MINNESOTA banned the knee-on-neck restraint used by police to kill George Floyd today among a raft of police accountability measures.
The most substantial changes to the US state’s criminal justice system in years ban chokeholds and “warrior-style” training that instructs officers to see all encounters with the public as inherently dangerous.
The state senate approved the measures by 60 votes to seven in the early hours after it passed its house of representatives by 102 votes to 29.
The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a registered nurse and union member, has sparked nationwide protests and renewed calls from National Nurses United to dismantle Ice and related agencies, says MARK GRUENBERG
The West’s dangerous pesticide dumping in Africa is threatening biodiversity, population health and food sovereignty, argues ROGER McKENZIE
LARRY LAGE writes about the growth of tackle football and how it provides female athletes opportunities in a game previously dominated by men


