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Beyond Homan Square: US History Is Steeped in Torture
Chicago's Homan Square reflects a norm rather than a deviation from US policy.
Turkey Moves Closer to Becoming a Fully Fledged Police State
The Turkish parliament has been debating the government's proposed new security law.
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Tony Robinson Killing Highlights Wisconsin’s Racial Inequities
After the killing of Tony Robinson, Madison's problems can no longer be ignored.
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Black Death: The Rashomon Effect and Our Symbols of Justice
Where is the justice in the US justice system?
Eyewitness to Ferguson Police Shooting: Gunfire Did Not Come From Area of Nonviolent Protest
Two police officers have been shot.
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Exuberant Irrationality Driving Afrikan-Canadians’ Support for Deputy Police Chiefs
For a sobering dose of reality about race, class and policing, we may look at the behavior of the police in other major American cities.
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Yes, Black America Fears the Police – Here’s Why
Shots were fired in Long Island, but there was no rush to call 911. It made perfect sense to ProPublica's Nikole Hannah-Jones.
Heeding the Call: Black Women Fighting for Black Lives That Matter
Black women activists have been at the head of a new movement.
“I Thought I Saw Death”: John Lewis Remembers Police Attack on Bloody Sunday in Selma 50 Years Ago
Thousands of people are expected to travel to Selma.
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Why Chuy Garcia Needs to Condemn Rahm Emanuel’s Secret Police Interrogation Site
By any other name, it still smells like torture.