Breonna Taylor Was Slain One Year Ago Today. The Tragic Police Raids Continue.
A large-scale ground mural of Breonna Taylor is seen being painted in Annapolis, Maryland, in July. Patrick Smith/Getty Images Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.One year ago today, Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black hospital worker, was…
The Change We Need: Stop Whining About Activists
Maxppp/ ZUMA; Ragan Clark/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Barack Obama rankled “defund the police” activists this week when he said that “snappy slogans” like theirs turned voters off. Maybe it would be better, many of…
She Witnessed the Aftermath of the Kyle Rittenhouse Shootings. Now She’s Scared for Herself.
Defense attorney John Pierce, right, speaks as Kyle Rittenhouse, left, listens during an extradition hearing in a Lake County, Illinois, court in October.Nam Y. Huh, Pool/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Katie Walker was reading in…
What Kyle Rittenhouse’s $2 Million Fundraiser Reveals About the Unequal System of Justice in America
Kyle Rittenhouse, left, with backwards cap, walks in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on August 25, 2020, at a protest about police brutality. Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On Friday, Cynthia Green stood…
Philadelphia Voters Will Consider Overhauling Police Oversight After the Fatal Shooting of Walter Wallace
Demonstrators protest the death of Walter Wallace Jr.The Washington Post/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.On Monday afternoon, nearly an hour into a virtual public hearing on how Philadelphia should oversee its police department, the Reverend Mark Kelly Tyler jumped into the video meeting, turning…
SF Tech Moguls Funded the Cameras. Cops Used Them to Spy on Protesters.
George Floyd protesters shut down the westbound lanes of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge on June 14, 2020.Chris Tuite/ImageSPACE/MediaPunch/IPX For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Smile. If you’re in downtown San Francisco’s business district, you’re in view of Motorola cameras so sharp they can…