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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.
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 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.
Policing and Militarism Go Hand in Hand. We Must Abolish Both.
Police and the military operate under the same principle -- they move in, occupy and oppress communities.
My Grandparents Lived Through the Nakba. Now It’s Happening Again.
The Israeli military is committing atrocities in Sheikh Jarrah and Gaza. This is the unending Palestinian catastrophe.
Police in Brazil Kill Two Dozen in Deadliest Favela Raid in Rio’s History
Brazil suffers one of the highest rates of police-perpetrated killings in the world.
University of California Pushes to Militarize and Expand Its Police Force
A campus-based movement is growing in response, to abolish police presence and transform safety infrastructures.
Big Corporations Strike Racial Justice Pose While Continuing to Fund Police
Nonprofit police foundations are just one way corporations have funneled money into law enforcement.
Outrage in Kenosha as Cop Who Shot Jacob Blake Returns to Work
“Our demand is for him to be fired," says Jacob Blake Sr., father of Jacob Blake.
We Are Fighting for a World Where Ma’Khia Bryant Would Have Lived
Policing is never about care, and that is why so many are demanding that we rethink the meaning of public safety.