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Black Lives? Palestinian Lives? You Don’t Have to Choose

Alison Banville — Sat, 27 Jun 2020 11:05:13 +0000

Over a decade ago, in 2009, I was on a protest at Scotland Yard about the death of Sean Rigg, left to die on the floor of Brixton police station. His family was there; Lowkey, best known for his fight for justice for the Palestinians, was there performing in the street one of his brilliant, incisive, truth-telling raps. No-one there […]

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Legalized Murder and the Politics of Terror

Chris Hedges — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 17:21:56 +0000

Police officers carry out random acts of legalized murder against poor people of color not because they are racist, although they may be, or even because they are rogue cops, but because impoverished urban communities have evolved into miniature police states. Police can stop citizens at will, question and arrest them without probable cause, kick down doors in the middle […]

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A Long Time for Killing

Michael Parenti — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 04:14:00 +0000

Today, across the nation, we witness homicidal violence delivered against unarmed people by law enforcement officers. These beatings and killings are carried out with something close to impunity. The cops almost always get away with murder. Moreover, these crimes are nothing new; they are longstanding in practice.

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