Police and Law Enforcement

Dangerous Rush to Legislate on Surveillance and Mental Health? Dean Spade [VIDEO]

Dangerous Rush to Legislate on Surveillance and Mental Health? Dean Spade [VIDEO] Dangerous Rush to Legislate on Surveillance and Mental Health? Dean Spade [VIDEO]

Involuntary mental health care and police profiling will not make the United States safer.

Dec 28, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders

Dean Spade: Why the Law Is Not Enough

Dean Spade: Why the Law Is Not Enough Dean Spade: Why the Law Is Not Enough

Our civil rights discourse must address the ways our institutions systemically oppress certain communities.

Dec 20, 2012 / Video / Laura Flanders

Sandy Hook Must Push Us Toward the Collective and Away from Individualism

Sandy Hook Must Push Us Toward the Collective and Away from Individualism Sandy Hook Must Push Us Toward the Collective and Away from Individualism

The urge to pull children from schools and arm oneself may be understandable, but we need to come together for solutions.

Dec 18, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert

The War on Drugs Is a War on Human Nature

The War on Drugs Is a War on Human Nature The War on Drugs Is a War on Human Nature

The unwinnable war transforms a freedom-loving republic into a freedom-fearing national security state.  

Dec 10, 2012 / Lewis Lapham

Momentum Builds in the Fight Against Stop-and-Frisk

Momentum Builds in the Fight Against Stop-and-Frisk Momentum Builds in the Fight Against Stop-and-Frisk

Nearly every single community member speaking at recent hearing on stop-and-frisk opposed the NYPD’s controversial policy.

Oct 31, 2012 / Christie Thompson

The NYPD Caught on Tape

The NYPD Caught on Tape The NYPD Caught on Tape

While Mayor Bloomberg and Ray Kelly defend stop-and-frisk, a damning video is fueling the fight for police accountability in New York City.

Oct 17, 2012 / Editorial / The Editors

The Police Stop-and-Frisk Numbers Game Corrupts Our Criminal Justice System The Police Stop-and-Frisk Numbers Game Corrupts Our Criminal Justice System

Police officers face tremendous pressure to meet arrest quotas, leading them to "hunt" the very citizens they're supposed to protect.

Oct 17, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Will the New York City Council Curb Stop-and-Frisk Abuses? Will the New York City Council Curb Stop-and-Frisk Abuses?

Council members demanded answers from Mayor Bloomberg's representative just one day after a video released by The Nation documented an abusive stop.

Oct 12, 2012 / Ross Tuttle and Quinn Rose Schneider

Stopped-and-Frisked: ‘For Being a F**king Mutt’ [VIDEO]

Stopped-and-Frisked: ‘For Being a F**king Mutt’ [VIDEO] Stopped-and-Frisked: ‘For Being a F**king Mutt’ [VIDEO]

A recording of a stop-and-frisk in action shows the racist reality of a prevalent police practice in New York City.

Oct 8, 2012 / From the Archive / Ross Tuttle and Quinn Rose Schneider

More Than 180 Arrested on Occupy Wall Street’s First Anniversary More Than 180 Arrested on Occupy Wall Street’s First Anniversary

According to the mainstream media, Occupy is dead. So why are the police taking so many into custody? 

Sep 18, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny

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