Police

British Police Officer Suspended For Man Who Died After G-20 Protests (Video)

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.10.2009 | World


A British police officer who came forward as being involved in the case of Ian Tomlinson -- a newspaper salesman who died of a heart attack during the...

When a Serial Killer Targets Poor Black Women

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The long running Grim Sleeper killing saga underscores the great threat of murder and criminal violence to many black women.

Show Me the Money

Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.09.2009 | Comedy


Jerry Zezima

Please write back to fill me in on the scandalous details and to arrange to send all of your money to my bank account here in the United States

Dispatch from London: Day 1 of the G-20 Summit

Ann Pettifor | Posted 05.02.2009 | Business


Ann Pettifor

While the protesters are more or less united, G-20 leaders are squabbling like parents fighting over how to constrain their petulant teenagers.

Oakland Police Massacre Casts Ugly Glare on Ex-Felon Desperation

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Though Lovelle Mixon's killing spree is a horrible aberration, his plight as an unemployed, ex-felon isn't. There are tens of thousands like him on America's streets.

Police Brutality: Deal With It

Norm Stamper | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics


Norm Stamper

As a rookie cop, why did I abuse the very people I'd been hired to serve? Law enforcement, for the most part, doesn't pick bad apples. It makes them, and not through academy training.

Strippers in Cages Get Loose and Terrorize Small Florida Town

Tom McCaffrey | Posted 04.09.2009 | Comedy


Tom McCaffrey

The strippers first robbed a gas station of all its 1 dollar bills. They then broke into an elderly home and gave everyone half-assed lap dances.

Obama Addresses Columbus, Ohio Police Recruits Saved By Stimulus (LIVE VIDEO)

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, who often says his $787 billion economic stimulus package will save or create millions of jobs, can point t...

Escaped Zebras Lead German Police On Wild Chase

AP | Posted 03.12.2009 | World


BERLIN — These fugitives were wearing stripes even before they were caught. Police in the southern Germany city of Augsburg said they had to cha...

My View of The Atlantic's "The End of White America?"

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 02.11.2009 | Media


Raymond Leon Roker

Part of what I always suspect comes out of articles like this, is the affirmation from some that a browner America should also mean minorities can finally stop complaining about inequalities.

MMIX: 2009 is the Year of the Handgun

Justin Callaway | Posted 02.02.2009 | Style


Justin Callaway

I have never wanted a gun before, but I am seriously considering purchasing my first firearm. It's not just Obama-gun-snatching-fears, I also want to lock in my glock while I can still afford to.

The Media, the Legislature and the Police Are Guilty Too

Bil Browning | Posted 01.30.2009 | Politics


Bil Browning

Hate crimes don't happen in Indiana -- technically -- because we are one of five states not to have a hate crimes law.

Russian Police Crack Down On Protesters, Including Me

Oleg Kozlovsky | Posted 01.19.2009 | World


Oleg Kozlovsky

Russia banned opposition marches last week, including one that I planned. We had official approval, but the government didn't give a damn. They've got the police, so why worry about the laws?

Arpaio the Only One Smiling in Maricopa County

Angela Kelley | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics


Angela Kelley

"Smile, You're Under Arrest"--that's the name of a new reality TV show starring none other than Sheriff Joe Arpaio of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Of...

Three NYC Police Officers Surrender In Brooklyn Sodomy Case

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 01.09.2009 | Home


NEW YORK — A police officer warned a tattoo parlor worker that if he reported being sodomized with a baton during an arrest at a subway station,...

Woman in Labor Received Ticket, Forced to "Prove" She's Pregnant

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 01.05.2009 | Living


Brett Ashley McKenzie

The couple actually pulled over in the breakdown lane to ask permission to use said lane, which is reserved for emergencies. And he expects her to prove that she's pregnant? How humiliating!

Clint Eastwood As a Changeling

Brad Balfour | Posted 12.13.2008 | Entertainment


Brad Balfour

"My wife and I are both Libertarian; she was a Democrat and I was a Republican, and we both met in the middle somewhere."

How the Obama Election Transformed Historic Locations

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics


Jim Wallis

Children of color, indeed of all colors, across America woke up on Wednesday morning not just to a new day, but a new world.

Top Priority: Keep Obama safe

Diane Francis | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics


Diane Francis

The United States cannot afford to take any risks. President Obama, and his family, must live in a bubble all their days in office. Handshaking, baby-kissing and plunging into crowds must be forbidden.

Ashley Todd, McCain Attack Scammer, Reaches Deal With Police

AP | JOE MANDAK | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics


PITTSBURGH — A volunteer for John McCain's presidential campaign agreed Thursday to enter a probation program for first-time offenders for false...

Easy Access To Assault Weapons? Obama Says 'No,' McCain Says 'Yes'

Paul Helmke | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Paul Helmke

Last week, the Brady Center released its report on the impact of military-style semi-automatic assault weapons on American families and law enforcemen...

Yet Another Reason to Fear a McCain Supreme Court

Nathan Robinson | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics


Nathan Robinson

Those who value their civil liberties have much more to fear from a McCain Court than the overturning of Roe v. Wade, as police gain greater and greater incentives to disregard our rights without consequence.

Palin vs. Biden: For And Against Assault Weapons

Paul Helmke | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics


Paul Helmke

When Charlie Gibson asked Gov. Sarah Palin last month whether she agreed with 70% of the American people who support a ban on semi-automatic assault weapons, she replied, "I do not."

The Relentless Activism of Tom Morello

ZP Heller | Posted 10.18.2008 | Entertainment


ZP Heller

The St. Paul police should have known better than to try to stop Tom Morello. The Rage guitarist leads a growing number of musicians who have adopted an explicit antiwar, anti-Bush message.

TRNN Journalists Charged With Unlawful Assembly

The Real News | Posted 10.16.2008 | Media


The Real News

818 people were arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota in the days leading up to and during the RNC last week, several dozens were members of the media, covering the various protests.