police violence
Fighting Proposition A, the right-wing’s plan to explode Austin police budgets
October 27, 2021The initiative stands to change the entire political landscape of the most progressive city in Texas.
Read more‘He Died Like an Animal’: Some police departments hogtie people despite risks
October 7, 2021Like George Floyd under the knee of Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, an autopsy found Marcus Smith was killed by positional asphyxia - this time by the widely banned practice called the “hogtie.”
Read moreNewsom signs eight new California laws targeting police violence
October 5, 2021Big steps forward for police responsibility and accountability.
Read moreNow on Newsom’s desk: social justice, ethnic studies, worker protections, and payments
September 17, 2021Some 900 bills improving conditions for the majority in California await the governor’s signature.
Read moreUncovered video shows Louisiana cop beating Black man, inflicting ‘pain compliance’
August 26, 2021Video kept secret for more than two years shows a Louisiana State Police trooper pummeling a Black motorist 18 times with a flashlight.
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