“Broken bones. Eye trauma. Brain injuries. How America’s sketchy “less-lethal” weapons industry exports its insidious brand of violence around the world.”
police brutality
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Qualified Immunity: How ‘Ordinary Police Work’ Tramples Civil Rights
“There is little to no accountability behind the closed doors of police work.”
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 inCrime, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
The Prank that Killed Andrew Finch
How a malevolent, remorseless online troll and the shoot-first, ask questions later mode of policing added up to a real-life tragedy in Wichita Kansas.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
Silence is a Lonely Country: A Prayer in Twelve Parts
A poet reflects on finding her words in the face of injustice.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women
Silence is a Lonely Country: A Prayer in Twelve Parts
A poet reflects on finding her words in the face of injustice.
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O, Small-bany!
Writer Elisa Albert’s notes from a bygone spring in her adopted hometown.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
O, Small-bany! Part 1: Spring
A bygone spring: notes from an adopted hometown.
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O, Small-bany! Part 1: Spring
A bygone spring: notes from an adopted hometown.