Media

The Baltimore Sun’s Reckoning on Freddie Gray

Justine Barron / FAIR Sep 29, 2023 By assuming the shifting police narrative to be fact, and not seeking independent corroboration, the Sun failed the public in their coverage of the death of Freddie Gray. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Global Voices

‘Woman Life Freedom,’ One Year Later

Kamin Mohammadi / Truthdig Sep 14, 2023 After hundreds killed and thousands jailed, the hijab is still mandatory in Iran. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

DOJ Opens Civil Rights Probe of Memphis in Tyre Nichols Case

Sam Stockard and Anita Wadhwani / Tennessee Lookout Jul 31, 2023 Department of Justice opens civil rights probe of Memphis and Memphis Police Department after Tyre Nichols death case. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Opinion

Welcome to the Predator State

Michael Gould-Wartofsky / TomDispatch Feb 27, 2023 In their warlike tactics, special police units are virtually indistinguishable from their counterparts in the military. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Column

The Black Badge of Shame

Michael Datcher / Truthdig Feb 9, 2023 How a bad system can corrupt good apples. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

News

“Broken Windows” and the Memphis SCORPION Unit

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Feb 6, 2023 “Broken Windows Policing” Gave Rise to SCORPION Unit That Killed Tyre Nichols. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Police Reform Plan

Dave Granlund Feb 2, 2023 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

Police Reform Failure

Kevin Siers Jan 30, 2023 Dig deeper

News

A Memphis Primer on Policing

MLK50 Staff / MLK50: Justice Through Journalism Jan 27, 2023 A primer for those unfamiliar with Memphis's' history of demonstrations—and police’s history of surveillance. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Social Justice

Police Violence Reached an All-time High Last Year

Sonali Kolhatkar / IMI Jan 20, 2023 There is much data suggesting that more police funding means more violence and death. And yet, police departments remain flush with cash. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Wrong People Are Really Excited About Pete Buttigieg’s Campaign

By Max Moran / Independent Media Institute Dec 13, 2019 The South Bend, Ind., mayor is getting the media scrutiny expected of a front-runner, and his Midwestern golden boy act isn’t holding up. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Los Angeles County’s District Attorney Must Go, and Here’s Why

By Melina Abdullah and Rashad Robinson Dec 7, 2019 Jackie Lacey, who oversees the largest prosecutorial office in the nation, has a pattern of neglecting black, brown and poor Angelenos. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )