A summer of protesting raised one critical, and widely debated, question: What should the role of the police in America be?

In the process, many wondered whether the culture of policing can be changed or if the system needs to be reimagined entirely. We decided to talk to an officer leading one of the country’s largest police unions. “This was a conversation I hadn’t heard anywhere else, and it came right when I needed to hear it. It was an interview that sought to understand but also hold power to account,” Eric Krupke, a producer, said.

Later, in our episode “Who Replaces Me,” we spoke with one Black officer in Flint, Mich., and heard him “grapple with the immense pressure Black police officers are under to carry the torch. The episode explores how excruciating it must feel to dedicate your entire life to something and not be sure if you made a real difference.” — Lynsea Garrison, a producer

Politics and power dynamics

This year began (in what feels like a decade ago) with the United States on the brink of war with Iran and President Trump impeached by the House of Representatives. It concluded with Joe Biden as president-elect of the United States. In the interim, the world reckoned with power — who wields it, how and why. To answer these questions, we investigated the political turmoil at home, traveling to 16 states for our series “The Field” in the lead up to the presidential election. But we also looked beyond the United States to tell these stories, meeting extraordinary people through dispatches examining power around the world.

Source: New York Times

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