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As Mourners Gather for Tyre Nichols’s Funeral, Calls Grow for Abolition
Abolitionist Andrea Ritchie and Howard University Professor Justin Hansford discuss the need for structural change.
National Guard Wants to Expand Its Training Site to Twice the Size of Chicago
The proposed expansion would allow for increased use and testing of new technologies, particularly electronic warfare.
Let’s Abolish Systems That Criminalize and Punish Survivors of Abuse
U.S. courts often reject domestic and sexual violence as legitimate justifications for self-defense.
Biden’s Safer America Plan Will Harm Already Hyper-Policed Communities
A safer plan for America would invest in its people by promoting alternative deterrents to violence.
Record Police Killings in 2022 Show Need to Continue Organizing for Abolition
Building power and transformation is about encouraging the grassroots while confronting a resilient carceral state.
Keenan Anderson, Cousin of Black Lives Matter Cofounder, Killed by LAPD
The high school English teacher suffered cardiac arrest after police used a Taser on him following a traffic accident.
Incarceration and Ableism Go Hand in Hand, Says Abolitionist Talila Lewis
We must dismantle systems of advocacy that rank marginalized people and tie people’s value to their labor productivity.
My Neighbors Were “Buffalo Strong” During Storm. Officials Were “Buffalo Wrong.”
Resources that should have been used to rescue people were spent on chasing down petty thefts and nonviolent crimes.
Police Killed Nearly 100 People a Month in 2022, Data Shows
A preliminary report finds police killed over 1,100 people last year, the most killings in any year in the past decade.
After 41 Years in Prison, Mumia Abu-Jamal May Finally Get a Chance for New Trial
Evidence suggests the prosecutor in Mumia's trial bribed star witnesses to testify and wrongly excluded Black jurors.