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Molly Crabapple Illustrates How Mike Brown’s Death Shed Light on Police Brutality
Crabapple highlights the history of police brutality and also recounts the details of other black men who have died recently at the hands of authorities.
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San Francisco Homeless Advocates to Public Transit Police: “Stop Criminalizing Homelessness“
One byproduct of this debate has been increased attention to the level of resources allocated to San Francisco's homeless.
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Ferguson: Reliving or Reversing a Violent Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Instead of focusing on dialogue and reconciliation, the police and the Nixon and the Mayor of Ferguson have attempted to maintain control, which leads to more resentment.
Investigation Uncovers “Culture of Impunity” for Chicago Police Department
Chicago police have one in a thousand odd chance of being held accountable for alleged abuse.
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Ayotzinapa’s Uncomfortable Dead
"Alive, they were taken, and alive we want them back," is the rallying cry for the 43 disappeared Mexican students.
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Film the Police!
There is no footage of Brown's murder, and many wonder - would events be unfolding differently if there were?
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The Military-Industrial Complex Blasts Its Way Into the Civilian Market
Corporate arms peddlers are holding field demonstrations and trade shows for police chiefs and other non-military officials.
This Is Not Your Normal School in Ayotzinapa Mexico
The Ayotzinapa Rural Normal School in Guerrero, Mexico, had a long history of student activism well before the 2014 kidnapping of 43 of its students.
Arming the Warrior Cop: From Guns to Drones, Inside the Booming Business of Police Militarization
The Department of Homeland Security provides funding to local police departments to buy equipment from various corporations.
Is Filming a Police Officer a “Domestic Threat”? Austin Activist on Trial for Videotaping an Arrest
A jury in Austin, Texas, is set to issue its decision today in a case that centers on a person's right to film police officers.