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Black Abolitionists Lead Resistance to Trump’s Use of Federal Police and ICE
Black-led abolitionist community defense groups are organizing against Trump’s efforts to target DC and Chicago.
The Trap of Law and Order Under Fascism
“There’s no rule of law that’s going to get us out of where we are,” says author and organizer Andrea Ritchie.
Policing Has Always Been a Tool to Repress the Working Class
Modern policing was born out of a series of transatlantic ruling class experiments to repress radical rebellion.
In Black August, We Turn Destructive Spaces Into Laboratories for Liberation
This is not just a month of mourning — it's a time for mobilization and recommitment to prison abolition.
I Survived a Deadly Disease in Prison. No One Else Should Have To Face It.
Valley fever disproportionately impacts people targeted by mass incarceration. California can move to prevent this harm.
Safety Is a Practice We Enact Together: Building Solidarity Under Trump 2.0
As authoritarian forces try to fracture our communities, we must remember that our collective survival is intertwined.
10 Years Ago, Baltimore Cops Killed Freddie Gray. Here’s How the City Rose Up.
Organizers, journalists, students, and others involved in the uprising reflect on its impact and where things stand now.
Martin Sostre’s Life Teaches Us Revolutionary Moments Are Always Upon Us
Sostre laid a foundation for contemporary Black anarchism and prison abolition. A new biography finally tells his story.
Basic Reforms to New York’s Legal Code Are at Risk as Democrats Lurch Rightward
In 2019, New York made it easier for defendants to learn about information used against them. That could now be revoked.
Don’t Forget the History of COVID in Prison: An Interview With Victoria Law
The pandemic bared the cruelty of prison in new ways. It was a lost opportunity to move away from mass incarceration.