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New Local Lawsuit Challenges 'Violent and Unlawful' Attacks on Portland Protesters by Trump's Secret Police Force

A crowd of about 1,500 protesters gather at the Multnomah County Justice center for a Black Lives Matter march on July 20, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. Monday night marked 54 days of protests in the city. (Photo: Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

'Fascism Coming to a City Near You': Trump Pledges to Deploy Secret Police Units to Major US Cities

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

A protester wearing a mask holds a sign that reads, "American was never great! We need to Overthrow this system!" in front of a mural with New York Police Department officers in full riot gear and the banner above them that says, "Demilitarize The Police" during a march in Manhattan on July 18, 2020. (Photo: Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images)

The president also praised federal agents for doing a "fantastic job" with a widely condemned crackdown on Portland, Oregon.

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Movement to Remove Police From Schools Gains Momentum as Seattle and Oakland Boards Sever Ties With Departments

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

"Something has really shifted here. These are material gains."

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California Communities Sue Fossil Fuel Companies, Demanding State Court Hold Them Accountable for Climate Crisis

Julia Conley, staff writer

"It's about getting them to pay for the damages they knowingly created."

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'Good News!': With Unanimous Vote, Oakland Joins Growing List of Cities to Ban Facial Recognition Technology

Demonstrators hold signs during a march in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo: Takver/flickr/cc)

Tackling 'Urgency and Scale" of Crisis, Oakland, Calif. Declares Climate Emergency

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California Cities Wanted Big Oil to Pay Up for Climate Damage But Federal Judge Just Said 'No'

'Climate Tutorials' Pit Planet Wreckers Against Major Cities in Historic Court Hearing

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'I Didn't Feel Like Fabricating the Truth': ICE Spokesperson Quits Over Agency Falsehoods

Floods in Bay Area

Federal Judge's Unprecedented Order on Climate Science 'Could Open Floodgates' for Big Oil Lawsuits

Flooding in California

In First, Two Major Cities Sue Big Oil for Climate Crimes

Deadly Oakland Fire Was Symptom of Bay Area Housing Crisis: Advocates

Oakland Ban on Dirty Coal Kills Plan for Massive Export Terminal

Oakland Protesters Hold Up Mirrors to Police Officers in Ferguson Solidarity March

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Activists Block Israeli Cargo Ship From Entering Port of Oakland

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ACLU

Oakland Approves Face Recognition Surveillance Ban as Congress Moves To Require Government Transparency

Climate Mobilization

Oakland Declares Climate Emergency

Critical Resistance

Victory for Oakland Residents as City Attorney Dismisses Controversial Police Gang Injunctions

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Alec Connon

Caring About the Climate Crisis Means Supporting the Demand to Defund the Police

Deonna Anderson

What to Build Instead of Prisons

Christian Addai-Poku and Michael Galant

Education Privatizers Have Gone Global. So Must We If We Want to Stop Them

Brooke Anderson

“Out Here Because I Love Teaching”: The Oakland Teachers Strike, In Photos

Keith Brown

Why Oakland Teachers Are Going to Strike

Irene Gutierrez

Keeping Coal Out of Oakland

Nadia Kayyali

Militarization, Surveillance, and Profit: How Grassroots Groups are Fighting Urban Shield