A New Texas Abortion Law Highlights The Dangers of Citizen Policing
The law effectively legitimizes citizen policing of pregnancy and abortion, which have previously been policed primarily by the government and abusive partners. CW: lynching, anti-Black violence, miscarriage, feticide By Kylie Cheung A Texas abortion ban signed into law earlier this year became one
ACAB Means ALL Agents of the State, Regardless of Their Politics or Identity
It’s not just cops in riot gear that we have to fight to win abolition—it’s the whole damn system. Even when bad people are targeted by the state, it increases the state’s legitimacy. ACAB. You’ve likely seen the phrase on buildings
Reproductive and Disability Justice Demand Abolition
It’s not just history — reproductive coercion by the government and criminal justice system is an ongoing reality. CW: mentions of miscarriage, reproductive violence/coercion, and sexual violence/r*pe By Kylie Cheung In a world dominated by celebrity, few cultural moments can be more eye-opening
Grind: How Productivity Culture and the Pressure of Black Excellence Fueled My Addiction
Productivity culture and its capitalist mama do not love you, will never love you and will never grant you rest—especially if you are Black. CW: This piece discusses drug use and addiction By Sabine Bradley I’m not sure that I’ll ever be excellent. In
Derek Chauvin’s Guilty Verdict Won’t End Police Violence
Individualizing the system by blaming these actions on a single bad cop like Derek Chauvin misses the point entirely. Getting one violent police officer off the streets doesn’t do anything to stop police violence because policing is violent. CW: policing, murder,