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The government is spending real money on an imaginary war.

Troy Davis

From Sacco and Vanzetti to Troy Davis, witnesses to crime scenes get it wrong too often. So why did the Supreme Court just make it harder to challenge such evidence in court?

Reporting on protests is no easy job—just ask the thirty-six reporters arrested while covering the Occupy movement. Do reporters have a right to gather the news?

The militarization of our police forces has turned a vital public-safety institution against its own people.

Brutality is an old problem, one that has worsened under the government of Luis Fortuño.

J. Edgar Hoover

Clint Eastwood's cinematic exploration of the FBI chief's rise to power is little more than a comforting myth.

Occupy Wall Street has exposed a system that regards people as disposable, but not usually so literally.

Around 175 people were arrested during a concerted action to shut down New York's financial district.

At least 175 people were arrested during a concerted action to shut down New York's financial district.

Riot police in Oakland, California

As Seattle police chief in 1999, my disastrous response to the WTO protests should have been a cautionary tale. Yet our police forces have only become more militarized.

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You can do everything “right” in America, but if you’re black, racism will always pose a threat to your life.

September 16, 2013

The two bills of the act will create an inspector general position to monitor the NYPD and expand categories of New Yorkers protected against profiling.

August 22, 2013

The signature policy of the NYPD has been declared unconstitutional, but the racism that provided the justification for it is still alive and well. 

August 13, 2013

A federal judge's ruling calls the NYPD's controversial practice unconstitutional and racially discriminatory.

August 13, 2013

South Florida law enforcement have prepared for this verdict for months.

July 12, 2013

Obama’s Republican nominee for FBI chief is much less than the civil liberties hero he appears to be.

June 24, 2013

Increased militarization of police forces led to the 7-year-old’s death. It’s time we all recognize that.

June 19, 2013

The hip-hop artist tackles the controversial NYPD policy.

May 21, 2013

The former Black Panther has become the first woman placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist list and reminds us that the struggle for freedom is far from over. 

May 7, 2013

An aggressive, racially charged stop-and-frisk captured on audio helped raise the debate about the police tactic.

May 2, 2013
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