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“Protecting” the Police: The Legislative Attack on Black Lives Matter
NYPD Commissioner William Bratton equates the recording law enforcement with intimidation and attempts to free individuals in police custody.
Uprising Continues in Milwaukee After Police Kill 23-Year-Old Black Man
Protests are continuing in Milwaukee two days after police shot dead a 23-year-old African-American man named Sylville Smith.
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Surveillance Isn’t Colorblind
Rapidly developing technology exposes communities of color to near-constant surveillance and over-policing.
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Obama Administration Prepares to Reinforce the Militarized Police Occupation of Black America
Obama increased militarization of local police 24-fold before banning some kinds of Pentagon weapons transfers.
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The NYPD Is Already a Small Army — Now It Is Hyping Terror Threats to Militarize Even More
“You name it, we are buying it,” says NYPD Chief Bill Bratton as city purchases $7.5 million in military-style gear.
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Federal “Blue Lives Matter” Legislation Picks Up Steam, Advances Myth That Cops Are Under Threat
The Blue Lives Matter Act and its sister laws are contrary to statistical evidence.
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A Brief History of the “War on Cops”: The False Allegation That Enables Police Violence
The war on cops does not exist, but the idea has been used to justify increasing police violence.
Dallas Organizers Work to Prevent Police Expansion
Dallas organizers are working to prevent an expansion of policing in the wake of the July 7 shooting of five officers.
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Why We Dream About a World Without Police
I, like other authors in this book, take the position that the existence of the police force in this country is unnecessary.
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I Don’t Know Much, but I Know Why Black Lives Matter
Not even the best-intentioned white person cannot understand being Black in the US.