Crime is real. Democrats should work to fight it. But caving in to fearmongering from the right isn’t the way to do it.

The white Highland Park shooter was ruined by weed and women. But the Black victim of police violence in Akron? Well, he must have been dangerous.

The justices consistently ruled against plaintiffs who had their constitutional rights violated—and, in some cases, their bodies abused—by police, the Border Patrol, and the CIA.

Biden’s executive order on policing may apply only to federal agents, but until legislation can be passed, it still matters.

Most members of the Congressional Black Caucus agree that the ban is a great move. So why is Al Sharpton taking the side of R.J. Reynolds?

District attorneys in San Francisco and Philadelphia promised to overturn decades of tough-on-crime policies. Now, as violent crime rises, they may be kicked out of office.

Tucker Carlson wants his viewers to believe that the convicted killer is the real victim.

His posthumously released novel, “The Man Who Lived Underground,” was written during a crisis of political faith.

Recent reporting suggests that lawmakers across the country are ending a long-standing legal protection for police officers, but that isn’t quite true.

On the role of criticism in the end times

Pollsters keep tripping over contradictions in how communities of color talk about cops.

Can the prodigal son keep the party going?

Can cop associations’ dirty tactics survive a new era of protest?

Ohio has a reputation for moderation. But moderation in the Trump era has an entirely different meaning.

The Badger State is designed to keep Republicans in power, at the expense of the minority vote. Can Joe Biden overcome these structural disadvantages?

“Spit hoods” are torture, and Daniel Prude is only the latest victim.

Why Black officers have to be at the forefront of efforts to transform America’s racist police culture.

The millionaire players’ anti-racist protest shows how race and class are intertwined for Black Americans.

A boom in “instagraphics” indulges the desire to project social-justice values rather than act on them.

Confronting the white pathologies that shape racist policing