The ritual of repeated “reckonings” hasn’t changed abuses by cops.

A Republican House and Democratic Senate could complicate negotiations, but some still hope for a revival of talks two years after the last failed effort.

How much carnage do we need to see before we understand that we have to radically change how traffic violations are policed?

Cops have been given an incredible set of legal powers immunizing them from the fatal errors of their own decisions—including their decision to do nothing in Uvalde, Texas.

Working as a police informant can be deadly—and people with a history of drug use are at extra risk of relapse or overdose.

Private businesses are paying police big bucks to work during their off-hours. Now a slew of start-ups are looking for a piece of that action.

An impenetrable web of statistics is being used to deflect criticisms and reshape the media narrative around policing.

Rosa Brooks wanted to fix law enforcement. She decided to become a police officer.

The attorney general has initiated a larger probe of Derek Chauvin’s colleagues, but there’s no quick fix for a broken system.

Tech companies praised the Derek Chauvin conviction, but their products underwrite the kind of impunity and overstep they claim to oppose.

Convicting a police officer of murder or creating more oversight won’t stop the killing

In Portsmouth, Virginia, cops have been systematically using their state power to tyrannize political enemies.

Jacob Blake was critically injured when cops shot him in the back on Sunday. Six years ago, a new law was supposed to bring change.

The corrupt and abusive Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is just one of many in America that have evaded oversight.

What “Defund the Police” can learn from the six-decade effort to radically demilitarize U.S. foreign policy

How much longer will the cops be allowed to tell flamboyant lies about their oppression at the hands of service-sector workers?

How does direct action shape policy?

The proposed legislation does little to reform the federal law enforcement agencies that have flooded the capital in recent weeks.

It's commonly held that letting the cops do crimes is a big no-no, but thanks to a zany lower court ruling the question is in the Supreme Court's hands.