DA Tries to Cover-up Role of Notorious Detective in Sensational Brooklyn Murder Case
New evidence emerges that disgraced detective Louis Scarcella steered investigators away from likely shooter.
Ralph Nader: How Can Dictators Control So Many Millions of People?
By Ralph Nader How do dictators manage for decades to control 1.4 billion (China) or 146 million (Russia) people and on down to other smaller totalitarian regimes? Answer: one power…
Thousands Protest Against G7 Summit in Germany
The leaders of the seven most powerful imperialist countries are meeting in the Alps. These seven men stand for environmental destruction and militarism like no one else. That’s why protests…
John Kiriakou: Robbed by Law Enforcement
People who have never even been charged with a crime can have their life savings taken away. That’s civil asset forfeiture.
A Seemingly Targeted Attack Puts George Floyd’s Grand-Niece in the Hospital, Police Don’t Come for Hours
Arianna Delane, the four-year-old grand-niece of George Floyd, was taken to the hospital in the early hours of New Years Day following what appears to be a targeted shooting. The…
Why Atlantans Pushing to Stop “Cop City”
After the city council passed the ground lease for massive police facility known as “Cop City,” local opposition hasn’t ceased; it’s evolved.
Police Watchdog Calls for Full Access to Body Cam Footage. The NYPD Says No.
The inspector general for the NYPD concludes, as ProPublica has detailed, that the police aren’t giving civilian investigators full access to body-worn camera footage.
Is the School-to-Prison Pipeline Finally Being Dismantled?
Many school districts are deciding that police in classrooms cause more problems than they solve.
What Trump Means by ‘Law and Order’
The president's deployment of federal agents in American cities is about the opposite of "law and order."
Chris Hedges: My Student Comes Home
In 1990, Lawrence Bell was 14, orphaned and living in an abandoned house when three Camden cops pressured him to sign a confession of murder. Sunday, thanks to the dogged…
The War Zone Is America
The threat of armed violence shapes the major life decisions of so many people of color today.
Chris Hedges: Gaslighted by the Ruling Class
We are trapped in an abusive relationship. When we finally have enough, our abuser comes after us with flowers and apologies, promising never to do it again.
Alone and Afraid: Welcome to Chickenhawk America
What sort of government continues to wage wars at home and abroad when even its soldiers and veterans balk?
Lee Camp: 19 Facts About American Policing That Will Blow Your Mind
Despite all the coverage of it recently, a deeper debate sits ignored – why it exists, how it works and where it came from.