Truthout
Eric Garner
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NYPD Officers Threaten High School Students With Taser
A recent video captured two NYPD officers using a Taser to push youth of color off a public sidewalk.
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Resisting Militarized Repression: Facing Trump’s Threat to “Send in the Feds”
Trump's threat of state violence has made Chicago's Black and Brown communities determined to resist the repression.
“Necessary Trouble” and a Long, Hard Struggle: Talking Movements With Sarah Jaffe
Sarah Jaffe's "Necessary Trouble" is an extensive, vivid overview of post-2008 crisis movements and their organizers.
Two Years After Eric Garner’s Death, Ramsey Orta, Who Filmed Police, Is Only One Heading to Jail
Ramsey Orta says he has been repeatedly arrested and harassed by cops since he filmed the fatal police chokehold nearly two years ago.
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State Terrorism and Racist Violence in the Age of Disposability: Expanded Version
The issue is not simply police misconduct and brutality, but the growing use of systemic terror.
Rights Lab: Can I Film the Police?
Filming police is legal in all 50 states — so why are people still being arrested while doing it?
Why Is Ramsey Orta, Man Who Filmed Police Killing of Eric Garner, the Only One Criminally Charged?
Orta says police have deliberately targeted him for capturing Garner's death on video and exposing it to the world.
Ramsey Orta Reflects on the Consequences of Exposing Police Brutality
He does not regret filming Eric Garner's death, but wishes he hadn't attached his name to it.
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“Broken Windows,” Broken Lives and the Ruse of “Public Order” Policing
The murder of Eric Garner brings to light again the never-ending unanswered questions.
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The Story of Levi Dehmann: Police Violence in Small-Town America
It's not only police vs. Black men, in this country, as the April death of David Levi Dehmann in Ohio sadly demonstrates.