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Police State
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On the Take: Private Prison Firms Are Buying Access to Public Officials at Lavish Conferences
Private corrections companies are spending millions of dollars
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Don't Shut Your Mouth – Disruption Is the Sound We Make In a Democracy
We need to disrupt the legal and political system that expects people of color to shut up and women to behave.
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The Dystopian Danger of Police Body Cameras
The spread of body cameras into our schools may come as surprise to some, but it shouldn’t.
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Launching "Campaign Zero," Racial Justice Movement Demands Stricter U.S. Policing Laws
Leaders of influential civil rights movement release the most comprehensive set of policy proposals yet calling for federal and state laws to combat police killings.
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Black Labor Organizers Urge AFL-CIO to Reexamine Its Ties to the Police
United Auto Workers have led a push for the AFL-CIO to dissolve its relationship with an international police union.
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NSA Spying Relies on AT&T’s "Extreme Willingness to Help"
The National Security Agency’s ability to capture Internet traffic on United States soil has been based on an extraordinary, decades-long partnership with a single company: AT&T.
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Ferguson Protester Faces Four Years in Jail Over Charges of Kicking SUV
Brittany Ferrell has been accused by St. Louis police of causing $5,000 damage to car she kicked as the driver forced her way through demonstrators at Michael Brown anniversary.
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Why Police Killings of Latinos Spark Less Outrage than When Victims are Black
Families of Latinos killed by police are pushing for a Brown Lives Matter movement.
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More Arrests In Ferguson As Police and Protesters Clash For Second Night
Officers in riot gear snatched several demonstrators from the crowd and made 23 arrests
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D.O.J. and F.B.I. Admit No-Fly Lists Use "Predictive Assessments" – Not Hard Evidence
The filing before an Oregon federal judge represents the most direct acknowledgement to date that people aren't allowed to fly because of what the government believes they might do, and not what they've already done.
