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Inside Forest Defenders’ Blockade of Atlanta’s “Cop City” Training Compound
Activists have dug in against the militarized compound to defend Atlanta's most marginalized and largest watershed.
Calls to Reform the CIA Are Misplaced. It Shouldn’t Exist at All.
New revelations about bulk surveillance of Americans are part of a pattern of abuse that dates to the CIA’s founding.
Abolition Means Reclaiming the Commons and Rejecting Securitization
“Capitalism is a generalized order of insecurity that requires a politics of security,” says Brendan McQuade.
Corporations Are Funding Police Repression
“Essentially they've created company towns where they control law enforcement,” says Alex Vitale.
“Race-Neutral” Traffic Cameras Disproportionately Ticket People of Color
Despite this issue, Chicago officials plan to stick with the cameras — and other cities may follow suit.
Police-Led Youth Programs Don’t Actually Combat the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Police-led youth diversion programs instead expand the reach of the carceral state and the prison-industrial complex.
LAPD Releases Footage From Police Killing of Valentina Orellana-Peralta
“Her death was preventable!” said attorney Ben Crump, who was hired to represent the family of the 14-year-old.
Abolitionists Are Fighting Against the Surveillance State in Their Neighborhoods
The ShotSpotter system manufactures urgency for aggressive police deployments.
Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders Condemn Violent Police Raid Against Pipeline Protest
Canadian police continued to arrest land defenders after a violent raid that ended a 56-day blockade of a drilling site.
Voters Reject Policing Overhaul in Minneapolis — But Activists Aren’t Deterred
Alternatives to policing are already being built in Minneapolis.