Defund is Not a Liability
Defunding the police has been portrayed as a political liability, but a forthright condemnation of police violence has proven to be compelling.
Jasson Perez is an organizer in Chicago.
Defunding the police has been portrayed as a political liability, but a forthright condemnation of police violence has proven to be compelling.
Chicago’s new city budget has achieved some limited gains, but at the steep costs of massive police funding and the risk of bolstering Lightfoot’s grip on power. The socialist left needs a new strategic approach to set its own terms in the future.
An organizer with a new network of Black abolitionists talks about organizing amid rebellion.