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![A notice of an impending encampment sweep is in a trash can as police keep an eye on city workers in Long Beach enforcing new policies regarding homeless encampments at Gumbiner Park on August 19, 2024, in Long Beach, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2166786257-400x300.jpg)
Homeless Sweeps Are Expensive, Useless and Cruel, Human Rights Watch Charges
Punitive city policies are also woefully counterproductive, only perpetuating the very malady they purport to address.
![Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris speaks onstage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0820-kamala-harris-400x300.jpg)
In 2024 Platform, Democrats Lurch Right on Policing and Immigration
DNC delegates will vote on a platform that pledges to crack down on asylum and fund the police.
![A line of Chicago cops on their cop bikes](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0819-chicago-bike-police-400x300.jpg)
DNC Swarms With Police as Activists March for Palestine, Reproductive Rights
Democrats arriving in Chicago were greeted with anger over aid to Israel and failure to protect abortion rights.
![Police clear pro-Palestinian demonstrators off the campus stairs into a grassy area after students occupied the Physical Sciences Lecture Hall at the University of California, Irvine, in Irvine, California, on May 15, 2025. Police clear pro-Palestinian demonstrators off the campus stairs into a grassy area after students occupied the Physical Sciences Lecture Hall at the University of California, Irvine, in Irvine, California, on May 15, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2152581018-400x300.jpg)
The Right’s Push to Whitewash History Is a Precursor to Fascism
As a new school year begins, we must resist turning schools into right-wing indoctrination centers.
![Pro-Palestinian students chant during a protest at Emory University on April 25, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2149561248-400x300.jpg)
Pro-Palestine Student Protesters Navigate Legal Hearings and Potential Penalties
While some local prosecutors have dropped charges entirely, others are pursuing felony charges.
![Hands of unrecognizable male prison guard in black uniform standing by gate looking at keys](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0813-prison-guard-400x300.jpg)
Over 100 People Die in Missouri Prisons Each Year. Othel Moore Was One of Them.
Three attempts in the legislature to secure better oversight over Missouri's prison administration have stalled out.
![Mike Brown Sr. releases butterflies after four and a half minutes of silence to honor the four and a half hours Mike Brown Jr.'s body was left on the ground after he was shot on August 9, 2014. His wife, Cal Brown, holds the megaphone.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/IMG_1111-400x300.jpeg)
Michael Brown Jr.’s Father Is Still Fighting for Justice and His Son’s Legacy
He says city development ignores the reality of policing in an attempt “to rebrand Ferguson and erase what happened.”
![Journalist Faces Hate Crime Charge for Allegedly Filming Gaza Protest Action](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/SEG3-Action-400x300.jpg)
Journalist Faces Hate Crime Charge for Allegedly Filming Gaza Protest Action
Police also raided Samuel Seligson’s home twice, and press freedom groups are raising alarm.
![A Chicago police officer stands with a police radio near Oak Street Beach on August 18, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1245801873-1-400x300.jpg)
Police Are Increasingly Encrypting Their Radios to Block Scrutiny by Journalists
Press advocates say that the surge in encryption is a reaction to the demand for police accountability after 2020.
![A protester wears a kuffeyeh during an outdoor protest against Cop City](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024-0731-cop-city-protest-400x300.jpg)
Atlanta’s Cop City Is Funded by Some of the Same Billionaires Who Back AIPAC
Donors to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee are underwriting a thin blue line between Israel and Cop City.