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When ICE Comes to Your City

What Chief O’Hara Learned in Minneapolis The following interview summary offers a sobering look at the crisis currently unfolding in … More

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Murder in Minneapolis

In three decades of wearing the badge of a city cop, training the next generation, and leading police, I have … More

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Why the F.O.P. is Wrong About Immigration Enforcement

Today, I am addressing the institutional conflict that exists between the largest nation police union in the United States — … More

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Renee Good: Now What Must Be Done

Our City. Our Standards. Standing Together Against ICE Incursions The city in which I led police for two decades is … More

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If Not Now, When?

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE POLICE LEADERS OF AMERICA: THE TIME IS NOW AN OPEN LETTER TO THE POLICE LEADERS … More

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ICE: Get Out of Our Cities!

The Death of a Poet and the Collapse of the Professional Police Model I have spent more than 30 years … More

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When Viral “Fake News” Becomes Federal Policy

In our modern digital landscape, professional policing faces an unprecedented and corrosive burden: the “digital-to-federal feedback loop”  This has been … More

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Fear Is Not Public Safety

AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn Why Chief O’Hara’s Message Matters Now Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara recently published an op-ed titled “Fear Undermines … More

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On 2025: And the Year Ahead

Standing, Speaking, and Being Courageous Reporting on Year 2025 Why 2025 Mattered This past year tested our democracy in ways … More

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To the Community: A Call to Action

Protect Our Neighbors, Uphold the Constitution I speak today as a person of faith and conscience—committed to human dignity, the … More

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