Police Targeted Anti-Racists In Charlottesville Ahead of ‘Unite The Right’ Rally, Documents Show
Leading up to the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 12, numerous foot soldiers of the “alt-right” openly broadcast their intention to create bloodshed in the genteel southern town. A white supremacist group in California posted online videos glorifying physical assaults they had perpetrated on their ideological
Beyond Prisons—Episode 18: The End Of Policing feat. Alex Vitale
Professor Alex S. Vitale discusses his book, “The End Of Policing,” which provides a historical analysis of law enforcement and police reform, and argues for alternatives.
Beyond Prisons — Episode 14: Mental Health And The Community feat. Devyn Springer (Part 1)
Artist, writer, and organizer Devyn Springer talks about his work with mental health response networks in Atlanta.
Appeals Court Rejects Absurd Claim Use Of Force Policy Violates Seattle Officers’ Second Amendment Rights
A federal appeals court rejected Seattle police claims that a “use of force” policy violates their Second Amendment rights to use firearms.
Federal Appeals Court Affirms First Amendment Right To Criticize Cops
A federal appeals court affirmed the right of citizens to criticize police and ruled Minnesota officers are not immune from a lawsuit alleging rights violations.
Virginia Police Were Not Outgunned In Charlottesville, Documents Suggest
After the “Unite the Right” rally organized by white supremacists rocked Charlottesville, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe complained that the demonstrators “had better equipment” than the state’s police forces. However, documents released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) detail sophisticated, military-grade weapons Virginia police received from the Department of Defense
The Neoliberal Record Of Kamala Harris: Reckon With It Instead Of Attacking Critics
Kamala Harris, a career prosecutor who served as California’s attorney general and is now a United States senator, is seen by liberals as the Democratic Party new “rising star”. Democrats are already touting the possibility of a 2020 presidential run, and any inkling of criticism, regardless of how genuine, faces
Trump Executive Order Sets Agenda For Police To Further Criminalize Protesters
Executive orders signed by President Donald Trump set in motion an agenda for escalating the criminalization of citizens, who engage in protest.
The Policing Crisis Is Result Of ‘Class Project’ Against Workers And Poor Minorities
Gut-wrenching acts of police violence against black people were captured on video and shared widely this past week. In Minneapolis, Philando Castile was executed, and while he was dying in a car seat, his girlfriend, Lavish Reynolds, narrated a Facebook livestream. In Baton Rouge, Alton Sterling was brutalized by police,
Journalist Yana Kunichoff Discusses ‘Fraternal Order of Propaganda’ in Chicago
In Chicago, there is a notorious individual, who is part of the city’s police union. He spreads disinformation to media by going to scenes immediately after police kill civilians and then fabricates narratives that benefit the officers involved. His name is Pat Camden. Camden comes off as someone who is
