The protestors who took over the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct and established a no-cop zone in the surrounding area have a clandestine armed security force patrolling the area, but news reports that the force is using “stop and frisk” ...
Recovering from COVID-19: Marine Veteran Fights to Rebuild Body in Time for Marine Corps Marathon
The weekend before she was diagnosed with COVID-19, Mackenzie Wolf was sitting on her couch in her apartment in Ellicott City, Maryland, when the intense fatigue and lightheadedness got so bad she started seeing black spots. “I remember sitting my ...
Portland Police Chief Steps Down, Mayor Promises Bold Reforms as Protestors Call for Defunding
For the 11th day in a row, protestors took to the streets Sunday in Portland, Oregon, demonstrating against police brutality and demanding criminal justice reforms. Hundreds of protestors — most of them white — gathered outside the Multnomah ...
VIDEO: Legendary SEAL Commander Makes a Powerful Plea for Shared Humanity
Jocko Willink, the retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer who commanded one of the deadliest special operations units in Iraq, took to his popular YouTube channel Friday to share “a glimpse of hope’’ for a less divided America. In the video, Willink ...
Mattis Breaks Silence on Trump, Joins Chorus of National Leaders Defending Constitution
Former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, who served in President Donald Trump’s administration until he resigned in protest in December 2018, released a statement on Wednesday saying Trump is "the first president in my lifetime who does not try to ...
Some Police Are Taking a Knee With Protesters — Here’s Why
In 2016, former U.S. Army Green Beret Nate Boyer wrote an open letter to Colin Kaepernick about Kaepernick’s choice to remain seated during the national anthem. Kaepernick responded by asking Boyer, who served a brief stint as a Seattle Seahawks ...
Killer Mike, Son of Atlanta Police Officer, Pleas for Peace, Empathy, Justice
As his city boiled with frustration and anger over the killing of George Floyd, Atlanta rapper and activist Killer Mike stepped to the microphone at the mayor’s press conference Friday night in Atlanta, his voice cracking with a labored lilt. “I ...