Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Tag: police state

Welcome to the predator state

Where the scorpions on the corner just might kill you.

Police presence on school grounds poses potential risks to kids

As school communities continue to wrestle with whether to have police on school grounds, I believe the most important thing to consider is not what people believe, but what the evidence shows.

History shows federal agents don’t stop civil unrest

Research on public security in countries that use this tactic finds militarized federal interventions can have unintended—and often negative—consequences.

Buffalo protester Martin Gugino diagnosed with fractured skull

After the incident, officers Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalski were suspended for shoving Gugino. On June 6, they were charged with second degree assault.

What’s next, a war between the police and the people, the...

All those taking part in these efforts need to incorporate the ideas of the best and brightest Americans to help in making all this work.

Cop pushes old white man over backwards, leaves victim bleeding and...

This cancer of a creeping police state and of rampant brutality in our communities will continue and grow worse.

U.S. is a classic empire and is becoming a repressive police...

As I set out to fly home from the UK on Monday following a short film project in Cambridge, I found my...

Welcome to police-state America, weary traveler

How to make the tourists feel unwelcome, and citizens sick.

Our ever-deadlier police state

“We need an effective system of crime prevention and control in our communities, but that is not what the current system is.”

The police state can come after Trump protesters, but it can’t...

Facing up to 75 years in prison, 135 Inauguration Day protesters are refusing to collaborate with the prosecution.

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GOP-led states risk leaving 10 million children hungry by rejecting $1.14 billion summer food...

Twelve Republican-led states face a January 1 deadline to join the Summer EBT program, a lifeline for millions of hungry kids, as advocates urge governors to act amid rising food insecurity and economic challenges.

More than 120 House Democrats urge Biden to ratify Equal Rights Amendment as deadline...

Lawmakers push President Joe Biden to finalize a constitutional ban on sex discrimination while Republicans invoke past deadlines to stall progress.

Trump’s Cabinet picks aren’t just unqualified and inexperienced—they’re morally bankrupt

While every president has a right to select their own Cabinet appointees, the Senate also has the Constitutional authority to decide whether each nominee is fit to serve.

6 fracking Billionaires and climate denial groups behind Trump’s cabinet

Trump’s nominees are backed by major players in the world of climate obstruction – from Project 2025 and Koch network fixtures to oil-soaked Christian nationalists.

Endo’s end around: How one of the nation’s largest opioid makers escaped a $7...

Endo “came with a strategy purposely intended to reduce payments to opioid victims."