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Abolishing Police Is a Step Toward Ending White Supremacy and Capitalism
We must also dismantle the entire criminal legal apparatus rooted in economic exploitation and racial oppression.
Over 1,100 Policing Agencies in the US Have Bought Drones Capable of Recording
Despite assurances from police that data will not be shared, it’s hard to imagine that if it exists, it won’t be used.
BLM Activist Cori Bush Ousts Incumbent Democrat in Missouri Primary Election
Bush's win is the latest in a surge of progressive candidates unseating establishment Democrats.
Journalists Struggle for Press Freedoms in a Time of Repression and Surveillance
Journalists have been violently targeted by police at Black Lives Matter protests across the country.
Federal Agents in Portland to Leave the City, Oregon Governor Says
The unidentified agents have frequently employed violent force toward demonstrators.
If We Don’t Want Armed Feds Occupying Our Cities, We Must Hit the Streets
Continuing the protests is the only way to resist Trump’s attempt to establish martial law in Democratic cities.
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.
Black Lives Matter Chicago Sues to Prevent Occupation by Trump’s Paramilitaries
Trump’s federal agents are terrorizing protesters and violating four constitutional rights.
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.
Confronting White Supremacy Can’t Come Through Top-Down “Justice”
Our best hope lies in grassroots, community-led truth and reconciliation processes based in restorative justice.