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Jones testified to Congress on the topic, speaking to the House Budget Committee on June 23.

Advocates of police defunding often suggest that the budget cuts go to social services or other programs, but city budgets will not have the money for that without federal funds to account for revenue lost to the pandemic.

The challenges facing U.S. democracy at the voting booth should be considered as a whole in order to adequately respond to the election security threats, Braun argues.

As the protests against police brutality continue, Joselynne Gardner talks about how African Americans have passed on the knowledge across generations about how to handle police encounters.

Addressing the violence in the wake of the protests against George Floyd’s death, Associate Professor Damon Jones highlights the role played by police in inciting them.

The conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic make people more vulnerable to addiction, and advances such as telemedicine could make patients even more susceptible to drug abuse and overdose.