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A Call to Recognize the US’s Women Human Rights Defenders
While the US has branded itself as a model of human rights, it has been criticized for dropping the ball on advancing women's rights at home and overseas.

Trump’s Director of National Intelligence Pick Is on the Wrong Side of Surveillance
Trump's pick for National Intelligence Director laid out his vision for surveillance — it's not good for technology users.

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Standing Up for Our Communities: Why We Need a Police-Free Future
How to move toward the world we want to live in — free of policing — even in the face of violence and fear mongering.

San Diego Police Target African American Children for Unlawful DNA Collection
Specifically targeting black children for unlawful DNA collection is a gross abuse of technology by law enforcement.

Mass Surveillance and “Smart Totalitarianism“
Under neoliberalism, state and corporate power have fused, using technology to transform private life into a system of total domination.

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With Executive Order on Policing, Trump Declares Racialized War on Dissent
The executive order can be read as an official authorization to pursue the most racist and reactionary criminal legal policies in recent memory.

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Tribe Uneasy About Border Surveillance Plans on Their Land
Tensions are high on the Tohono O'odham Nation, where Border Patrol has proposed high-tech surveillance towers.

This Is Our Land: The Rebirth of Mass Resistance
Now here's the thing about domination: it is never absolute. When capitalism is most reckless, it is also most vulnerable.

Nonviolent Resistance in the Age of Trump
Nonviolent resistance, it seems, is on the rise.

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“Stop the Violence”: Can Community Groups Replace Police Without Supporting the Police?
Anti-violence initiatives face hard decisions about how to align themselves in relation to the state and the police.