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Chicago Passed Police Torture Reparations 5 Years Ago. Were They Implemented?
Chicago’s reparations ordinance remains a great precedent for the U.S. despite some of its promises being unfulfilled.
New York City’s Budget Must Stop Robbing Our Children to Pay the NYPD
The New York City budget must fund communities and services that need support right now, not racist policing.
Trump’s New Commission Looks Like a Platform for Pro-Police Propaganda
Every single member of the commission works in or has ties to law enforcement. The majority are white men.
NYPD Engaged in Coverup to Hide Its Ties to a Facial Recognition Firm
The scandal signals the failure of localities to provide oversight on how their police departments monitor the public.
We Want a World Without Police. These Organizers Are Charting the Way.
A new anthology explores strategies and tactics for building safety through transformative justice.
Moms 4 Housing Speaks Out After Militarized Eviction From Vacant Oakland House
Unhoused and insecurely housed mothers were evicted by a militarized police force from the vacant home they occupied.
Minneapolis Activists Ask Local Leaders to Invest in Communities, Not Cops
Reclaim the Block looks to a future where Minneapolis divests from the police department.
Missouri Republican Bill Aims to Have Cops Stop Abortions
The bill is the latest salvo from one of the nation's most rabidly anti-choice legislators.
Fighting for Reforms Isn’t Enough. It’s Time We Reach for Prison Abolition.
Our communities cannot be safe within a system that fights harm with greater harm.
Governor Orders Police at Mauna Kea to Stand Down
The Thirty Meter Telescope will not be built at this time.