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Police Violence
People vs. Big Oil: A Mosaic of Oil and Attack Dogs
A defining image of 2016 is attack dogs ripping the flesh of Native American protesters in North Dakota.
“The Police Killings No One Is Talking About”: Native Americans Most Likely to Be Killed by Cops
A new investigation by In These Times explodes myths about who is most likely to die at the hands of police.
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In Swift Push for Body Cameras, Chicago Cut Contracting Corners
By the end of 2018, body cameras will be standard issue for every patrol officer in the city.
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How the “Use of Force” Industry Drives Police Militarization and Makes Us All Less Safe
Racial and ethnic fears and prejudices are bound up in law enforcement anxieties over control and use of excessive force.
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No Abolition Without Demilitarization: Black and Muslim Solidarity for Ending Police Worldwide
Calling for an end to state terror is not terrorism.
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Police Shootings Show Black Americans Still Aren’t Granted Full Citizenship Rights
Until everyone is seen as worthy of being treated as humans, there will be a need to demonstrate against this oppression.
A Growing Asian-American Movement Calls for Prison Abolition
The movement for abolition has meant renegotiating Asian Americans' relation to the prison industrial complex.
Charged With Being Alive: Terence Crutcher and Keith Lamont Scott
Race affects everything: where you live, what you're blamed for and even if you're deemed worthy of being alive.
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In Milwaukee, a History of Racist Violence Fuels Mistrust of the Police Department
A recent shooting recalls the decades of abuse inflicted on the city's African-American community by police.
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DNA Dragnet: In Some Cities, Police Go From Stop-and-Frisk to Stop-and-Spit
Florida police are building private DNA databases, collecting samples from people not charged with or even suspected of anything.