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After Georgia Tech Police-Perpetrated Shooting of Non-Binary Student, Atlanta Police Crack Down on Student Dissent
Activists say the goal is to chill dissent not only at Georgia Tech but at campuses across the U.S.
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Setting the Stage to Commit a Massacre in Gaza
Progressive Pick excerpt from historian Ilan Pappe's “The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Occupied Territories.”
Will Judge Overturn Arpaio Pardon?
Trump's Arpaio pardon is unconstitutional, lawyers say.
Trump’s Arpaio Pardon Signals to White Supremacists: “I’ve Got Your Back“
Arpaio and Trump share the same racism and contempt for the law.
After $15 Million Verdict, Lawyers Representing Police Murder Victim Leonard Thomas Speak Out
This month, a jury awarded the family of Leonard Thomas — an unarmed Fife resident fatally shot by police in 2013 — $15 million.
Introducing “Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect?”
Truthout's first-ever print anthology addresses urgent questions about policing in the USA.
Alton Sterling: A Life of Collateral Insecurity
Sterling's life was devalued by the criminal legal system long before his death. He was a victim of the collateral consequences of a criminal record.
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Facing Up to Our Shadow Side With Compassion
Restorative justice makes real the fact that conflict, pain, suffering and crime are part of all our lives.
The Limits of Police “Reform”
When elites get to define the problem, they get to decide what constitutes solving it.
Two Years After Sandra Bland, Justice for Wakiesha Wilson
A year after the death of Wakiesha Wilson in a LAPD jail cell, her grieving family is still pushing for answers and accountability.