This week’s edition highlights stories by Elissa Nadworny and Claire Harbage, Thomas Lake, Jeff Sharlet, Jasmine Attia, and Brett Martin.
police violence
Posted inEditor's Pick
Police Killed His Son. Prosecutors Charged the Teen’s Friends With His Murder
“It’s been four years since a Phoenix police officer killed Jacob Harris. As Harris’s friends grow up behind bars, his father won’t stop until he gets justice for his son.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Death of Daniel Prude and the Birth of a Thousand Lies
“All of it began with the call for help at 50 Child Street.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Shot-in-the-Eye Squad
“As Black Lives Matter protests swept the nation, the rubber bullets and tear gas canisters started to fly. This epidemic of “blinding by police” inspired our unlikely network of survivors.”
Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts
The Seattle Police Shooting of Native Woodcarver John T. Williams, 10 Years Later
“I don’t think you can talk about police accountability in our region without also talking about the murder of John T. Williams.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Shooting of John T. Williams, 10 Years Later
“A decade ago, Seattle police officer Ian Birk shot and killed a well-known Native woodcarver in the community — because he carried a pocketknife. Today, his older brother Rick Williams reflects on his unjust death.”
Posted inCurrent Events, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
‘I Mostly Feel Like My Voice Matters’: A Portland Journalist on Protests, Police Violence, and Enduring Trauma
A reporter covering the protests in Portland reflects on fear and trauma, police violence, and her voice as a journalist.
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I Know How to Cover a Portland Protest. So Why Am I Shaking?
Journalist Karina Brown, who’s covering the protests in Portland, writes a personal essay on trauma, sexual assault, and police violence.
Posted inArts & Culture, Crime, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
Native Americans’ Persecution Continues; Only the Uniforms Have Changed
Between deadly police shootings and a white correctional officer sexually assualting Native American women, the Bad River Band of the Ojibwe nation feels more preyed upon than protected.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
The Subtleties of Electrocution
Taser claims its products are safe, and police claim to use them appropriately…but 1000 people are dead.