As 2023 begins, American police polish off another deadly year, ending 1,176 lives in 2022. This number is a new record for police killings in America and yet still, it is set to increase by one, on average, every 8 hours. Since 2018, cops in America have killed 5,668...
George Floyd, Eric Garner, Alton Sterling, Alexander Gonzales, Walter Scott. and countless others all have one thing in common—their last moments alive were captured on cellphone videos as police killed them. These videos and others like them led to charges against...
Ever wonder why cops yell “quit resisting” as they beat a person who’s not resisting? Or why they shoot people who pose no threat? Maybe the answer is right in front of us. Many folks who are given authorization to use deadly force and authority to kidnap and cage...
Unless you never turn on the television or go on the internet, then you likely know American police kill hundreds of people every year with impunity. 1,127 — that is the number of lives brought to an end by “peace officers” in the land of the free in 2020....
Congressman John Conyers announces he will not seek reelection. Conyers endorsed his son to replace him. [Link] Senator Al Franken announces he will resign in the coming weeks. [Link] The Philadelphia government is moving forward with a bill to ban built proof glass...
Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, General Mattis, says the Iraq War was "probably a mistake." [Link] The Walter Scott Murder trial ends as the judge declares a mistrial. The mistrial was declared after jurors could not come to a verdict. It appeared that all but...
Michael Slager, the former North Charleston, South Carolina police officer killed an unarmed man and then attempted to frame the victim, will not be convicted of murder. Nor is he likely to be convicted of the lesser charge of manslaughter. Slager’s jury deadlocked...
The jury in the murder trial of former police officer Michael Slager, who shot and killed unarmed African American Walter Scott as he ran away, is at deadlock after a single juror indicated during dramatic scenes in court they were unwilling to find the 35-year-old...
Over and over, U.S. government officials and their mainstream media allies called Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine an “unprovoked attack.” The slogan became so overused that people began to ask the obvious question: Why do they protest so much? In Provoked: How...
