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Is “Stop-and-Frisk” a Form of State-Sponsored Terrorism?
Since the 1990s, the New York Police Department has utilized a highly controversial program of warrantless searches called “stop and frisks.” These searches have become a major problem in recent years, as the number
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Profitable Cages: The Economic Motives for Incarcerating America
In a society driven by “bottom line” economics, Americans are more apt to commodify everything, from their bodies and their relationships, to nature. The incessant need to bring the market into daily life and
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No Private Prisons, No Public Prisons
Although private, for-profit prisons have recently come under scrutiny, that should not translate into an endorsement of, consent for, or capitulation to “traditional” public prisons. Private prisons are a mutant horror of state violence
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The Tragedy of Two-Tiered Justice
One of the central precepts of the American legal system is that the justice is “blind” to the accused’s power, wealth and influence. If a person breaks the law, it shouldn’t matter whether they
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CISPA Still Threatens Civil Liberties
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) was introduced on November 30, 2011, and was passed by the House of Representatives on April 26, 2012. The bill stalled in the Senate in February
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End of An Era for Boston Media as Phoenix Shuts Down
By Tate Williams, Mar-15-13 Originally posted by OpenMediaBoston.com BOSTON – When the Boston Phoenix announced it was shutting down Thursday afternoon—after nearly 50 years of often being at the cutting edge of alternative
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What Would Wanna Say?: On Mansplaining
Wanna is a snarky, smash-the-state, sex-positive, white ally, working-class feminist who is marching in the streets, queering it up, spinning your vinyl, making your latte, nannying for your family, growing veggies in her basement, writing
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The Choice In Portland: Austerity Versus a People’s Budget
It’s no secret that most cities, counties, states and school districts in the U.S. are facing big deficits. What is less understood is the extent to which austerity cuts have become politicians’ bi-partisan response
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Michelle Alexander: Taking Responsibility for Racial Injustice
This article originally appeared in The Portland Occupier Not one person in a Portland crowd of over 1200 dissented when Michelle Alexander recently told them, “We’ve got to admit we’ve allowed a human rights nightmare
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Chris Dorner and the LAPD: Whose Fight Is it?
Well, they apparently lost no time in locating Christopher Dorner and cleansing the whole cop vs. cop affair with fire (their preferred method). The LAPD can now return to “protecting and serving” LA, when they aren’t
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