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June 10, 2021

Tidbits - June 10, 2021 - Reader Comments: Manchin and the Filibuster; Secret IRS Files; Police Reform; Palestinian Workers; Gender Diversity; Evangelicals and MAGA; Whiteness of Wealth; Art of the Spanish Civil War; Books on Sale; Announcements

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June 6, 2021

On Police Reform, the AFL-CIO Has a Lot of Catching Up to Do

Alex N. Press Jacobin

The AFL-CIO’s new report on police reform doesn’t come anywhere close to what’s needed. Written largely from the perspective of police officers, it rejects calls to defund the police, embracing the failed approach of trying to weed out bad apples.

June 4, 2021

The AFL-CIO Releases Its Police Reform Report, But Doesn't Want to Talk About It

Hamilton Nolan In These Times

The long-awaited report affirms support for police unions, and rejects the idea of defunding the police.

May 20, 2021

Tidbits - May 20, 2021 - Reader Comments: Palestine, U.S. Must Pursue Peace; Israel, Soviet Union and U.S. Communists; Police Unions; Financial Transactions Taxes; Puerto Ricans in NYC; DC Labor Film Festival; Art of Ralph Fasanella; more....

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Reader Comments: Palestine, U.S. Must Pursue Peace; Creation of Israel, Soviet Union and U.S. Communists; Police Unions; Financial Transactions Taxes; Puerto Ricans in NYC; DC Labor Film Festival; Art of Ralph Fasanella; more....

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May 18, 2021

'This is a huge step for law enforcement.' Police Unions Shift Stance on Protecting Bad Officers

Peter Nickeas CNN

A plan of a committee convened by the AFL-CIO, Teamsters and Service Employees International Union aims to encourage police union members "to speak up and take action if fellow members are violating their professional oath or abusing their power."

April 5, 2021

Calling Chauvin a “Bad Apple” Denies Systemic Nature of Racist Police Violence

Marjorie Cohn Truthout

...this is not simply the story of one “rogue cop.” It is a window into the anti-Black violence perpetrated routinely by police in this country, as part of a brutal and racist system.

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November 11, 2020

Police Unions are Losing the War on Criminal Justice Reform

Jay Willis The Appeal

Law enforcement organizations have long treated mass incarceration as a job creation program. In 2020, the tide began turning against them.

July 9, 2020

Tidbits - July 9, 2020 - Reader Comments: Standing Up to Trump and Racism; Black Lives Matter; Pandemic Evictions; ICE Foreign Student Guidelines; Voter Suppression; Labor Unions and Police; Confederate Monuments; Big Oil; Margy Wilkinson; Hamilton; more

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July 9, 2020

Which Side Are We On: Can Labor Support #BlackLivesMatter and Police Unions?

David Unger New Labor Forum

Our multinational labor movement is being asked if we will join this movement for a radical shift in how our country treats Black people and for a radical realignment in policing, incarceration, and funding for the public good.

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July 7, 2020

Police Unions Wield Massive Power in American Politics — For Now

Sam Blum Rolling Stone

The barriers to reform police unions erected over the years will pose an enormous obstacle to establishing a new, more accountable kind of policing in the United States.

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