Charges dropped for U. of Arizona students who called border patrol ‘murder patrol’ at...
All three students were charged with misdemeanors. On Friday, motions to dismiss the charges were granted after the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups led a campaign on behalf of the students.
Open letter from Noam Chomsky, Arundhati Roy, Dave Eggers, Pamela Anderson and many more...
We can’t have privacy without agency.
Judge determines Flint residents can sue US government for water crisis
“The EPA was well aware that the Flint River was highly corrosive and posed a significant danger of lead leaching” into residents’ homes.
Video reveals deputy punching and slamming teen’s head against ground
"It was outrageous that a deputy would do this to an unarmed student who was not fighting back, who was giving no resistance.”
Former president of Peru commits suicide to avoid corruption arrest
Garcia told the officers that he had to call his attorney before locking himself in the bedroom.
Video shows officer shooting unarmed man in jail cell
Although the officer violated policy by wearing his Taser on the same side as his firearm, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub determined that the error did not constitute a violation of law.
Monsanto found liable for French farmer’s illness
A French appeals court ruled Thursday that Monsanto was liable for causing illness in a farmer who inadvertently inhaled one of its...
No accountability: How the civil justice system fails Black Americans killed by police
Having escaped criminal punishment, police officers who shoot and kill Black Americans are often not held to account by the civil justice system either.
Chomsky: Arrest of Assange is ‘scandalous’ and highlights shocking extraterritorial reach of US
Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman spoke to Noam Chomsky about Assange's arrest, WikiLeaks and American power.
Former police officer sentenced to nearly 11yrs in prison on drug charges
The former cop is the eighth of the 20 defendants to have been sentenced.