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The latest in an historically fraught relationship among police, labor and civil rights movement

The decision to hold “Live PD” and “Cops” comes as protests over police brutality continue across the nation following the killing of George Floyd by Minnesota police officers

“Can we come up with a situation where there are fewer killings, and fewer collateral consequences?”

To achieve . . . structural change will require the rapid development of new forms of leadership and new organizational structures for the protest movement.

Conrad Worrill was a writer, educator, founding member of the National Black United Front, former host of WVON program "On Target" and Crusader columnist.

Will Trump leave office if defeated? A law professor fears a meltdown this November.

Geneticists have turned up intriguing links between DNA and the disease. Patients with Type A blood, for example, seem to be at greater risk.

Beyond Pentagon-supplied equipment, the most damaging effect of war on terror-encouraged police militarization is psychological. Police officers act like soldiers dealing with enemy combatants, conforming to the tools provided — with deadly result.

A new report presents the most complete analysis of environmental conflicts to date, focusing on 3,000 cases of grassroots activism worldwide, activism by the poor and indigenous that comes with a heavy cost of criminalization, violence, and murder.

Racism in America is like dust in the air. It seems invisible — even if you’re choking on it — until you let the sun in. Then you see it’s everywhere.