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Progressives win a major victory in Philadelphia — heres how Michael Candelori, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Larry Krasner FilterMay 19, 2021 Many commentators wanted to see it as a referendum on whether pro-decarceration elected prosecutors are a fad or here to stay. Some thought a loss for Krasner would be "disastrous" for criminal justice reform. False dichotomies were popularized, like the one of "cops versus Krasner," despite the fact that the organization repr...

A vaccinator prepares a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. March 4, 2020. The mask requirements are largely off in New Orleans and the rest of Louisiana, but the COVID-19 threat is by no means over. Instead, the calculations for personal risk have only become more complex. You can take your mask off if you’re fully vaccinated — a move New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell announced last week. But there’s also no enforcement for those who haven’t been vac...

Hot Seat: State, city leaders discuss decriminalizing marijuana Share Updated: 8:56 AM CDT May 17, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Share Updated: 8:56 AM CDT May 17, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript Good evening and welcome to the W. D. S. You News hot seat. Im Travers Mackel. Tonight were talking about one of the biggest topics in the state right now, marijuana legalizing it statewide. Also whats happening in the city of New Orleans when it comes to decrimi...

ZIP Advertisement 10,000 marijuana cases in New Orleans could be dismissed, pardoned under proposed council presidents plan 10,000 marijuana cases in New Orleans could be dismissed, pardoned under proposed council plan Share Updated: 4:22 PM CDT May 13, 2021 10,000 marijuana cases in New Orleans could be dismissed, pardoned under proposed council plan Share Updated: 4:22 PM CDT May 13, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript GUIDE ON WDSU.COM. NOW TO A WDSU EXCLUSIV...

Fri, 07 May 2021 18:38 UTC © David Dee Delgado/Getty Images Violent crime surged in several U.S. cities that saw massive Black Live Matter and anti-police protests in the wake of George Floyds death last summer. The upswing of violent crime, including homicides, coincided with the protests, increased anti-police sentiment among Americans and declining morale in police departments, which have since struggled to recruit new officers. The number of murders alone increased by 36.7% in 2020 compar...

Violent Crime Surged in These Cities After Mass Black Lives Matter, Anti-Police Protests Violent crime surged in several U.S. cities that saw massive Black Live Matter and anti-police protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death last summer. The upswing of violent crime, including homicides, coincided with the protests, increased anti-police sentiment among Americans and declining morale in police departments, which have since struggled to recruit new officers. The number of murders alone inc...

Have you noticed that the corporate media has been repeatedly using the word “violent” to describe what the summer of 2021 is going to be like?  Many Americans believed that once Joe Biden was in the White House that all of the civil unrest that we have been witnessing would magically disappear and that violent crime rates would go back to normal.  Of course neither of those things has happened.  We continue to see civil unrest erupt in major U.S. cities such as Portland, and murder ra...

UpdatedFri, May 7, 2021 at 2:00 pm CT Reply The resolution will direct the city manager to expedite the development and implementation of community violence prevention and intervention programs this fiscal year and to present options to increase funding for such programs in 2021-2022. (Shutterstock) AUSTIN, TX —Austin City Council has approved a resolution to expedite the development and implementation of community violence prevention and intervention programs. The resolution item was passed ...

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Have you noticed that the corporate media has been repeatedly using the word “violent” to describe what the summer of 2021 is going to be like?  Many Americans believed that once Joe Biden was in the White House that all of the civil unrest that we have been witnessing would magically disappear and that violent crime rates would go back to normal.  Of course neither of those things has happened.  We continue to see civil unrest erupt in major U.S. cities such as Portland, and murder rat...