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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.
Several US Cities Have Increased Policing of Palestine Solidarity
Multiple U.S. cities have adopted a definition of antisemitism that silences Palestinians and expands surveillance.
After Backlash, San Francisco Board Backtracks Police Use of Exploding Robots
City lawmakers voted to move the matter back to a rules committee, which could propose exploring it again in the future.
We Are Living in a Digital Police State. You Can Thank Big Tech.
DHS and Silicon Valley have dumped money and new surveillance tech into local police departments across the country.
New York Mayor’s Plan to Round Up Homeless People Is a Trauma-Inducing Horror
It is a horrific rights violation to give police the power to forcibly hospitalize people for being homeless.