Traffic Stops, Privilege and Staying Alive
Reading Time: 2 minutes Did you know that there is a simple way you can get out of answering questions at a traffic stop? Be white.
Crime’s Down, So Why is Police Aggression Increasing?
Reading Time: 6 minutes FBI statistics show violent crime is down, but politicians keep funding more cops, lavishing them with military equipment, and training and encouraging them to act like soldiers instead of peace officers.
Under Obama II, Five More Years…of Widespread Government Surveillance
Reading Time: 3 minutes Sorry to spoil the inaugural festivities, but there’s this small matter of ongoing and rather alarming civil liberties threats….
I Spy An Occupy: Obama’s DHS Surveils Legit Protesters
Reading Time: 5 minutes The Obama Administration is not being completely straight with us when it comes to the Occupy protests. A growing body of documentation suggests that the Department of Homeland Security is deeply involved in coordinating surveillance of protesters—and maybe more.