Police officers accused of brutal violence often have a history of complaints by citizens
Many law enforcement agencies fail to adequately investigate misconduct allegations and rarely sustain citizen complaints.…
Many law enforcement agencies fail to adequately investigate misconduct allegations and rarely sustain citizen complaints.…
Opinions about demonstrations are formed in large part by what people read or see in the media. This gives journalists a…
American ambivalence about government has left the courts to play an outsized role responding to public health crises like…
Laws enabling citizens to apprehend suspects, which date back to medieval England, were historically used in the US to suppress…
In Mexico City, feminist groups spray-painted the names of Mexico's murdered women on the pavement of the Zócalo, the…
The US has a centuries-old tradition of killing black people without repercussion – and of publicly viewing the violence.…
When other posts have presented misinformation, the company simply removed the tweets, but Trump is being treated differently.
Even those of us spared the worst of COVID-19 are missing our favorite pastimes, places and people. But pleasure can also…
In the 10 years leading up to 2016, the rate of prisoner mortality rose by 15%. End-of-life options can be limited for inmates.
Low-income and minority groups are often reliant on cheaper modes of transport, but many find cycling to work problematic.
When people are hungry or not sure where their next meal is coming from, they get angry at their governments. This gives…
With the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, veterans who were already lacking adequate benefits and resources…
Over the first 100 days of the pandemic, countries that quickly implemented strong policies successfully lowered their death…
A loose patchwork of measures and systems has left millions at risk of slipping through the cracks as the pandemic's…
There are many more ways to elect a president than the US method – and several alternatives beyond the popular vote.
US and international law conflicts about who would be in charge if a private company established a Moon base or colonized…
A scholar and mother of a young child who is now working at home explores what's called the 'work-family conflict'…
White supremacists' protests against COVID-19 lockdowns reflect the US history of political leaders encouraging white…
For centuries, disease outbreaks have forced cities to transform physically and operationally in ways that ultimately benefited…
Though political elites complain about what the media covers, and how they cover it, research shows that ideological bias…