The Man Running the MyPillow CEO’s Bid for MN Governor
A look at the Minnesota gubernatorial campaign expenditures of Mike Lindell, the Trump supporting former crack addict and MyPillow CEO.
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Making Another Murderer: The Captivating Case of Temujin Kensu
Nearly a dozen witnesses have placed Temujin Kensu 450 miles away from a 1980s murder in Michigan. Yet, 40 years later, his conviction stands.
Parallel Crimes: Novi Sad, Tempi and the Architecture of Neglect in the Balkans
Two recent deadly incidents in the Balkans shocked Greece and Serbia, leaving questions of political responsibility that quickly ignited massive protest movements.
Mail Censorship, Book Bans, and Misconduct – A Letter From Federal Prison
FCI McKean, PA — Anson Chi says he’s a political prisoner dealing with mail censorship, book bans, and misconduct by federal corrections officers. In a letter to Unicorn Riot, Chi provided prison bulletins, prison communications, and letters from his mother as proof of “how the…
Target of Injustice: Free Mahdi Ali Campaign Kicks Off
Minneapolis, MN — Despite his pleas of innocence, Mahdi Ali was 15 when he was arrested and subsequently convicted and sentenced to life in prison for a 2010 triple murder in Minneapolis. Fifteen years later, a new grassroots campaign called The Coalition to Free Mahdi…
Broken Scales: Seeking Justice for Philip Vance
Two decades ago, Philip Vance’s life was set on the scales of justice. And found wanting. Convicted of murder, he was sentenced to life in prison. A jury found him guilty on all three counts: second-degree intentional, first-degree intentional, and first-degree premeditated. In just eight…
Philip Vance’s Postconviction Filing Kicked Back by Prosecutors to Wait For CRU Report
Philip Vance is serving a life sentence for a 2002 murder in South St. Paul during a robbery of Sabreen’s Supermarket, but his supporters have long believed this was a false charge after hearing Vance’s pleas of innocence. After waiting more than three years since…
Historic Investigation of U.S. Boarding Schools for Native Children Ends With Scathing Report
For the first time in its 248-year existence, the United States government investigated its own Federal Indian Boarding Schools, a genocidal element of the racist settler colonial project by which the country was formed. From the passage of the Civilization Fund Act in 1819 up…
A Guide to the 646 Video Dump
This media guide is to provide context to each of the 73 videos worn by 45 Minneapolis Police officers during the largest mass arrest in Minnesota history of more than 646 protesters during a post-election protest against Donald Trump on Nov. 4, 2020. Full story…
