Defund the Police, Invest in Communities
A few years ago, a collaboration between The Center for Popular Democracy, Law For Black Lives, and Black Youth Project...
A few years ago, a collaboration between The Center for Popular Democracy, Law For Black Lives, and Black Youth Project 100 yielded a fascinating report into “reimagining safety and security in our communities
Off the Top of My Head
The U.S. spends some $100 billion annually on policing — most of it coming from local budgets — and an additional $80...
The U.S. spends some $100 billion annually on policing — most of it coming from local budgets — and an additional $80 billion on incarceration, according to a detailed 2017 report by the Center for Popular … Democracy.
Activists say Democrats' proposed chokehold ban won't work. Here's why.
Activists say Democrats' proposed chokehold ban won't work. Here's why.
Kumar Rao, the director for justice transformation at the Center for Popular Democracy, says these are steps that “...
Kumar Rao, the director for justice transformation at the Center for Popular Democracy, says these are steps that “Congress should have taken long ago.”
Which Major U.S. Cities Spend The Most Per Resident On Policing? [Infographic]
Which Major U.S. Cities Spend The Most Per Resident On Policing? [Infographic]
In 2017, a report from The Center for Popular Democracy, Law for Black Lives and the Black Youth Project 100 estimated...
In 2017, a report from The Center for Popular Democracy, Law for Black Lives and the Black Youth Project 100 estimated that the U.S. spent a collective $100 billion on law enforcement and another $80 billion
What ‘Defund the Police’ Really Means
Police department budgets in many cities are often far greater than the budgets for education, health, social services...
Police department budgets in many cities are often far greater than the budgets for education, health, social services, and other resources, according to an analysis by the Center for Popular Democracy
Calls grow for the Federal Reserve to target lowering the black unemployment rate
Calls grow for the Federal Reserve to target lowering the black unemployment rate
Analysts at the Economic Policy Institute and the Center for Popular Democracy have also backed the push for the Fed to...
Analysts at the Economic Policy Institute and the Center for Popular Democracy have also backed the push for the Fed to look more closely at black unemployment.
Opinion: Defund police and refund the community
Portland spends ahigher percentage of its general fund on police than Atlanta, Baltimore, Detroit, Los Angeles, and New...
Portland spends ahigher percentage of its general fund on police than Atlanta, Baltimore, Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, according to the Center for Popular Democracy.
Way Past Time to Redistribute Obscene Police Budgets to Schools, Hospitals, and Buses
Way Past Time to Redistribute Obscene Police Budgets to Schools, Hospitals, and Buses
cities like Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Detroit, Baltimore, and Houston spent more than 25 percent of their...
cities like Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Detroit, Baltimore, and Houston spent more than 25 percent of their general fund budgets on their police departments, according to a 2017 report by the Center … for Popular Democracy.
Sustainability amid social unrest
“The kind of activism and tactics that folks took to corporate boards … is what happens every year in cities around the...
“The kind of activism and tactics that folks took to corporate boards … is what happens every year in cities around the country,” says Kumar Rao, director of justice transformation at the Center for Popular
What does "defund the police" really mean?
A 2017 report by the Center for Popular Democracy tracked and compared the rate of spending on policing and...
A 2017 report by the Center for Popular Democracy tracked and compared the rate of spending on policing and incarceration with that of public programming: "Over the last 30 years, the U.S. has dramatically
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