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New York Politicians Seek to Make Highway Repairs Contingent on Placing Cops in Schools
New York City politicians are attempting to get armed cops put in every school by ramming it through a highway repair bill.
From “Probable Cause” to “Reasonable Suspicion”: The Subversion of the Fourth Amendment
The subversion arises from a 1968 Supreme Court decision.
Sentenced to 65 Years for a Cop’s Crime
An outrageous sentence was handed down against Lakeith Smith for his friend's death.
Justice for Decynthia Clements: Demanding Safety, Not Police Bullets, for Black Women in Distress
People in distress need care and compassion, not gunfire.
Heavily Redacted “Race Paper” Shows the State Is Monitoring Activists
CounterSpin interviews Omar Farah on the “Race Paper.”
Despite Its Trump Probe, the FBI Is No Friend to Justice
Social justice activists have long been FBI targets.
From Stephon Clark to Voter Suppression, the Attack on Black America Intensifies
Here are three interlocking cycles that fuse into the vortex of second-tier citizenship for Black America: a pre-existing racialized poverty, aggressive policing and voter disenfranchisement.
Unarmed and Dangerous
With X-Race Specs, see through to the real threat!
Supreme Court Sides With Cops Who “Shoot First and Think Later”
The doctrine of qualified immunity has been repeatedly invoked to quash litigation brought against police officers.
Lying Is a Fundamental Part of American Police Culture
Cops lie under oath so often they even have a nickname for the practice.