Truthout
Policing
Police Are Increasingly Monitoring Social Media to Identify and Harass Activists
The trial of a climate activist highlights how online surveillance by law enforcement inhibits First Amendment rights.
Chicago Votes in Favor of Removing Police From Mental Health Crisis Response
The response to the referendum was a victory for organizers who have fought to get police out of mental health.
Major Corporations and Institutions Are Helping to Build “Cop City” in Atlanta
Police foundations act as a back channel for corporate and wealthy interests by adding to already overinflated budgets.
Sheriff Retaliates Against Lawyers Scrutinizing Arrests of Water Protectors
A Minnesota sheriff is using his office to avoid subpoena in an investigation into Enbridge funding police repression.
Survey: Hundreds of County Sheriffs Think Their Authority Supersedes Federal Law
The survey shows an alarming rate of popularity for the so-called constitutional sheriff movement.
Copaganda Arrests Our Imaginations
“Police, as a political force, are shaping mainstream media,” says Andrea Ritchie.
Murdered Civil Rights Activist Captured on NYPD Surveillance Footage
The footage disrupts the popular misconception that the civil rights movement only occurred in the South.
We Must Unlearn the Lie That State Violence Is Inherently Legitimate
“There is no alternative to taking on both the police and the far right simultaneously,” says Kelly Hayes.
Students in Tehran Protest Gender Segregation in University Dining Hall
Students in Iran are fighting to reclaim everyday life by resisting state-imposed gender segregation on campus.
We Need a New Paradigm to Halt the Unprecedented Growth of Electronic Monitoring
Electronic monitoring has gone far beyond ankle bands. Let’s challenge the meteoric expansion of this form of policing.