Police and Law Enforcement

Muslim Prayer Trump Protest

Muslim New Yorkers Respond with Fear, Hope, and Apathy to Trump’s Election Muslim New Yorkers Respond with Fear, Hope, and Apathy to Trump’s Election

A sense of powerlessness poses a threat to the solidarity Muslim organizations consider essential under a Trump administration.

Nov 23, 2016 / Elizabeth Whitman

Baltimore police

Cops Are Watching Your Facebook Feed Cops Are Watching Your Facebook Feed

What are they doing with the data?

Nov 21, 2016 / Rachel Levinson-Waldman

Rudy G in Trump T

Rudolph Giuliani Can’t Stand the Constitution Rudolph Giuliani Can’t Stand the Constitution

Remember when he was mayor?  

Nov 17, 2016 / Alex S. Vitale

Donald Trump grimace

The Real Revolution of 2016 Was Not Trump’s The Real Revolution of 2016 Was Not Trump’s

Mike Davis on how Trumpism won’t last long. Plus Joan Walsh on women voters, Kai Wright on Obama and race, and Adam Shatz on “law and order.”

Nov 17, 2016 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Stanley Sheinbaum McGovern Fundraiser

A Liberal Lion Remembered A Liberal Lion Remembered

Stanley Sheinbaum’s achievements were countless.

Nov 16, 2016 / Lived History / Michele Willens

Ted Cruz Would Be a Very Dangerous Attorney General

Ted Cruz Would Be a Very Dangerous Attorney General Ted Cruz Would Be a Very Dangerous Attorney General

During his presidential campaign, Cruz proposed a series of radical actions outside the norms of US law enforcement. 

Nov 16, 2016 / George Zornick

Joe Arpaio Protest

Election Night Saw Victories in Local Criminal-Justice Reform—This Should Be the Beginning Election Night Saw Victories in Local Criminal-Justice Reform—This Should Be the Beginning

Local prosecutor and sheriff races are winnable and build power.

Nov 12, 2016 / Robert J. Smith and Whitney Tymas

Donald Trump’s Imaginary Inner Cities

Donald Trump’s Imaginary Inner Cities Donald Trump’s Imaginary Inner Cities

“Inner city” was always a loaded term, but today it makes no sense at all.

Nov 7, 2016 / Editorial / Bryce Covert

Police surveillance

Americans Are Finding New Ways to Join the Surveillance State Americans Are Finding New Ways to Join the Surveillance State

Some of them aren’t pretty.

Nov 7, 2016 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Dakota Pipeline police

Militarized Police Are Cracking Down on Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters Militarized Police Are Cracking Down on Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters

As police prepare to clear a camp set up in the pipeline's path, human-rights groups are concerned about abuses by law enforcement. 

Oct 26, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

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