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Was a Police Report Altered to Convict a Man for Murder? Inside a Woman’s Quest to Free Her Brother
Jonathan Edelstein, one of the lawyers involved, and with Jennifer Gonnerman, a staff writer for The New Yorker discuss the mystery of the altered report.
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.
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Defunding Police — How Antiracist Organizers Got Seattle to Listen
Seattle activists have made headway in redirecting funding toward services like affordable housing and education.
Revealed: Activist Berta Cáceres’s Suspected Killers Received US Military Training
A new investigation reveals further ties between the killing of renowned environmental activist Berta Cu00e1ceres, Honduran military intelligence and the United States.
A Police Cover-up Breaks Down in Sacramento
A brutal system consigns the mentally ill to the streets.
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Fighting Cops and the Klan: The History and Future of Black Antifascism
Fascists have often used law enforcement as their personal Gestapo to commit atrocities against those they hate.
Missile Launchers at Standing Rock: Weaponized Law in Action
Jeff Haas, an attorney with the Water Protector Legal Collective, speaks about the draconian legal practices being employed against those at Standing Rock.
Why Did Fascist Agitators at UC Davis Reenact the Violence of the “Pepper Spray Cop”?
The “alt-right” once again displayed its latent sadism and identification with police cruelty on the UC Davis campus.
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Trump’s Lesser-Known Homeland Security Adviser Espouses Anti-Muslim Policing
Bossert's retweet of an Islamophobic post is another example of Team Trump's comfort in mainstreaming such messages.