Saturday, December 14, 2024

Tag: police state

Welcome to the police state of America for immigrants

The bottom line of his orders is to give permission to ICE and local cops around the country to use their own judgment in enforcing this vague law.

The Specter of an American Police State Looms Over America

When this powerful law enforcement entity fully emerges then all the talk about the 2nd Amendment and the right to “Keep and bear arms” will become irrelevant because we will all be living in an American police state.

Power Loves the Dark

Police nationwide are secretly exploiting intrusive technologies with the Feds’ complicity.

State Terror Against People of Color

Too many families are unable to find social justice because they are rendered invisible by the media and crushed by poverty. And this nightmare they are living will only grow as poverty and inequality expand.

Standing While Black in New York Can Get You Attacked by...

An incredible double standard in NY and American policing, the fact is this dichotomy should properly be called apartheid. It's time we call out official racism in the U.S.

Three Deputies Arrested for Beating Mentally Ill Man to Death

Three Sheriff's deputies in Northern California have just been arrested for beating a man to death in his jail cell. The deputies are being charged with murder, conspiracy and assault under the color of authority.

The Other 1 Percent: Healing the Wounds of Native American Tragedies...

With a strong rally behind the Native Lives Matter movement, Native people are front and center of police brutality—like the killing of Paul Castaway near Denver in July. Now the public is fighting back against such unfair treatment.

Judge Refuses to Drop Charges Against Officers Responsible for Killing Freddie...

On Wednesday, Judge Barry Williams denied motions to dismiss charges against the officers who were responsible for the killing of Freddie Gray. Will justice be served?

Moving Forward

“We can live in a world where the police don’t kill people by limiting police intervention, improving community interactions and ensuring accountability.” Derek Royden takes a look at Campaign Zero’s police reform proposals.

Family Releases Video of Police Killing Their Mentally Ill Son

The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department has recently been the target of multiple Justice Department investigations. And here's one of huge concern after Sheriff’s Deputies recently shot a mentally ill man to death.

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How a decades-old loophole lets billionaires avoid Medicare taxes

In theory, everyone is required to contribute to the country’s health insurance program for seniors, no matter how poor or rich, from cashiers to CEOs.

Seaweed supplements for grazing cattle: A breakthrough in methane emission reduction

New study reveals feeding grazing cattle seaweed reduces methane emissions by 40 percent, offering a sustainable solution to agriculture’s climate impact.

Bernie Sanders condemns CEO killing, calls US health care system ‘broken and cruel’

The killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has reignited calls for Medicare for All, highlighting public outrage at the U.S. health care system’s inequities and inefficiencies.

$883.7 billion NDAA passed amid Pentagon audit failures and controversial policies

Congress approves $883.7 billion defense budget despite Pentagon’s audit failures and criticism over waste, cultural policies, and misplaced spending priorities.

Elizabeth Warren’s Accountable Capitalism Act: A push for corporate accountability and worker rights

Senator Elizabeth Warren introduced the Accountable Capitalism Act this week, aiming to shift corporate priorities from shareholder profits to equitable treatment of workers and other stakeholders.