Tag: race
Homeless man files lawsuit after wrongfully arrested for using counterfeit $10...
“A person like me would've gotten an apology, but a person like Emory somehow finds his way in handcuffs for trying to pay for his breakfast with real money.”
Police officer suspended for kicking handcuffed man’s head in video
Although several officers witnessed the assault against the restrained suspect who was not resisting, the arrest report failed to mention the overzealous officer's actions.
Kanye West should visit the Montgomery Slavery Memorial, and take President...
There is a space in the heart of Alabama that might be just the place for Kanye West to reflect on slavery.
Ranks of notorious hate group include active-duty military
The involvement of current or former service members – often with sophisticated weapons training – in white supremacist groups has long been a concern.
Juvenile detention officer arrested for civil rights violations resulting in teen’s...
“By and through this bounty system, Johnson caused, encouraged and induced juvenile detainees, in exchange for rewards and privileges, to forcibly assault.”
Mumia seeks to show top state judge doubled as prosecutor and...
Philly cops get priority courtroom seats.
Starbucks has a racism problem, but the police, both racist and...
Shut up or you’re under arrest.
Police officer fired in Alton Sterling case
“Fear cannot be a driver for an officer’s response to every incident. Unreasonable fear within an officer is dangerous.”
Donald Trump’s America
"It's a hell that remains largely private at the moment, but for how long?"
The racist origin of the Second Amendment and the rise of...
Throughout history gun control laws have been used against people of color.
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ICE at the gates: Rights groups warn Trump airport deployment risks civil liberties crisis
Civil liberties advocates, unions, and lawmakers raise alarm over use of immigration agents in airport security amid shutdown-driven staffing crisis.
California’s herbicide spill ignites growing movement to ban paraquat nationwide
The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
The Age of Arrogant Amateurism – as ‘know-it-all’ opportunists seize power to control, not...
To win big in this brave new world, forget tested skill-sets and the wisdom of experience: chutzpah and risk-taking, even gambling, are paramount, then the facile ability to learn on the job how to cling to power.
Why Donald Trump just can’t stop going to war
When imperial America offers help, it just might get you killed.