Glenn Hanna: Why didn’t he shoot? The Toronto cop who did everything right
It may be some time before we hear the full story from the Toronto police constable who apprehended the suspect in Monday’s van attack that left 10 people dead and … Continue reading →
April 27, 2018 · 1 Comment
Sam Hamill: Remembering Gwendolyn Brooks
When I was a boy on a Utah farm,
I listened to Chicago blues and dreamed
of the city’s big shoulders and wide arms
and the roads leading up from the Delta
January 24, 2018 · Leave a comment
A Brief History of Torture by Chicago Police (1972-1991)
Darrell Cannon was tortured by three Chicago Police Department detectives at a remote site on Chicago’s South Side. Over the course of a day, they pressed a cattle prod to his … Continue reading →
August 13, 2014 · Leave a comment