Tag: police state
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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The Hard Hat Riot: A forgotten flashpoint in America’s culture wars
The Hard Hat Riot had immediate political consequences—a seminal moment in America’s culture wars.
The compulsion to intervene
Americans profess to care about the sacrifices of those who serve the nation in uniform. Why don’t we care enough to keep them from harm in the first place?
Like tobacco and Big Oil, secret docs show chemical companies knew PFAS dangers
"The industry used several strategies that have been shown common to tobacco, pharmaceutical, and other industries to influence science and regulation—most notably, suppressing unfavorable research and distorting public discourse."
Countries introduce legislation to ban or restrict vapes
Vaping has become popular among youth, but comes with an environmental impact.
When will US join global call to end Ukraine War?
There are many peace initiatives to end the war in Ukraine being pursued by leaders and countries around the world as the United States clings to its dogged determination to prolong the war at great cost in Ukrainian lives and at the risk of nuclear war.