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I refused to see him die. I did not look at the newspapers in bodegas or on Facebook, or…
Queens Student Activist Gets NYC Pols to Return Cop Union Funds
Elected officials accept thousands of dollars each year from police. Aaron Fernando is calling them out.
Media-Darling Cop Terence Monahan’s Legacy of Brutality
He took a knee on Monday night at Union Square protests, garnering the effusive praise of Mayor Bill de…
America’s Unfinished Revolution: Where Do the George Floyd Protests Go From Here?
It takes but a few minutes for the ruling elite to recast collective calls for an end to state…
The NYPD Has Its Own Scandinavian Welfare State
The ruling class rewards its cops with pay and benefits that are inconceivable for most 21st century working stiffs.
NY Lawmakers of Color Join Justice for George Floyd Protests
Hundreds of people marched to Queens Borough Hall to rally for policing reforms on Thursday. The “Let Us Breathe”…
Frank Sinatra, Woody Guthrie, Arthur Miller & the Reds on the Brooklyn Waterfront
An excerpt from “Bernie’s Brooklyn: How Growing Up In The New Deal City Shaped Bernie Sanders’ Politics” by Theodore Hamm.
Interview: Alex Vitale On Shrinking The NYPD To Smallest Possible Size
“Get these people out of our lives in every way we possibly can,” says the author of ‘The End of Policing.’
COVID & George Floyd Killing Reveal a Failed State That Only Knows How to Police
The failure of our governments — local, state, national — to address COVID-19 with any real rigor is the…
State Senate Win Within Reach For Brooklyn Socialist Jabari Brisport
“We have to keep dreaming big,” says the DSA-backed public school teacher who would be the first out LGBTQ person of color elected to NY State Senate.