Defund the police? The US city that restarted...

US secretary of state Marco Rubio will meet the Danish and Greelandic foreign ministers later today amid rising tensions over America’s desire to control the island. What would a US takeover mean for the future of Nato, and what do the people of Greenland make of being caught in ...  Show more

Anti-government protests in Iran have entered their third week, with observers saying that thousands may now have been killed in an ongoing crackdown against the demonstrations. But could these protests really bring down the Iranian regime? Who in the opposition could step in to ...  Show more

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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 ...

The Minneapolis police officer whose tactics led to George Floyd’s death had a long record of complaints against him. So why was he still on patrol? Guest: Shaila Dewan, a national reporter ...

An opt-in police misconduct database and new conduct standards for federal police: President Biden's police reform executive action enacts reforms that fall well short of what advocates hoped for. Lawmakers previously failed to agree on a more substantial effort. This episode: co ...  Show more

In the weeks since George Floyd was killed by the Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, Americans have been confronting hard questions about bias and racism within law enforcement — and what the role of the police should be.

In the process, many have asked whether th ...