Kenney’s Secretive Turn on Police Accountability (UPDATED)
By Dustin Slaughter and Austin Nolen Appended below. UPDATED: In a surprise reversal hours after publication, Kenney spokesperson Lauren Hitt…
Editorial
We Want to Bring Down the Blue Wall
By Dustin Slaughter The Black Lives Matter movement has spurred demand for greater police accountability. Shining a light on how…
Cold Reception for Media from Police Ahead of DNC
Workers erect security fencing at the AT&T Station ahead of Monday’s convention. Photo: Kristi Petrillo/The Declaration Declaration Staff At approximately…
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The Declaration Needs Your Help with An Ongoing Investigation
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“The Progressive” a #PHL2015 Editorial Cartoon
By Larry West
Pressing Mayoral Candidates for Solutions, Not Platitudes, to Police Reform
A Declaration Editorial With yesterday’s release of a highly-critical Justice Department COPS Office report of the Philadelphia Police Department’s use…
Police Use of Force, Reporting the Data, and Philly’s Institutional Press
Declaration Editorial The latest by Morgan Zalot and Vinny Vella at Daily News, “Shell shocked: Stress lingers for cops who…
Enough with the #PhillyShrug: These Mummers Cannot be Reformed
Declaration Editorial Yesterday found Broad Street, from City Hall southward, swollen with brightly colored walking epithets who marched through the…
A Landmark Year for The Declaration, and All Thanks to You
We’ve had one hell of a year, and we could not have done it without all of you. Below are…
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