BBC agrees to pay £400,000-plus to Jewish producer after antisemitism complaint Lucie Kon alleged she experienced antisemitic remarks from a colleague. Evening Standard · Oct 26
How to escape our collective paralysis in ‘these uncertain times’ Author Natasha Lennard discusses how to disrupt the ‘certainties’ that don’t serve us and how to fight back The Guardian - US · Oct 13
The DOJ Hired an Election Hacker to Monitor Votes. Here's What That Means. A man convicted of hacking Florida election websites appears to be at the DOJ office deploying 1,000 monitors for the 2026 midterms. Here's what we know. Latin Times · Oct 9
George Floyd’s GoFundMe raised $14.7M in 2020; six years later, siblings seek full accounting After George Floyd's untimely death in 2020, a fundraising campaign on GoFundMe amassed millions to support his family. However, his siblings are now pressing for a comprehensive audit of the funds raised, alleging an inequitable distribution of the contributions. They have called on Philonise Floyd to produce various financial records… The Times of India · Sep 23
Thomas Chatterton Williams on how Covid-19, George Floyd protests affected US social justice An acclaimed American author has spoken to FRANCE 24 about his theories on how American society's opinion and ideas of social justice have changed since the presidency of Barack Obama. Thomas Chatterton Williams says the left became disillusioned during Obama's second term, and in later years amid the George Floyd… France 24 · Sep 23
He Spent Nearly 6 Years in Prison Based on the Word of a Notoriously Dishonest Houston Drug Cop In a federal lawsuit, Byron Prophet argues that police supervisors "turned a blind eye" for years as Gerald Goines framed innocent people. Reason · Aug 27
Magistrate clears cops of manslaughter over man's death Two police officers will no longer face negligent manslaughter charges over the death of a man after a magistrate ruled the evidence was insufficient. AAP · Aug 25
George Floyd mockery, Django Unchained reenactment: Lawsuit details racist conduct at Phoenix airport A lawsuit filed by the estate of a former Piedmont Airlines employee has alleged a years-long pattern of racist conduct at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. These behaviours include white workers mocking George Floyd’s death, reenacting scenes from Django Unchained while appearing to imitate the Ku Klux Klan and leaving… The Times of India · Aug 21
Elon Musk wants former officer Derek Chauvin freed, argues he was ‘unjustly convicted’ and sentenced to 22.5 years for George Floyd’s 2020 death Chauvin was convicted in 2021. We Got This Covered · Aug 20
Billionaire Elon Musk Backs George Floyd's Killer, Stating Chauvin Was 'Unjustly Convicted of Murder' Elon Musk has publicly supported Derek Chauvin, claiming he was unjustly convicted for George Floyd's death. Musk's comments challenge existing legal verdicts, sparking renewed debate over the case. International Business Times UK · Aug 20
Exclusive: White airline workers acted out slavery scenes from ‘Django Unchained’ in front of horrified Black staff, lawsuit claims A baggage handler at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport further claimed that two white supervisors reenacted the death of George Floyd in a ‘racially hostile and obscene’ photo that was posted on a bulletin board in the office The Independent UK · Aug 20
'Free Chauvin': Elon Musk Calls George Floyd Killer's 22-Year Sentence 'Unjust' and Demands His Release Elon Musk has controversially called for Derek Chauvin's release, arguing his conviction over George Floyd's death is unjust, despite court findings and Chauvin's federal guilty plea. International Business Times UK · Aug 20
How journalists and communities work together to confront low levels of trust In the past decade, study after study has come to a troubling conclusion: Trust in news and journalism has declined dramatically. The Conversation · Aug 20
Elon Musk Says Derek Chauvin Is 'Not a Murderer' as Convicted Officer Fights To Overturn George Floyd Case Elon Musk claims Derek Chauvin is 'not a murderer' amid Chauvin's latest legal attempt to overturn his conviction, sparking renewed debate over the high-profile case. International Business Times UK · Aug 19
The Guardian - UK · Aug 9 Most X accounts posting about Belfast and Southampton unrest were based outside UK Exclusive: Analysis shows 55% of accounts were overseas – and seven of 12 most-read posts came from US
The Guardian - US · Aug 6 Killing of Corey Ruiz revives calls to shift power from police to communities Community organizers demand systemic changes after police killed a 38-year-old Black man in Wisconsin
Salon · Aug 6 The end of looking away on social media Perez Hilton's crisis went out live and unfiltered. That's not an accident anymore.
Reason · Aug 5 Abdul El-Sayed's COVID Radicalism Is a Callback to a More United Party The pandemic provided a glue that held the Democratic Party together. Without it, they don't know what they believe.
Salon · Jul 30 Accountability can't stop at ICE Corey Ruiz's death in Wisconsin shows that local police need scrutiny too
Reason · Jul 24 In 39 States, People Can Be Sentenced to Life for Murders They Did Not Commit The Sentencing Project highlights the perverse consequences of the felony murder rule, a vestige of British law that still prevails in federal courts and all but two states.
Euronews · Jul 21 Anger mounts in Italy after Moroccan man dies under police restraint while pleading for help The incident has been likened to George Floyd's murder in the United States six years ago, and also prompted comparisons with tactics used by the US's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under President Donald Trump.
Salon · Jul 20 Why the murder rate fell to historic low Homicide rates moved in near lockstep with drug overdoses, alcohol deaths and gun purchases
Capital & Main · Jul 16 What Jameson’s LAPD Shooting Death Says About Justice and Black People The outpouring of sympathy for Marie Marseille stands out at a time when even indisputable victimhood doesn’t guarantee universal support.
Reason · Jul 14 Did a "Minneapolis Effect" and Later De-Policing Cause Firearms Crimes to Spike in 2020? My essay on the topic collects the available empirical research. There is support for the theory that, as police across the nation pulled back from some forms of proactive policing after protests surrounding George Floyd's killing in Minneapolis, homicides and gun violence increased as a result.
The Conversation · Jul 9 The US murder rate fell to historic lows in 2025 – here’s why The murder rate in 2025 was the lowest in modern American history.