Police State

Amid National Reckoning on Police Brutality, Omar Reintroduces Bold Reform Bills

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) looks on during a press conference at a memorial site for Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota on April 20, 2021. (Photo: KEREM YUCEL/AFP via Getty Images)

As Chauvin Trial Wraps Up, Police Killings Provoke Protests Across US

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"This keeps happening and it simply needs to stop," said a demonstrator in Chicago, where an officer shot a 13-year-old who had his hands up.

'Entire System Is to Blame': Outrage Builds After Police Union Leader Says Officer Killing of Unarmed Teen Was 'Heroic'

Julia Conley, staff writer

"Ending this isn't just about consequences for who pulls the trigger. It's...

'Racist, Unconstitutional, and Anti-Democratic': Florida Senate Passes GOP Anti-Protest Bill

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

Demonstrators at a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in Miami, Florida on June 6, 2020. (Photo: LightRocket/Getty Images)

"This bill is a disgrace to our state."

Footage of Chicago Police Shooting 13-Year-Old Adam Toledo Fuels Outrage

Protests Erupt After Police Kill Black Man During Traffic Stop Near Minneapolis

'Shameful': Florida House Passes GOP's Anti-Protest Bill

'A Good Step': NYC Council Approves Measure to Curb Qualified Immunity

'Bloody Sunday': Left Activists, Labor Leaders Executed in Philippines After Duterte Says 'Finish Off' the Communists

GOP Bill That 'Does Nothing But Criminalize Peaceful Protest' Advances in Florida Legislature

Outrage and Disgust as Charges Dropped for Buffalo Police Officers Who Fractured Skull of 75-Year-Old Peaceful Protester

'These Officers Should Be Fired and Indicted': Rochester Police Pepper Spray Handcuffed 9-Year-Old Child

135 Civil Rights Groups Oppose New Domestic Terrorism Statutes, Say Tackle Far-Right Violence With Existing Laws

Warning Against Further 'Erosion' of Civil Liberties, Tlaib Leads Charge Against New Domestic Terrorism Laws

'Classic Case of Crisis Opportunism': Republicans in Three States Introduce Bills Criminalizing Protest in Wake of Capitol Attack

'They Pointed Guns at My Kids': Outrage After Florida Cops Raid Home of Scientist Who Refused to Censor Covid-19 Data

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Then They Came For the Drummers, Chanters, Chalk Artists, Trash Pickers, Balloon Carriers, Bike-Helmeted Moms and Naked Athena

Having giddily praised the "fantastic job" by federal goons in Portland tear-gassing moms, medics, reporters and stubbornly peaceful protesters, TrumPinochet is now making the "decidedly fascist" threat to invade other American cities to protect them from "violent anarchists" painting on the sidewalks - though social media shows endless video of rabid, rioting police. "This is how it starts," intones the newest Lincoln Project ad. A few days ago, it seemed over the top. Now it's not.