Truthout
Police Brutality
|
Minneapolis Activists Continue Fight Against Systemic Racism and Police Violence
The city and local protesters have become a focal point in the national racial justice movement.
|
What Is Nonviolence Anyhow?
Definitions are tricky. Thinking about them and seeking consensus on their meanings in real life is helpful but complex.
|
How Could Tamir Rice’s Death Be “Reasonable”?
Imaginative legal reasoning deals a real blow.
|
Memorial Blockade: A Love Letter to Communities Resisting Police Violence
A recent direct action by Chicago activists represented a city raging against corruption, systemic abuse and state violence.
The Logic of the Police State: Waking Up to the Darkness in US Policing
A look at arguments against reforms reveals disregard for concerns about brutality and abuse.
Justice for Freddie Gray Uncertain as Baltimore Jury Fails to Reach Verdict
On Wednesday, a judge declared a mistrial after jurors were unable to reach a verdict after three days of deliberation.
|
Freeing Killer Cops and Caging Domestic Violence Survivors: Do Black Lives Matter in Chicago?
Police officers are rarely penalized for killing people, but Black women are frequently punished for choosing to survive.
|
In Chicago, New Police Reform Task Force Triggers Feeling of Déjà Vu
Chicago is once again gripped by a familiar story.
Burger King Footage Is Still a Mystery in the Laquan McDonald Shooting Case
Allegations of police tampering continue to fuel theories that there is more information.
|
Breaking Broken Windows
Broken Windows theory posited an argument that had some intuitive appeal: taking care of the small things prevents bigger things.