Society / Police
Articles about Police, ordered by date. 
Overwatched and underserved
In Los Angeles, a group of activists are standing up against police surveillance of their neighbourhoods. Bethany Rielly speaks to Hamid Khan and Matyos Kidane of the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition about what it means to take on one of the US’s most powerful forces.
Beyond punishment
Can we create a world where we don’t turn to police and prisons for justice? Amy Hall explores the movement offering a different vision for the future.
Care not cops
Amy Hall on why defunding police departments could lead to more caring communities.
Whose streets?
The current clampdown on popular rights mirrors a profound malaise with our system of top-down political representation, argues Richard Swift.
‘We have a lot to teach the city’
What does ‘the state’ mean to you if you are poor or black or both? Vanessa Baird reports on life down-and-out in post-coup São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
Articles in this category displayed as a table:
| Article title | From magazine | Publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Overwatched and underserved | Spying on dissent | November, 2023 |
| Beyond punishment | Abolition | March, 2022 |
| Care not cops | A caring economy | November, 2020 |
| Whose streets? | Clampdown! Criminalizing dissent | December, 2017 |
| ‘We have a lot to teach the city’ | Brazil's soft coup | October, 2017 |
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