Interview | Prisons & Policing The Movement to Uplift Black Lives and Defund Police Can No Longer Be Ignored Activists in Minneapolis and mourners in Houston discuss the future of the movement following George Floyd's killing. By Monica Lopez , MakingContact June 14, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Minneapolis Organizers Are Already Building the Tools for Safety Without Police Minneapolis is creating a police-free future in real time. By Jae Hyun Shim , Truthout June 12, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights Over 200 Unhoused People Sheltering in Minneapolis Hotel Now Face Eviction Using hotels for emergency housing is an obvious answer as the economy enters a depression in the midst of a pandemic. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! June 9, 2020 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Minneapolis City Council Members Pledge to Abolish the Police Department The move to defund the police will likely need a change to the city's charter, too, requiring a city-wide vote. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 8, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Human Rights Outside of the US, the World Sees Uprisings, Not Riots The United States is paying the price for denying people what Malcolm X called "the right to be a human being." By Reese Erlich , TheProgressive June 6, 2020 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Move to Defund Police Gains Support Nationwide The increasing support comes as images and videos of police attacking peaceful protesters continue to spread. By Eoin Higgins , CommonDreams June 5, 2020 Truthout
News | Human Rights Uprisings Are Driving a Surge in Mutual Aid in Minneapolis and Beyond Neighbors are coming together to build strategies for keeping each other safe without the police. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout June 4, 2020 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Minneapolis School Board Votes to Terminate $1.1 Million Contract With Police Students and the community had urged the school district for years to divest from police and invest in social services. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 3, 2020 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Minneapolis Neighborhoods Defend Against Police and White Supremacists A homegrown rebellion across neighborhoods exposes the deep inequalities and endemic racism. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout June 1, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice This Is What a Revolution Looks Like We are at a fulcrum moment as a society. We must back the movement for justice and resist authoritarian pushback. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout June 1, 2020 Truthout