Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Abolishing Police Is a Step Toward Ending White Supremacy and Capitalism We must also dismantle the entire criminal legal apparatus rooted in economic exploitation and racial oppression. By Kristian Williams , Truthout August 8, 2020 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Young People Are Leading the Growing Movement for Police-Free Schools Youth across the U.S. are organizing for police-free schools and resources that prioritize their well-being. By Tasasha Henderson , Truthout August 7, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Prisons & Policing Mass Arrests in 2020 Echo the Brutality Endured by RNC Protesters 20 Years Ago People protested police brutality at the 2000 Republican National Convention. Twenty years later, not much has changed. By Kris Hermes , Truthout August 1, 2020 Truthout
News | Education & Youth To Reopen Schools Safely, We Need to Fund Teachers — Not Cops Activists say removing police will make schools safer for students of color and free up cash for COVID safety measures. By Eleanor J. Bader , Truthout July 31, 2020 Truthout
News | Racial Justice People of Color Are Facing Economic Devastation While Police Get a Blank Check Activists are drawing attention to the connections between police killings and rising inequality across racial lines. By Jaisal Noor , Truthout July 28, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice Confronting White Supremacy Can’t Come Through Top-Down “Justice” Our best hope lies in grassroots, community-led truth and reconciliation processes based in restorative justice. By Fania E. Davis & Teiahsha Bankhead , Truthout July 23, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing We Must Not Exchange One Cage for Another — Let’s Abolish All Forms of Prisons Authors Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law discuss their new book, "Prison By Any Other Name," and the need for abolition. By James Kilgore , Truthout July 22, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth As Campuses Cut Ties to Police, Sociology Departments Must Do the Same Sociology departments must end their role as pipelines to police academies. By Rahsaan Mahadeo , Truthout July 21, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Trading Cops for Social Workers Isn’t the Solution to Police Violence Social workers have a history of partnering with the state to serve as carceral enforcers rather than as liberators. By Cameron Rasmussen & Kirk “Jae” James , Truthout July 17, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Racism of Policing Resulted in the Torture and 18-Year Incarceration of My Son Taking a stand against racism and police violence must include releasing all survivors of police torture from prison. By Rosemary Cade , Truthout July 11, 2020 Truthout