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Abortion Funds Are Preparing for a Storm. To Help, “Get in Where You Fit in.”
“The fact that we have to talk about decriminalizing pregnancy is a strong argument for abolition,” says Kelly Hayes.
Ocasio-Cortez Raises Concern Over Criminalization Provisions in Senate Gun Bill
Creating avenues for criminalization targets marginalized people without reducing gun violence, safety advocates say.
Canada’s Predictive Policing Tech Is Poorly Regulated Under AI Policy
As surveillance has become a fact of life, digital privacy must become a human right.
FBI Concocts Fake Muslim Plots While Failing to Foil Real White Supremacist Ones
White supremacy continues to be the greatest domestic threat, but the FBI is more interested in its own fantasies.
Uvalde Hires More Police After 60 Cops Took 77 Minutes to Act in School Shooting
Critics have rejected the idea that the shooting could have been averted or mitigated with a larger police department.
We Both Were Incarcerated at Rikers Island. Now We’re Discussing Its History.
I met Jarrod Shanahan before my own sentence at Rikers. His new book details how the jail “took New York City hostage.”
Journalists in Texas Say Uvalde Police Are Actively Obstructing News Reporters
Officials in Uvalde face increasing accusations of stonewalling the media.
Angela Davis Says Black Activist Anthony Gay Is Jailed on False Charges
In addition to being punished for his mental illness, advocates say, Gay was punished for advocating for himself.
Uvalde School District Police Chief Is Refusing to Cooperate With Investigation
The police department’s initial claims about their response to the mass shooting have turned out to be misleading.
Pulse Survivor: Delayed Cop Response in Uvalde Shows Pattern in Mass Shootings
“We have to be honest about stopping gun violence before it erupts in the halls of our school," says Brandon Wolf.