News | Prisons & Policing Senator Plans Amendment to End Transfer of Military Equipment to Local Police The militarization of local police forces is on full display following the police killing of George Floyd. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams June 1, 2020 Truthout
News | Racial Justice Ocasio-Cortez: “If You Want to End Unrest, End the Conditions That Create It” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for a focus on the root causes of poverty, distrust and violence in our society. By Jon Queally , CommonDreams May 31, 2020 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Police Violence Protesters Were Hit With More Police Violence in US Capitol A massive crowd gathered outside the White House on Saturday joining national protests against George Floyd's murder. By Staff , CommonDreams May 31, 2020 Truthout
News | Human Rights US Border Patrol Is Using a Predator Drone to Spy on Minneapolis Protests Customs and Border Protection has been flying the drone during protests against the police killing of George Floyd. By Eoin Higgins , CommonDreams May 30, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Cornel West: “We Are Witnessing America as a Failed Social Experiment” The Harvard professor and activist denounced "neo-fascist gangster" Trump and "milquetoast" neoliberal Democrats. By Jon Queally , CommonDreams May 30, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice Without Anger Over Inequality and Lynchings, We Have No Hope for Democracy The anger that erupted in response to the murder of George Floyd plays a crucial role in the fight for U.S. democracy. By Nicholas Powers , Truthout May 29, 2020 Truthout
News | Racial Justice Police Arrested Afro-Latino Reporter While Treating White Colleague “Politely” As Omar Jimenez asked why he was arrested while cameras were still rolling, officers didn't appear to give him a reason. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 29, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice Forget “Looting.” Capitalism Is the Real Robbery. Instead of condemning an uprising, those interested in liberation should condemn thefts perpetrated by a lethal system. By William C. Anderson , Truthout May 29, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing Minneapolis Protesters Call to Defund the Police Protesters rose up and set fire to the Third Police Precinct in Minneapolis last night. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! May 29, 2020 Truthout
News | Racial Justice Police Arrest CNN Journalist During Live TV Coverage of George Floyd Protests Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz apologized for the arrest of the CNN crew Friday morning. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams May 29, 2020 Truthout