The controversial units have been responsible for high-profile killings and civil rights abuses in cities nationwide. Gov. Hochul doubled their state grant funding in New York—and wants to double it again.
Civil Rights in America
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Celebrating Dr. King’s Embrace of Multiracial Justice
We need coalitions of conscience now more than ever.
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Nonviolence From a Military Angle
A new history of the civil rights movement gets a lot right but falls short in trying to reframe the story.
Posted inLaw and Justice
How Banks Are Defending Their Right to Discriminate
Chamber of Commerce v. CFPB is the latest battle in Wall Street’s long war to destroy the consumer protection agency.
Posted inLaw and Justice
More Rights in Danger as Supreme Court Term Begins
Threats to voting rights, affirmative action, the environment, and student debt relief take center stage.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Florida, Texas Dial Up Their War on Immigrants
Martha’s Vineyard episode spotlights deep disrespect for migrants and broader interstate rifts.
Posted inLaw and Justice
San Quentin Is Still Punishing People for Being Sick
Incarcerated people described filthy conditions and harsh treatment in San Quentin’s medical quarantine unit.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Republicans Use Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free to Own the Libs
For conservatives, defenseless refugees are something to abuse and exploit.
Posted inPolitics
The Dance of Liberals and Radicals
Appreciating the wisdom of Todd Gitlin—and what his insights about the 1960s tell us about the present moment
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Ted Cruz CRT Minstrel Show
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson held her own during the Texas senator’s bizarre show-and-tell over teaching American history.
