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Police
Funbag
Concussion Protocols Are A Sham
By
Albert Burneko
August 4, 2026
486
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Books
How Cops Consolidated So Much Power Over Local Governments
By
Charlotte Rosen
July 20, 2026
103
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NFL
Lawsuit: Death Of Doug Martin Caused By Negligence From Police, Paramedics
By
Diana Moskovitz
June 26, 2026
83
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Policing
Five Years After Peyton Ham’s Killing, Lawsuit Against State Trooper Who Shot Him Lives On
By
Dave McKenna
May 18, 2026
65
Comments
Life's Rich Pageant
Let’s Catch Up On The Hilarious Afroman Defamation Trial
By
Israel Daramola
March 18, 2026
228
Comments
Interviews
Filmmaker Ian Bell On ‘WTO/99’ And The Legacy Of The Battle In Seattle
By
Dan Schindel
December 16, 2025
29
Comments
Politics
Who Gets To Determine A Hate Crime?
By
Sabrina Imbler
February 23, 2025
98
Comments
Climate
The Future Of Fire Cannot Look Like Its Present
By
Patrick Redford
January 8, 2025
320
Comments
Defector Up All Night
They Defunded The Ponies
By
Patrick Redford
December 11, 2024
318
Comments
College Football
Police Pepper Spray Players During Michigan-Ohio State Postgame Fight
By
Diana Moskovitz
December 1, 2024
242
Comments
NFL
Body Cam Footage Shows Miami-Dade Police Unnecessarily Escalating Tyreek Hill’s Traffic Stop
By
Samer Kalaf
September 10, 2024
295
Comments
Arts And Culture
‘Rebel Ridge’ Is As Sharp As Revenge Thrillers Get
By
Nicholas Russell
September 9, 2024
77
Comments
NFL
Tyreek Hill Had A Hell Of A Day
By
Samer Kalaf
September 8, 2024
121
Comments
Policing
Federal Appeals Court Questions Handling Of Case Against Cop Who Killed Peyton Ham
By
Dave McKenna
May 24, 2024
173
Comments
Politics
UCLA Chooses Violence Over Divestment
By
Patrick Redford
May 1, 2024
246
Comments
Capital
In The Fight For Justice, The Police Can Only Be On One Side
By
Dan Berger
May 3, 2023
242
Comments
NBA
Report: Memphis Cops Dragged Their Feet On Investigating Ja Morant’s Altercations
By
Giri Nathan
April 6, 2023
74
Comments
Arts And Culture
The Gunplay Of ‘John Wick’ Is A Bit Too Real For Comfort
By
Nicholas Russell
March 29, 2023
281
Comments
Policing
Cop City Is A Step Toward Cop Nation
By
Israel Daramola
January 27, 2023
411
Comments
Policing
Georgia Cops Attempt Futile Drug Bust On Delaware State Lax Team, Then Lie About It
By
Dan McQuade
May 12, 2022
319
Comments
Policing
Witnesses To Killing Of Peyton Ham By Maryland Cop Come Forward, Call It Murder
By
Dave McKenna
November 11, 2021
243
Comments
Policing
42 Seconds After This Photo Was Taken, Police Shot Peyton Ham Dead
By
Dave McKenna
October 20, 2021
268
Comments
Policing
A Teen With A Toy Was Killed By Police, And Few Want To Talk About It
By
Dave McKenna
September 29, 2021
239
Comments
Politics
It Is Unconscionable That The Gay Community Has Ostracized Me Simply Because I Was Born A Cop
By
Lauren Theisen
May 19, 2021
179
Comments
Journalismism
Police Say A Lot Of Things
By
Barry Petchesky
April 16, 2021
367
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