Police Unions Wield Massive Power in American Politics — For Now
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A brief history of how police unions became kingmakers in urban politics, and how a movement hopes to roll that power back
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My Family Saw a Police Car Hit a Kid — Then I Learned How NYPD Impunity Works
Posted in: Culture FeaturesAfter seeing an NYPD cruiser hit a Black teenager, Eric Umansky tried to find out how it happened. Instead, he discovered the ways the city's police department is shielded from accountability
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New York Senate Votes to Overturn 44-Year-Old Law Shielding Police Disciplinary Records
Posted in: Politics News"New Yorkers will be better able to hold their police department accountable for misconduct committed in their communities," says one advocate of repeal of provision 50-A
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Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On — Especially During the Pandemic
Posted in: Culture FeaturesThe chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surfaces, and can cause long-term lung damage
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Campaign Zero’s ‘8 Can’t Wait’ Project Aims to Curtail Police Violence
Posted in: Culture News"Data proves that together these eight policies can decrease police violence by 72 percent"
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A Practical Guide to Defunding the Police
Posted in: Politics NewsActivists are demanding cities 'defund the police.' Here's what they mean
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John Legend, Common, the Weeknd, Lizzo Sign Open Letter to Defund the Police
Posted in: Culture NewsStatement, written by Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors, calls for more spending on education and health care
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Six Ideas for a Cop-Free World
Posted in: Politics NewsAs public outrage at police brutality grows, we take a look at a few of the practicable, real-world alternatives to the modern police system.
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‘The Community Is Tired. The Community Is Hurt’: Twin Cities Musicians Talk George Floyd Uprising
Posted in: Music FeaturesArtists from Minneapolis and St. Paul talk about the history of racism that led up to George Floyd's killing by police and the protests that have followed
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Families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor Call for Sweeping Police Reforms
Posted in: Culture NewsAttorneys Benjamin Crump, Lee Merritt discuss new federal legislation, U.N. hearings, economic sanctions during press conference
