Trump’s National Security Adviser: “I Don’t Think There’s Systemic Racism” in US Police
State of the Union For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.George Floyd is only the latest in a long line of unarmed African-Americans killed by police in the past few years. Nearly 50 percent of the unarmed people killed by officers from the country’s 100 biggest police departments…
Inside the Mayhem and Police Violence at Last Night’s Brooklyn Protest
Mother Jones/Mark Helenowski For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Over the past few days, nationwide protests against police violence have turned into an alarming display of the very treatment protesters are rallying against. I live in Brooklyn and followed this weekend’s protests from my apartment, endlessly scrolling through…
De Blasio Just Commended NYPD for “Tremendous Restraint” After Police Van Plows Through Crowd
Twitter For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.After another day of mass protests across the country over the police killing of George Floyd, one image stands out above all the rest: a video of a police van plowing through a throng of protesters in New York City Saturday night.…
I Just Watched My Minneapolis Neighborhood Burn. I’m Staying.
Courtesy of Norah Long For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.For the last four nights, protests and riots have ripped across Minneapolis in an explosion of pain and fury over the alleged murder of George Floyd, a black man, at the hands of white former Minneapolis Police officer…
Minneapolis Police Union President Allegedly Wore a “White Power Patch” and Made Racist Remarks
Lt. Bob Kroll, president of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis, at a Trump rally in Minneapolis.Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In December, a couple of months after Lt. Bob Kroll, the head of the Minneapolis police union, stood onstage with President…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Speaks to Supporters About the Minneapolis Protests
Following a fourth night of protests in Minneapolis, as thousands took to the streets demanding an end to police violence against Black people, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez urged her supporters to take a broad view of the demonstrations, and spoke critically about those who are calling for a stop to the unrest, which has included the…