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Protesters Keep Focus on BLM Agenda as Feds Send Tactical Teams Into Seattle
President Trump has sent a team of federal agents to Seattle, following the deployment of forces in Portland.
Trump’s Federal Police Surge Could Provoke an Election Day Constitutional Crisis
If courts don’t stop Trump’s police, feds could bolster the ranks of 50,000 poll watchers or be called upon if he loses.
Giving Police Departments Money to Buy Body Cameras Will Never End Brutality
As long as police departments have total control over body camera footage it won’t change their behavior, say activists.
Black Lives Matter Chicago Sues to Prevent Occupation by Trump’s Paramilitaries
Trump’s federal agents are terrorizing protesters and violating four constitutional rights.
“This Is Abhorrent”: Portland Mayor Tear Gassed by Federal Officers
The mayor described the federal agents' actions toward demonstrators as an “egregious overreaction.”
Paramilitary-Style Tactics in Portland Mirror Decades of Global US Violence
Shocking scenes of paramilitary-style units in the streets of U.S. cities like Portland are all too familiar abroad.
Federal Prisons Went on Lockdown and Deployed Staff to Quash BLM Protests
Attorney General William Barr ordered the Bureau of Prisons to deploy militarized units to confront protesters in D.C.
Philadelphia DA Says Trump’s Police Will Be Arrested If They Assault Protesters
Legal experts say the president's attempts to send federal agents to U.S. cities sits on flimsy legal standing.
We Must Not Exchange One Cage for Another — Let’s Abolish All Forms of Prisons
Authors Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law discuss their new book, “Prison By Any Other Name,” and the need for abolition.
Trump’s “Shockingly Dangerous” Fed Squads Expand Their Reach
Kelly Hayes and Shane Burley discuss how anti-protest agents are broadening their reach and expanding their mission.