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Chicago Police Killing of Laquan McDonald Exposed a System Built on Lies
A new documentary examines the 2014 murder of Laquan McDonald and the attempted cover-up by Chicago police.
Bringing Police Torture in Chicago to the Full Light of Day
Flint Taylor's “The Torture Machine” is a personal history of the legal battle to expose Chicago's human rights abuses.
Chicago Police Tortured Victims With Electric Shocks, Burns and Beatings
Under Commander Jon Burge, Black men endured torture and violence at the hands of Chicago police.
New York Activists Are Leading the Charge on Sex Work Decriminalization
As the fight for sex work decriminalization gains momentum, even presidential candidates are weighing in.
Body Cameras and Tasers Make Billions for Axon, But Don’t Solve Police Violence
Axon tech soared in popularity after the killing of Michael Brown in 2014, but it may be doing more harm than good.
DuVernay: Wrongly Convicted Boys Aren’t “Central Park Five” — They’re People
“When They See Us” exposes the inner workings of a criminal legal system designed to fail people of color.
There Are Cameras Everywhere. It’s Time to Reject the Surveillance State.
Reasonable security measures have merit, but living in a fishbowl is not reasonable at all.
Detroit Police Spent Over Half a Million on Cellphone Tracking Technology
Such dragnet surveillance has sparked widespread concern from civil liberties groups across the U.S.
Anything Other Than Decriminalization Leaves Sex Workers Behind
Criminalization of sex work further disempowers some of society's most vulnerable classes of people.
Taking Away Voting Rights Does Nothing to Solve Violence
Maya Schenwar discusses voting rights, the current political landscape and her forthcoming book.