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Police State
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Ferguson Marks Michael Brown Anniversary with Protests – And Silence
Hundreds gathered on the residential side street where Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old, was shot dead by a white police officer last August, igniting national unrest and the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Bucking War On Terror, Psychologists Vote Not to Participate In U.S. Torture
The American Psychological Association voted overwhelmingly on Friday to prohibit members from participating in interrogations conducted by U.S. agencies at locations deemed illegal under international law.
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Netzpolitik Scandal Embroils Germany As Press Freedom Challenges Surveillance State
"I never would have thought I lived in a country where I could theoretically be under surveillance and I could go to jail for my work."
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How Canadian Agencies Stepped Up Surveillance Of Environmental Activists
Newly released documents show Canadian officials are doing more than ever to monitor opponents of oil pipeline development, demonstration organizers and First Nations people involved in related activities.
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Court Fees Trap Ex-Inmates In A Prison of Debt
Studies show that debts prevent former misdemeanants and felons from escaping poverty and moving on with their lives – not only because of what’s owed but also because of the accompanying stress and surveillance.
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Secretive Airspace: Private Companies Are Now At the Heart of U.S. Drone Warfare
America's overstretched military has hired hundreds of private-sector contractors to analyze top-secret video feeds and help track suspected terrorist leaders – a secretive industry worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Expensive Busts: Illinois Spent $2.4 Million Jailing Residents of Just One City Block
"I tell you what, I wish instead of spending so much money on [incarcerating people], they'd come fill some of these crater holes behind my house."
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Cincinnati Police Officer Indicted for Murder After Killing Unarmed Black Driver
Prosecutors said officer Ray Tensing “purposely killed” 43-year-old Samuel DuBose, an unarmed black man who was pulled over for a missing front license plate.
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White Officer Pepper-Sprays Crowd At Black Lives Matter Conference In Cleveland
The incident occurred Sunday during protests against the arrest of a 14-year-old.
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Documents Show Feds Regularly Monitor Black Lives Matter Protesters Nationwide
The reports confirm social media surveillance of the movement and related events in Ferguson, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and New York – including watching over vigils, parades and other benign gatherings.
