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Policing
Ferguson Exposes the Reality of Militarized, Racist Policing
This is a teachable moment for the nation that presents an opportunity to transform policing so it serves the people.
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Dancing While Lying Dead in the Street
The history of the US has taught us that Black life has not always been valued and now we are being reminded of that.
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Six Days in Ferguson: Voices From the Protests
Here is a day-by-day chronology of what happened in Ferguson, drawn from the best reporting by journalists and witnesses on the ground.
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Henry A. Giroux: The Militarization of Racism and Neoliberal Violence
Michael Brown's killing by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri is symptomatic of “the neoliberal killing machine” that's emerging all over the world.
To Terrify and Occupy: How the Excessive Militarization of the Police Is Turning Cops Into Counterinsurgents
A recent report from the ACLU indicates that policing is being militarized nationwide in all sorts of unsettling ways.
Armed With Military-Grade Weapons, Missouri Police Crack Down on Protests Over Michael Brown Shooting
The Missouri town of Ferguson looks like a war zone as police fire tear gas, stun grenades and smoke bombs to break up a fifth night of protests over …
Another Another Night of Violence in Ferguson, Governor Relieves Local Police
Police presence in Ferguson has been described as creating a near war-zone-like atmosphere.
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Another Unarmed Black Teen Shot by Militarized Police
From New York to Los Angeles to Ferguson, Missouri, America's police forces are being increasingly viewed as violent occupying armies.
What I Don’t Like About Life in the American Police State
To quote Number Six, the character in the British television series The Prisoner: I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered! My life is my …
Released Occupy Activist Cecily McMillan: “There’s No Sense in Prison“
Released from Rikers prison after serving 58 days, Occupy activist Cecily McMillan discusses prisons, policing and why she'll keep protesting.