Thomas Birmingham, Author at The Politic

Thomas Birmingham

Pointing to Nothing: The Promise and Failure of New Haven’s Civilian Review Board

Thomas BirminghamMay 13, 2022May 21, 2022

After Emma Jones’ son Malik was murdered by police in 1997, she spent the next 23 years working to create a Civilian Review Board for police accountability. But now that one exists, she thinks it’s time for New Haven to go back to the drawing board.

Waiting for a Haven: Homelessness in Yale’s Backyard

Thomas BirminghamDecember 9, 2021December 10, 2021

Inside Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen’s Drop-In and Resource Center, Alvin* was sitting at a small, tucked-away table in front of a booth where a young woman was cheerily handing out coffee. He had laid out a black and gray camouflage…