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DOJ Intervention Didn’t Stop Seattle’s Police Violence. It Gave Cops More Money.
Seattle learned the hard way that federal oversight via “consent decrees” mainly served to increase police budgets.
Ocasio-Cortez: NYC’s New Police Contract Makes Cops Rich by Defunding Schools
The lawmaker said that crime can actually be reduced by funding public programs that support communities.
The 2020 BLM Uprising Lives On in Houston’s Struggle Against Police Violence
Against the growing and deadly profile of the far right, a BLM campaign in Houston is showing where we go from here.
Chicago Votes in Favor of Removing Police From Mental Health Crisis Response
The response to the referendum was a victory for organizers who have fought to get police out of mental health.
The Right Did Worse Than Expected, But That Shouldn’t Satisfy Progressives
Organizing efforts paid off in the midterms, but the left’s work isn’t over yet.
Law-and-Order Policies Make Us Less Safe. The Trajectory of the ’90s Shows Why.
Across the U.S., Democratic politicians are embracing playbooks that put mass incarceration into overdrive in the ‘90s.
Biden Is Still Issuing Calls to Increase Police Funding
Racial justice advocates say both parties are exploiting “defund the police” for political gain.
The Far Right Doesn’t Want to Defund FBI. They Want It to Follow Their Orders.
The FBI should be defunded. It has a legacy of repressing left movements. The right just wants to change its leadership.
There Are Good Reasons to Defund the FBI. They Have Nothing to Do With Trump.
The FBI was created to prop up a system of rule based on white supremacy, inequality, injustice and state violence.
Here’s Why Arab Americans Like Me Are Supporting Efforts to Defund the Police
As an Arab American whose community has endured chilling surveillance, I back the movement to defund the police.