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A Pro-Prison Backlash in New York City
The shooting of an NYPD officer is being exploited to build opposition to Mayor de Blasio's mild criminal justice reforms.
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The Real Meaning of the FBI Director’s Comment on Viral Videos and Crime
The FBI Director's comment that viral videos have led to an increase in crime may instead indicate that police are on strike.
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Why Did Chicago Activists Shut Down an International Police Conference?
Police brutality is nothing but a way to try to disguise racism behind a gun and a badge.
Voices of Rise Up October: Victims’ Families Decry Police Violence
On Saturday, thousands rallied in New York City against police brutality.
Charlotte Police Consider “Safety Zones” Where People With Past Arrests Can’t Enter
“Public safety zones” will be city areas where people with past arrests would be prohibited from entering.
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Cierra Finkley and the Radical Act of Self-Defense
Imagine if people of color, en masse, suddenly decided to defend their humanity, by any means necessary.
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On Police Injustice: “Fires of Rebellion Burn With Rage, but They Shine With Hope“
The reason Michael Brown's story is not simply a statistic is because the people of Ferguson fought back.
Police Are Granted Abusive Powers By a System That Condones Their Actions
Like the possibility of arrest, the threat of violence is implicit in every police encounter.
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Across the South, Many Jails Are Illegal Debtors’ Prisons
Local courts across the US are illegally locking up poor people when they cannot afford to pay fines.
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Schools as Fearmongering Factories: The Case of Ahmed Mohamed
As the US increasingly models its schools after prisons, students are no longer viewed as a social investment in the future.