black lives matter NYPD fires Daniel Pantaleo, the lying police officer who strangled Eric Garner to death Xeni Jardin

#blacklivesmatter Eric Garner's killer will not be charged Xeni Jardin

police New York City's Right to Know Act requires cops to record people's explicit consent to warrantless stop-and-frisks Cory Doctorow

human rights Eric Garner's daughter leads march through NYC to site of her father's killing by NYPD Xeni Jardin

racism Lawyer for gun-toting St. Louis couple describes his clients as "melanin-deficient human beings" Thom Dunn

tabloids Hollywood hypocrites tearing America apart and rioters battling to destroy the United States, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics George Floyd Justice In Policing Act, Democrats' police reform bill, passes in House & heads to Senate Xeni Jardin

Comic Books Creator of the Punisher is organizing a Black Lives Matter benefit to reclaim the skull symbol from police Thom Dunn

Business Ben & Jerry's on Black Lives Matter and the police killing of George Floyd: We Must Dismantle White Supremacy Xeni Jardin

black lives matter Watch Spike Lee's new short film combining "Do the Right Thing" with George Floyd and Eric Garner footage David Pescovitz

animation Watch this award-winning stop-motion short film about the second oldest man in the world Thom Dunn

coronavirus State governors are taking to smuggling PPE to get around the feds Thom Dunn

elections Bernie Sanders is the most popular candidate among young people, who could determine the outcome of the 2020 election Cory Doctorow

health care catastrophe Americans who can't afford health care are taking fish antibiotics Mark Frauenfelder

youtube Banned from Youtube, Chinese propagandists are using Pornhub to publish anti-Hong Kong videos Cory Doctorow

tabloids Bill Clinton dying, a Hollywood baby boom, and a cross-dressing star outed in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

happy mutants Sarah Pinsker's "Song for a New Day": outstanding dystopian rock-and-roll novel of rebellion and redemption Cory Doctorow

racism NYPD cop who choked Eric Garner lied about it to investigators, says judge Rob Beschizza

fake news Kate Hudson’s stripper pole, money-hungry Duchess Meghan, and Bruce Springsteen’s fear of fans, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics A seemingly ingenious, simple solution to nonrepresentative government and gerrymandering Cory Doctorow