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Police Violence
Secret Federal Police Deployed by Trump Snatch Protesters Off Portland Streets
The Department of Homeland Security has refused demands from the state government to “remove all federal officers.”
Trading Cops for Social Workers Isn’t the Solution to Police Violence
Social workers have a history of partnering with the state to serve as carceral enforcers rather than as liberators.
Disability Rights Activists Take on Twin Pandemics of Police Brutality and COVID
According to at least one study, up to one half of people killed by law enforcement in the U.S. have a disability.
Lawsuit Claims Louisville Gentrification Plan Led to Breonna Taylor’s Death
The city later bought a home rented by Taylor's ex-boyfriend, which was tied to a multimillion-dollar development.
If Governments Believe So Much in Nonviolence, They Should Try It
It’s time governments led by example and stopped using armed police as the go-to solution for societal problems.
How to Protect Yourself From Retaliation When Filming Police Brutality
Here’s what you can do after you film the police to protect the victims, their families and yourself.
Protesters Attacked by Police Are Suing to Vindicate Their Constitutional Rights
Victims of police abuse are filing litigation and at least one judge has halted some of the most egregious misconduct.
Markey Bill Backed by Sanders and Warren Seeks to Abolish Qualified Immunity
The antiquated legal doctrine has insulated police for decades from serious prosecution of even wanton misconduct.
Police Unions Are Racist Power Brokers in Opposition to Movement for Black Lives
Racist police violence did not originate with police unions but is wholeheartedly aided and abetted by them.
Housing Activists Unite to Fight Mass Evictions and Defund Police
Calling for rent cancellation, housing activists are preparing to face off with cops evicting Black and Brown renters.