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Chicago
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As Marginalized Communities Face Dearth of Trauma Care, Activists Step in to Fight for Survival
Protesters fight for communities of color, which lose lives awaiting trauma care that is slow to come.
Police Have Their Own “Bill of Rights,” Raising Questions About Accountability
Illinois is among 14 states that has a police ‘bill of rights,’ a law that grants police special protections in criminal and other investigations.
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Forgetting in Real Time
The privileged have a way of forgetting the past.
Malcolm X, Gentrification and Housing as a Human Right
A human rights framework offers a basis for challenging gentrification and creating housing equity in US communities of color.
One Morning in Homan Square
How does having a secretive, controversial police facility in the neighborhood affect the residents of Homan Square?
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Dear Garry McCarthy
McCarthy wants to play dumb.
Chicago Just Became the First US City to Pay Reparations to Victims of Police Torture
For nearly 20 years, officers of the Chicago Police Department tortured more than 100 people. How survivors and their lawyers won a decades-long fight.
As Chicago Pays Victims of Past Torture, Police Face New Allegations of Abuse at Homan Square
More victims have come forward to detail abuse inside Homan Square.
Torture, Lies and Denial
We may not be personally responsible for what happened in the past, but we are all responsible for what happens next.
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Chicago Passes Ordinance Granting Reparations to Police Torture Survivors
A UN committee called on the US government to bring the perpetrators in the Burge case to justice.