Chicago PD Made Bus Drivers Ferry Them to Protests. One Driver Is Suing His Bosses to Fight It.
Amid protests over the Minneapolis Police Department’s killing of George Floyd, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus driver Erek Slater, a 14-year veteran of the city’s transit system, is filing a federal lawsuit against his employer—for allegedly cracking down on a rank-and-file effort to resist driving Chicago police. Days of rallies and sit-ins across the city…
Trump’s Justice Department Proposes Indefinite Detention in Emergencies—Like the Coronavirus Outbreak
Mark Wilson/Getty As part of proposed legislation being pushed in response to the coronavirus, Trump’s Justice Department has asked Congress to allow the indefinite detention of people during emergencies, according to a Politico report published Saturday. It’s not likely the House’s Democratic majority will support this proposal, which would give federal judges the authority to pause court proceedings…
Michael Bloomberg’s Stop-and-Frisk Answer Was Absurd
John Locher/AP Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, made his debate-stage debut Wednesday night, and the other candidates were ready to pounce. From the outset, Bloomberg’s rivals attacked his criminal justice policies. Under Bloomberg, the New York City Police Department’s stop-and-frisk policy targeted people of color in the city and led…
Thanks to Trump, Keystone XL Is Back. The Anti-Pipeline Movement Is Ready.
A water protector wielding Indigenous flags stands before floodlights at the Dakota Access Pipeline construction site on December 31, 2016.Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA You may remember the Keystone XL pipeline from 2015, when a movement galvanized by the growing threat of climate change successfully pushed President Obama to reject the project. But Keystone XL, which would pump…
This Thanksgiving Marks 50 Years Since Natives Occupied Alcatraz. They Want You to Remember Why.
The American Indian Movement flag flies with an upside down American flag at sunrise on Alcatraz Island on Nov. 28, 2019. Delilah Friedler For most Americans, Thanksgiving is a holiday. We come together with family and friends to express gratitude by feasting, drinking, and arguing. We re-tell an old story: that in 1621, European settlers gathered with members of…
This Pipeline Cuts Across a Reservation. Wisconsin Might Make Tribal Members Felons for Protesting It.
Opponents of an aging oil pipeline that bisects the Straits of Mackinac plan to protest through the winter.Trevor Bach/The Washington Post This piece originally appeared in Grist and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. For more than 60 years, one section of Enbridge’s elaborate network of pipelines carrying petroleum across Canada has taken…