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The Military-Industrial Complex Blasts Its Way Into the Civilian Market
Corporate arms peddlers are holding field demonstrations and trade shows for police chiefs and other non-military officials.
This Is Not Your Normal School in Ayotzinapa Mexico
The Ayotzinapa Rural Normal School in Guerrero, Mexico, had a long history of student activism well before the 2014 kidnapping of 43 of its students.
Mobilization Needed Now More Than Ever to Win Justice for Michael Brown!
No one can deny that the police need to be reined in and there are situations where the federal government can be pressured to take needed action.
Arming the Warrior Cop: From Guns to Drones, Inside the Booming Business of Police Militarization
The Department of Homeland Security provides funding to local police departments to buy equipment from various corporations.
Is Filming a Police Officer a “Domestic Threat”? Austin Activist on Trial for Videotaping an Arrest
A jury in Austin, Texas, is set to issue its decision today in a case that centers on a person's right to film police officers.
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Black Freedom Fighters in Ferguson: Some of Us Are Queer
Not all of the freedom fighters are Black men with masculine swag and pedigree.
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We Need “Peace” Officers! It’s Time for Crisis Intervention Training
Police officers need to be properly trained and prompt and thorough investigations and corrective action must be taken against officers who unnecessarily use force against individuals, especially those who …
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The Post-Michael Brown Agenda Provides Goals for the Movement to End Racist, Militarized Policing
Throughout the nation the issue of police brutality, including killings of unarmed people, is a common problem.
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“Stop Killing Us” Say Strong Youth Leaders in Ferguson, Missouri’s Weekend of Resistance to Police Brutality
Almost 60 days after 18 year old Michael Brown was shot six times and left for 4 hours and 34 minutes in the street in front of the apartment …
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We Want Them Alive: The Search for Mexico’s 43 Missing Students
The last time the group of missing students were seen was in the custody of Mexican municipal police forces.