Top Military Official Apologizes for Appearing in Trump Photo Op
Stefani Reynolds/CNP/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The nation’s top military official apologized Thursday for appearing in a photo op with President Trump, for which police cleared the way by tear-gassing peaceful protesters. “I should not have been there,” Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs…
San Francisco’s Police Union Just Made the Case for Defunding the Police
Police officers in front of San Francisco’s City Hall on May 31.Karl Mondon/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Following the lead of transit workers and agencies in Minneapolis, New York, and Boston, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (AKA Muni) announced yesterday that it would stop transporting…
Seattle City Council President: “We Need to Radically Reimagine” Policing
A protestor holds a placard calling to defund police A woman holds a placard calling for the abolition of police during a June 1, 2020 demonstration in Seattle. (Toby Scott/SOPA Images via ZUMA) For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Sunday, when a veto-proof majority on its city…
Mississippi Is Finally Taking Real Steps to Change its Racist State Flag
Hundreds of protesters stand in silence for almost nine minutes in response to the recent death of George Floyd in police custody, Saturday, June 6, 2020, in Jackson, Miss.Rogelio V. Solis/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.There’s no doubt that the anti-racism protests sparked by George Floyd’s…
Now They’re Toppling Racist Statues Overseas
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The movement to take down racist statues has gone international. Over the weekend, protesters in Bristol, England, toppled a statue of slave trader Edward Colston and tossed it into a nearby harbor. Colston made his fortune rising to the highest ranks of…
A Local Police Organization Offers to Hire Cops Called Out for Abuse
Cops banded together last week to stand up for their right to use force whenever they deem necessary. After the suspension of two Buffalo police officers who pushed an unarmed senior citizen last week, 57 fellow officers resigned from the riot squad in protest. Could it be more obvious that some cops are more dedicated to…