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Jeff Sessions
Fearing for My Life During a Traffic Stop: Rising Police Violence in the Borderlands
Near the US-Mexico border, you can be detained at gunpoint for driving without your headlights on — especially if you're Brown.
“Repair the Damage From the Drug War”: Susan Burton on a New Way of Life to End Mass Incarceration
Two leading voices in the fight against mass incarceration: Michelle Alexander and Susan Burton discuss Jeff Sessions and the war on drugs.
Women Imprisoned Under the Drug War Speak Out Against Sessions’ New Policy
The drug war led to an 800 percent increase in women's incarceration — and Sessions wants to reignite it.
William Rivers Pitt | Trump Nixes Nixon: Where Watergate Goes to Die
This is nothing like Watergate; it is its own pan-dimensional thing and must be dealt with on its own very specific terms.
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Waging War Against a Mythical Crime Wave, Sessions Ramps Up War on Drugs
There is no doubt that this move is a painful regression — one that could reverberate for years to come for thousands of Americans.
Jeff Sessions’ Department of Injustice
Prejudice and bias appear to be the guiding principles of the "Justice Department" under Sessions and Trump.
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Without an Order From the Feds, It’s Up to the Public to Hold Chicago’s Police Accountable
Sessions declared to review all of the consent decrees the Obama Justice Department entered into with a large number of cities.
Jeff Sessions Pushes New War on Drugs While Killing Obama-Era Police Reform Measures
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is attempting to shake up policing in the country.
Observe and Collect: How Law Enforcement Exploits People of Color in Search of Profit
The motivating factor behind civil asset forfeiture is not "to serve and protect," but instead to collect property from people of color.
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New President, Same Old Deal: The Parallels Between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Donald J. Trump
Trump's "New Deal for Black America" pretends to support Black voters while intensifying systemic oppression.