How Cops Can Secretly Track Your Phone
A guide to stingray surveillance technology, which may have been deployed at recent protests.
Protests for Black Lives
The murder of George Floyd mobilized the Movement for Black Lives and inspired a national reckoning with police violence and impunity.
Federal Agents at Protests Renew Calls to Dismantle Homeland Security
After months of protests demanding the defunding of police, the abduction of protesters turns the focus to Homeland Security.
Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Lieu Introduce Amendment to Curtail Federal Crackdown on Protesters
The amendment would prohibit funds from being used to send federal agents into American cities.
National Guard Major Calls Assault on D.C. Protesters "Deeply Disturbing"
The U.S. Park Police chief said there was "zero correlation" between the violent clearing of Lafayette Square and a Trump photo op.
Reform Prosecutor in Kansas Excluded From “Objective” Task Force on Policing
Prosecutors have long been in lockstep with police. Across the country, prosecutors who challenge that status quo face aggressive institutional pushback.
In Portland, Questions Swirl Around Local Police's Coordination With Federal Officers
Local politicians condemned federal police actions in Portland, but evidence is mounting that the Portland Police Bureau is coordinating with federal agents.
NYPD Disappeared Black Lives Matter Protesters Into Detention for Days at a Time. Lawmakers Want to End the Practice.
Mass protest arrests led to long detentions, with families and lawyers unable to find people locked up for days at a time without being charged.
All Statues Are Local: The Great Toppling of 2020 and the Rebirth of Civic Imagination
The movement is national, but every action within the movement is local.
“We Need a Radical Reconstruction of This System”: In Boston, a Black Colombian Scientist Protests Against the Racism Pandemic
“Everyone is rallying to find a vaccine for this virus. But for so long, no one cared to find a vaccine for the racial pandemic," said health care scientist Hugo Caicedo.
Voices
The Far-Right Revolution Was Waiting for an Opportunity. Now, It's Here.
Whether most people have connected the dots or not, a violent struggle is already playing out.