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Copaganda
Filmmaker Connects Dots Between Fugitive Slave Law and Modern-Day “Karens”
Award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson documents the history of anti-Black police violence in “Sound of the Police.”
Copaganda Perpetuates the Myth That Freedom Puts the Public in Danger
Even as violent crime decreased in the U.S., media coverage of crime increased.
Abolition Doesn’t Undermine Safety — Its Goal Is Safety for Everyone
If policing, prosecution and incarceration created safety, the U.S. would be the safest country in the world.
How Do We Interrupt Violence Without Police?
Real solutions to violence require addressing root causes, including poverty, addiction and community health.
What Is Restorative Justice? An Alternative Approach to Addressing Harm.
The criminal punishment system allows no real path forward for healing. Restorative justice offers a better way.
NYPD’s “Autism Awareness” Squad Car Is Nothing But a Publicity Stunt
Don’t be fooled by the NYPD’s lip service to autism awareness: Policing isn’t “neurodiversity-friendly.”
Copaganda Arrests Our Imaginations
“Police, as a political force, are shaping mainstream media,” says Andrea Ritchie.
Reimagining the Commons Is One Step Toward a Future Without Police
This is about far more than access to goods and services; it’s about a new conception of community and social relations.
Police Departments Are Using Social Media to Remake Their Image
To counter viral videos of police brutality, police around the U.S. have started ad campaigns on social media sites.