Truthout
Policing

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I’m a Mother, Not a Terrorist
If you walked by me on the street, if you noticed me at all, it would probably be due to how much I looked like your 4th grade teacher, …

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Tipping Point
Did y’all read the manifesto of the cop killer out there in LA? (https: The Killer Cop’s Insane Facebook Manifesto, Part 1: ‘I assure you that the casualty rate …

Is America Ready to Legalize Marijuana?
Advocates in Congress say a shift from criminal enforcement to taxation could add $100 billion to the federal budget.

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Drones Are a Local Issue
No city is an island, Entire of itself. Each is a piece of the continent, A part of the main. I write from Charlottesville, Va., but am hopeful that …

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A New Model Drone Resolution
...Concerns include the following: drones can crash into airplanes, buildings, and each other; drones can fall out of the sky; drones can produce noise pollution; drones can produce visual …

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A Silly Country
This is a silly country. "You know if that was me or you trying to stop him, the police would arrest us. Lock us down. They'd say, 'Man, let …

New Report: 210,000 Marijuana Possession Arrests in Colorado in the Last 25 Years Blacks and Latinos Disproportionately Arrested, Colorado Voters to Decide on Making Marijuana Possession Legal With November Vote
With just two weeks remaining before Colorado's voters decide whether to make marijuana possession legal in their state, a new report — “210,000 Marijuana Arrests In Colorado, 1986-2010” — …

Private Police Will Be On Beat Should Wall Street Regulators Fall off “Cliff”
Four years after the economic crash of 2008, Wall Street has still not been held accountable for its actions. It seems private actions by those directly affected is the …

Seven Examples of a “Police State,” and How They Are Appearing in the US
Will Potter: Is the US a police state? If not, what is it?

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My Visit to a London Embassy Under Threat
On Friday, I visited Ecuador's embassy here in the capital of the former British empire and saw a building surrounded by a phalanx of cops, with several of them …