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Abolishing and recreating the police in US may be the only answer
When some advocate for abolishing the police in response to police brutality, discrimination or corruption, it sounds pretty extreme. For, there is indeed crime in our world, and there needs to be a way for the society to respond to crime. However… Wh ...[Read more]
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Presidential historian lays out the reasons why George Floyd’s death sealed Trump’s fate as a one-term president
A week after Floyd's death, on June 1, 2020, nonviolent protesters in Washington, D.C.'s Lafayette Square were demanding justice for him when they were violently removed by police so that Trump and his allies could walk from the White House to St. John's ...[Read more]
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‘Racist, Unconstitutional, and Anti-Democratic’: Florida Senate Passes GOP Anti-Protest Bill
After Florida's Senate Republicans on Thursday passed an undemocratic anti-protest bill—expected to be signed into law by its chief proponent, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, as early as next week—the state's ACLU chapter condemned GOP lawmakers for "ai ...[Read more]
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US police and public officials donated to Kyle Rittenhouse, data breach reveals
A data breach at a Christian crowdfunding website has revealed that serving police officers and public officials have donated money to fundraisers for accused vigilante murderers, far-right activists, and fellow officers accused of shooting black American ...[Read more]
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Video Shows 13-Year-Old Adam Toledo Had His Hands Up When A Police Officer Fatally Shot Him
A 13-year-old boy who was shot and killed in Chicago by a police officer had his hands up when the cop fired his weapon, new videos show. The city's Civilian Office of Police Accountability posted the videos online Thursday along with other recordings and ...[Read more]
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Baltimore Cops Carried Toy Guns to Plant on People They Shot, Trial Reveals
Last week, the beginning of an explosive corruption trial involving eight members of Baltimore's elite Gun Trace Task Force revealed that a handful of Baltimore cops allegedly kept fake guns in their patrol cars to plant on innocent people—a failsafe th ...[Read more]
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U.S. Intel Walks Back Claim Russians Put Bounties on American Troops
It was a huge election-time story that prompted cries of treason. But according to a newly disclosed assessment, Donald Trump might have been right to call it a “hoax.” ...[Read more]
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A Courageous Decision€: Rep. Ro Khanna Praises Biden’s Plan to End the Forever War in Afghanistan
Democratic Congressmember Ro Khanna says President Joe Biden's plan to pull U.S. troops out of Afghanistan is a courageous decision. Im very glad that we have a president who has finally recognized that this is not a militarily winnable war, says Khanna. ...[Read more]
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Canceling Student Debt Will Help Health Care Workers and Advance Racial Justice
Health care workers have more student loan debt than workers in any other industry, holding approximately $9,700 more in debt per person than those who work in higher education, who are the second-highest debt holders on the list. Private health care work ...[Read more]
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Sanders, Omar Unveil Bill to End ‘Absurd Corporate Handouts’ to Fossil Fuel Industry
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Ilhan Omar introduced legislation Thursday that would eliminate dozens of tax loopholes, subsidies, and other federal giveaways to the fossil fuel industry and cut off U.S. support for international oil and gas projects that a ...[Read more]
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Wyoming Republicans set aside funds to sue other states for their green energy policies: report
Some Republicans in red states not only want to make sure that fossil fuels remain dominant in their own backyards €” they also want to discourage the use of green energy in blue states and swing states. ...[Read more]
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