Policing

Many headlines are contributing to a polarized society, but media can play an important role in revealing our shared humanity.

Obama increased militarization of local police 24-fold before banning some kinds of Pentagon weapons transfers.

“You name it, we are buying it,” says NYPD Chief Bill Bratton as city purchases $7.5 million in military-style gear.

As the Democratic National Convention enters its third day, Mumia Abu-Jamal is observing and covering the proceedings from inside a state prison facility.

The war on cops does not exist, but the idea has been used to justify increasing police violence.

The Obama administration's deportation machine continues to tear communities apart.

Heather Mac Donald is trying to change the subject.

Dallas organizers are working to prevent an expansion of policing in the wake of the July 7 shooting of five officers.

I, like other authors in this book, take the position that the existence of the police force in this country is unnecessary.

In Baton Rouge, three police officers were killed and three others were wounded in a shooting rampage on Sunday.