Buffalo Cops Resign in Protest After 2 Officers Were Suspended for Shoving Elderly Man
In Denver, a protester holds an American flag upside down. David Zalubowski/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Last night, a graphic video of Buffalo, New York, cops shoving a 75-year-old peace activist to the ground went viral—revealing that he did not, in fact, trip and fall, as the…
Here’s Graphic Video of Buffalo Cops Shoving a Protester They Say “Tripped and Fell”
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.A man protesting police violence today in Buffalo, New York, in defiance of curfew was violently pushed to the ground by officers, who walked over his bleeding body to rough up other demonstrators. The moment was captured on video, which you can…
Trump Is Being Sued For Police Firing Tear Gas At Protesters
Alex Brandon For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Monday, police fired tear gas at peaceful protesters so that President Donald Trump could pose for a photo. Trump was condemned widely—even by former Defense Secretary James Mattis. Now, he’s being sued. The ACLU of DC, on behalf of the…
Democrats Think Officers Policing Protests Need to Identify Themselves. Bill Barr Disagrees.
Unidentified federal security forces block 16th Street at I Street on June 3.Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Over the past few days, Mother Jones and other media outlets have noted the presence of armed personnel with no visible identification confronting…
A Righteous Use of Fossil Fuels
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The flight path of a plane in Canada today formed the Black Lives Matter fist logo. What noble commitment to the cause! HAPPENING NOW In the skies over Halifax, Canada. https://t.co/v3ZPufQyEs pic.twitter.com/qdn459NpUz — FlightAware (@flightaware) June 4, 2020 Recently on American Uprising…
At George Floyd Memorial Service, Al Sharpton Announces March on Washington to End Police Brutality
Julio Cortez/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On August 28—the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington, at which Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech—Americans will once again gather in the nation’s capital to protest racism. Civil rights activist Al Sharpton…