Backpedaling in Birmingham

William Grady Holt — 2018-11-20T06:00:00Z

Despite the 2017 election of progressive, black mayors in major southern US cities, citizens who supported these candidates quickly learned that the new mayoral agendas looked very similar to the old ones. In Birmingham, Alabama, the election of Randall Woodfin resulted in city funds being utilized for business interests, such as helping a tech company lure talent to the city. When Woodfin backed a proposal for a $2.5 million four-block bike trail while local potholes were being filled with red

- From the Field / United States, neighborhood, progressive urban politics, civil rights, mayors, progressive mayors, Birmingham (Alabama)

Disarm the Police

Gregory Smithsimon — 2015-09-29T05:00:00Z

In the current political debates about discriminatory policing, there has been a lack of serious discussion of disarmament. Gregory Smithsimon argues that disarming the police is not only an obvious way to avoid more deaths at the hands of officers, but also a means towards cultivating more respectful relationships between the police and communities of color.
Responding to protests against repeated, blatant police abuse, politicians have met demands for meaningful change with an array of

- Debates / inequalities, police, discrimination, violence, brutality, disarmament, civil rights, police violence, Ferguson, Missouri, New York, Oakland, Baltimore, Featured

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Backpedaling in Birmingham

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