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![Two months after the Minneapolis upraising visitors continue to pay their respects at George Floyd's makeshift memorial as fleeting rays of sunlight illuminate a haloed cross inscribed with the words "Rest in Power George Floyd" on July 26, 2020, in Minneapolis, MN.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/09/GettyImages-1228047333-400x300.jpg)
Christianity Is Empty If It Doesn’t Address the Racist Carceral State
Religious leaders must confront the evils of policing, which is sustained by the legacy of white supremacist domination.
![Volunteers help victims of flooding from Hurricane Ida in the Flushing neighborhood in Queens, New York.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/09/GettyImages-1338649616-400x300.jpg)
Mutual Aid — Not Police — Helped New Yorkers in the Wake of Hurricane Ida
Government on every level has failed us by investing in police instead of environmentally conscious community safety.
![People march behind a Black Lives Matter banner during a street protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/09/2021_0908-black-lives-matter-400x300.jpg)
Cops Killed Marcus Smith 3 Years Ago, Fueling Outrage Over Police Hog-Tying
The issue of hog-tying as a method of brutal restraint should command national attention and official condemnation.
![Donald Trump holds up his scribbles while surrounded by cops](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/08/2021_0820-trump-police-400x300.jpg)
Report: Trump Admin Deployed Feds to Bring Harsher Charges on BLM Protesters
Throughout history, the federal government has worked to surveil and disrupt Black power movements.
![Registered Nurses conduct a demonstration held by National Nurses United (NNU) in Lafayette Park to read aloud names of health care providers who have contracted COVID-19 and died on April 21, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/06/2021_0705-nurses-nnu-400x300.jpg)
Physicians Have a Duty to Confront the Exploitative Industry That Employs Them
Physicians take an oath to do no harm. Upholding it requires fighting the structural violence that hurts patients.
![Rep. Cori Bush (D-Missouri) speaks at The National Council for Incarcerated Women and Girls "100 Women for 100 Women" rally in Black Lives Matter Plaza near The White House on March 12, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/06/2021_0628-cori-bush-speaks-at-rally-400x300.jpg)
Cori Bush Introduces Bill to Move Away From Policing for Public Safety
The People’s Response Act provides resources to move first responses away from police and toward health experts.
![People protest the NYPD's handling of the opioid crisis](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/06/2021_0628-opioid-crisis-400x300.jpg)
My Sister Died of an Overdose. Defunding the Police Might Have Saved Her.
It’s time to acknowledge we can’t arrest our way out of the overdose crisis.
![President Joe Biden speaks on gun crime prevention measures at the White House on June 23, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/06/2021_0624-joe-biden--400x300.jpg)
Biden Urges Cities to Use COVID Funds to Hire More Police
Racial justice advocates say the root causes of gun violence run much deeper than Biden will admit.
![People display signs in support of Black trans lives during a protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/06/2021_0614-pride-400x300.jpg)
To Celebrate Pride, We Must Honor Its Roots as an Anti-Police Protest
Ongoing police violence against LGBTQ people has led to a nationwide movement to limit or ban cops from Pride events.
![A protester seen shouting the 72 names of the victims assassinated by police in front of the Tequendama Hotel, where the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (CIDH) met with union leaders on June 9, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/06/2021_0611-colombia-national-strike-400x300.jpg)
A National Strike Has Reignited in Colombia — and Is Winning Some Victories
The strike forced the government to withdraw a tax on basic necessities and subsidize college for low-income students.