police abolition
Coverage of police abolition in the Nexus archive.
- AOC and Mamdani wanted to defund the police. Their backtracking puts organizers at risk
Progressive and democratic socialist politicians are recanting statements regarding police and prison abolition that were made during the pandemic era. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told ABC news that she and other progressive candidates had "moved away" from these previous positions. She noted that the anniversary of Michael Brown Jr's death in Ferguson, Missouri was discussed.
- Wisconsin Dem socialist gubernatorial hopeful dodges whether she still wants to ‘abolish police’
Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong, a primary frontrunner for governor, avoided confirming whether she still supports abolishing police during an interview, despite her campaign stating her values haven't changed. Her past 2021 call to abolish police followed a 2020 police shooting in Kenosha. Hong and four Democratic opponents all said they would not sign a budget cutting police funding.
- Mamdani-backed socialist candidate storms out of live interview when confronted with old social media posts
Darializa Avila Chevalier, a socialist congressional candidate backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Democratic Socialists of America, left a live radio interview after being questioned about controversial past social media posts. She won her race against Rep. Adriano Espaillat in New York's 13th Congressional District, despite facing scrutiny over remarks on police abolition, Dominican nationalism, and the Israel-Hamas war.