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Taking a Hard Look at Police Killings

Taking a Hard Look at Police Killings

| Jan 25, 2023 | Editors Picks|Food / Farming|HP Featured|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyLast year was the deadliest on record for police killings in the United States. According to a Washington Post database, law enforcement officers shot and killed 1,096 people in 2022.  And that’s likely an understatement. According to Abdul Nasser Rad, managing...
Humanizing the People Police Kill

Humanizing the People Police Kill

| May 5, 2021 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyOn the day Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd, local law enforcement in my hometown killed my nephew’s father. His name was Jose Flores. When my local paper “reported” on Jose’s death, it was more a regurgitation of a...
The Derek Chauvin Murder Trail

The Derek Chauvin Murder Trail

| Apr 7, 2021 | Cartoon|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyGet a full-res version here.
The Weathering of Black America

The Weathering of Black America

| Sep 2, 2020 | Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyAfter Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in 1968, his autopsy report revealed that at the young age of 39, he had “the heart of a 60-year old.” Doctors concluded that King’s heart had aged due to the stress and pressure endured throughout his 13-year civil...
Small Towns Don’t Need Military Helicopters

Small Towns Don’t Need Military Helicopters

| Aug 26, 2020 | HP Featured|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityIn Kenosha, Wisconsin, police shot Jacob Blake up to seven times in the back in front of his children. When demonstrators protested the shooting, they were greeted by officers in riot gear  and, according to one report, at least one military vehicle. The frequent...
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