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Derek Chauvin
June 5, 2024
Ben Metzner
Trump Jr. Hits Disgusting New Low as He Sucks Up to His Convicted Dad
The younger Trump mocked Democrats calling out Republican support for his dad.
May 6, 2021
Astra Taylor
In Defense of Liberal Conspirators
Our inability to truly conspire is why so many people are struggling today.
April 21, 2021
Matt Ford
Can Merrick Garland Save the Minneapolis Police Department?
The attorney general has initiated a larger probe of Derek Chauvin’s colleagues, but there’s no quick fix for a broken system.
April 21, 2021
Alex Shephard
The Right-Wing Media’s Shameful Defense of Derek Chauvin
Tucker Carlson wants his viewers to believe that the convicted killer is the real victim.
April 21, 2021
Ankush Khardori
The Republicans’ Unhinged, Baseless Attacks on Biden’s DOJ Nominees
Vanita Gupta and Kristen Clarke are eminently qualified for senior positions in the Justice Department. So why are Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton painting these two nonwhite women as radicals?
April 20, 2021
Melissa Gira Grant
Derek Chauvin Was Not an Aberration
State prosecutors argued, and a jury agreed, that George Floyd’s death was outside the boundaries of good policing. But the truth was more ambiguous, and tellingly so.
April 20, 2021
Melissa Gira Grant
Republicans’ Criminalization of Protest and Cops’ Crackdown on Journalists Go Hand in Hand
While police in Minneapolis assault reporters, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is endorsing violence against demonstrators. It’s time for journalists to put up a fight.
April 14, 2021
Melissa Gira Grant
Once Again, Police Rally Around Their Death-Dealing Power
Daunte Wright was dead. Minnesota police raised a “thin blue line” flag, claiming their deadly force with a mark of pride.
March 29, 2021
Melissa Gira Grant
Derek Chauvin’s Defense Puts Black Lives Matter on Trial
If George Floyd was somehow culpable in his own death, the defense seemed to argue, then so were the bystanders.
March 9, 2021
Melissa Gira Grant
A Trial Can’t Bring Justice for George Floyd
Convicting a police officer of murder or creating more oversight won’t stop the killing
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