The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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Protests Mount in Baltimore Over Police Killing of Freddie Gray
Outrage over the police killing of 25-year-old Freddie Gray in Baltimore continued on Thursday after hundreds demonstrated in front of the Western District police station where Gray was taken following his arrest on April 12.
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“Acts of Passion”: What This Washington Post Investigation Tells Us About Fatal Police Shootings
The Post’s analysis doesn't confirm that race was a factor in dozens of shootings, but the fact that more than 75% of the officers involved were white, and two-thirds of the victims were minorities, leads observers to believe race played a factor.
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LA City Council Approves $2.45 Million Deal with Occupy Protesters
The agreement settles all claims involving Occupy L.A. protesters arrested during a violent "shock and awe" clash with Los Angeles police in 2011.
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How the "Flood Wall Street" Trial Changed the Game Of Policing
By ordering protesters to leave the entire Wall Street area, police violated protesters’ First Amendment right to carry their message directly to its intended recipients: the Wall Street bankers who bankroll climate change, a judge ruled.
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“No More Stolen Sisters”: Why #NativeLivesMatter Is About More Than Policing
Indigenous women make up 4.3% of Canada's female population – but represent almost half of the number of women murdered in the country.
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Why Black Lives Matter Needs the Black Panthers
A half century ago, activists were demanding not only the recognition that black lives matter but also the right to black power.
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Two Members of Pussy Riot Release First English Single, "I Can't Breathe"
The "industrial ballad" came out of the group's involvement in New York City street protests against police brutality, but also takes aim at Putin's repressive regime in Russia.
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In Pursuit of Justice, Two Northern California Communities Experiment With Police Reform
For communities elsewhere seeking to reform and improve policing policies, perhaps the cases of Richmond and Sonoma County can point a way forward.
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An App Promises Mobile Justice to Protesters When Law Enforcement Violates the Law
Protesters are equipped with a tool designed to hold police accountable – and it's one that can be traced back to the early days of the Occupy movement.
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Native Lives Matter: Violent Police Encounters On Dangerous Rise for Native Americans
A day after attending a Native Lives Matter march, a Native American man in South Dakota was killed by a police officer under very shady circumstances.
