Policing the Open Road

For centuries, the world's greatest minds were stumped by the deadly mystery of longitude, until an obsessive underdog entered the fray and changed navigation forever. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and a whole week early. Start ... Show More

This is the seventh episode of our ongoing series breaking down the U.S. Constitution. This month, Roman and Elizabeth discuss Article IV, which outlines the relationship between states and between states and the federal government. They add the 10th Amendment to the conversation ... Show More

How a fence meant to protect sheep transformed the entire Australian landscape. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by ... Show More

<p><span>The repeal of Section 50-A of the New York State Civil Rights Law was no technical change. Passed in the wake of the George Floyd protests, it was a big victory for police-reform activists. 50-A shielded the disciplinary records of police officers, meaning that, in an of ... Show More

Texte:<br>Le Sénat français a voté jeudi l'article 25 d'une loi sur la sécurité qui autorise les policiers en dehors des heures de travail à porter leur arme à feu dans les établissements publics.<br><br>Traduction:<br>France’s Senate passed Thursday Article 25 of a security law ... Show More

<p><em>This episode contains strong language.</em></p><p>Several major U.S. cities are proposing ways to defund and even dismantle their police departments. But what would that actually look like? Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/john-eligon?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_b ... Show More

We talk to Adom Getachew, Jasson Perez and Gary Gerstle about the politics of protest and the politics of policing in America. What does 'Defund the Police' mean in practice? Is the current crisis likely to empower or curtail the surveillance state? How are the current protests d ... Show More

A partir du mois de septembre 2021, une grande expérimentation compte bouleverser l’organisation de la police nationale. Aujourd’hui, la police nationale est divisée en grandes spécialités : la police judiciaire, la police aux frontières, la sécurité publique, le renseignement, o ... Show More

Traffic stops are the most common way people come into contact with the police. After the January death of Tyre Nichols, who was beaten following a police stop in Memphis, some cities are trying to limit how often these stops occur. Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and th ... Show More

When U.S. police departments didn't evolve out of slave patrols, they tended to form out of a desire to protect the property of the wealthy. In practice, this meant beating, murdering and arresting people who didn't want to work 12 hour days until they died.FOOTNOTES: Krypteia: A ... Show More

The police response to protests erupting on America's streets in recent years has made the militarization of policing painfully transparent. Yet, properly demilitarizing the police requires a deeper understanding of its historical development, causes, and social logics.  Policing ... Show More

<p>When U.S. police departments didn't evolve out of slave patrols, they tended to form out of a desire to protect the property of the wealthy. In practice, this meant beating, murdering and arresting people who didn't want to work 12 hour days until they died.</p><p><strong>FOOT ... Show More

Es gibt eine Sache, die wechselt gerade die Farbe in Bayern. Und damit meine ich nicht die Politik. Ich meine die Polizei. Früher waren die Polizeiautos nämlich grün-weiß. Später dann grün-silber. Jetzt werden die Polizeiautos langsam silber-blau. Das ist doch ein schönes Zeichen ... Show More