Police Reforms Don’t Work When Cops Ignore Them
Officers patrol a gas station in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, after the killing of Daunte Wright.imageSPACE via ZUMA Wire 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.Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, is a prime example of how little can change in…
“One Guilty Verdict Doesn’t Satisfy That Appetite for Actual Change”: Why Derek Chauvin’s Trial Is Not the End of the Fight
Protesters demonstrate outside the Hennepin County Government Center on March 9, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ImageSpace/Zuma 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.Late Tuesday afternoon, the jury in the trial of Derek Chauvin delivered its verdict: guilty on…
After Derek Chauvin’s Guilty Verdict, Biden Calls on Congress to Act on Police Reform
Evan Vucci/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.Shortly after a Minneapolis jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, President Biden called on Congress to enact…
Nancy Pelosi Thanks George Floyd for “Sacrificing” Himself by Being Killed by the Police
Bill Clark/Congressional Quarterly/Zuma 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.Following the conviction of Derek Chauvin on three charges in the murder of George Floyd, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi bizarrely thanked Floyd for “sacrificing” himself by dying on…
Jury Deliberation Begins in Derek Chauvin’s Trial
People gather on April 18, 2021 at the site of George Floyd’s death.Matthew Hatcher/SOPA/Zuma 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.After hearing three weeks of testimony, the jury in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial has begun deliberating. The…
Maryland Legislators Override a Veto to Usher in Sweeping Police Reform
Baltimore police face protestors after Freddie Gray’s 2015 death.Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun/Tribune via Getty 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.In Minnesota, Derek Chauvin’s trial in the killing of George Floyd is on the verge of its third…