice Slater

Serena Wimbledon Victory Fist

6 Times Athletes Spoke Out in Support of #BlackLivesMatter This Week 6 Times Athletes Spoke Out in Support of #BlackLivesMatter This Week

Their statements have the potential to reach an important audience.

Jul 8, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Dallas Police Officer

Black Lives Still Must Matter, Even After Dallas Black Lives Still Must Matter, Even After Dallas

But the attack is a reminder that no life will be safe and truly valued until we also confront the broader American culture of violence.

Jul 8, 2016 / Kai Wright

Alton Sterling protest

Why Alton Sterling and Philando Castile Are Dead Why Alton Sterling and Philando Castile Are Dead

We have too much law enforcement, too deeply enmeshed in our lives, and that fact is making us less, not more safe.

Jul 7, 2016 / Kai Wright

Brazil Police Protest in Rio Airport

Rio’s Police Say ‘Welcome To Hell’ Rio’s Police Say ‘Welcome To Hell’

The Olympics are providing police with an opportunity to push for higher wages. Yet their violence in poor communities goes undiscussed.

Jul 6, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Police Kill Nearly 25 Dogs Each Day

Police Kill Nearly 25 Dogs Each Day Police Kill Nearly 25 Dogs Each Day

Law enforcement’s treatment of dogs is just a symptom of the militarized policing so many of our neighborhoods are subjected to.

Jul 5, 2016 / Andrea B. Scott

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