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Because 'Time for Urgent, Bold Change Is Now,' 200+ Groups Tell Biden to End Failed War on Drugs
Marijuana legalization advocates and members of community groups attend a rally against marijuana arrests in front of One Police Plaza on June 13, 2012 in New York City. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
New Analysis Shows US Police 3 Times More Likely to Use Violence Against Leftist Protesters Than Far-Right
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
New data from the U.S. Crisis Monitor and the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) show that police used violence against leftist demonstrators three times as often as against rightwing protesters. (Photo: Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
The report's findings came as a surprise to virtually no one.
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'Justice Was Not Served': No Charges Against Kenosha Cop Who Shot and Paralyzed Jacob Blake
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Protesters march near the Minneapolis Police Department's 1st Precinct during a demonstration against police brutality and racism on August 24, 2020. (Photo: Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images)
"We feel this decision failed not only Jacob and his family, but the community...
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'Hypocrisy and Horror': Outrage After Trump DOJ Clears Cleveland Cop Who Killed 12-Year-Old Tamir Rice
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Tamir Rice, 12, was fatally shot by a Cleveland police officer while playing with a toy gun on November 22, 2014. (Family photo/handout)
"The Rice family has been cheated of a fair process yet again," said family...
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"Amazon Ring cameras are dangerous, not just for the people who buy them, but for their neighbors, their communities, and society as a whole," said Evan Greer of Fight for the Future. (Photo: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)
A Threat to 'Both Society and Consumers': New Campaign Urges Reviewers to Stop Recommending Amazon Doorbell Cameras
A French police officer evicts a migrant from a tent in Place de la République in Paris on November 23, 2020. (Photo: Jerome Gilles/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
'Brutal and Shocking': Outrage After Paris Police Violently Evict Hundreds of Migrants From Tent Encampment
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is proposing an expansion to the state's controversial "stand your ground" law. (Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr/cc)
DeSantis Responds to Racial Justice Protests With Expanded 'Stand Your Ground' Proposal Slammed as 'Legalized Lynching'
The United States was the subject of the United Nations Human Rights Council's review on November 9, 2020 in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo: Getty Images)
From Police Violence at Home to Killing Civilians in Unending Wars Abroad, US Faces Human Rights Reckoning at UN
Hundreds of protesters marched in New York City demanding that election officials "Count Every Vote" on November 4, 2020. (Photo: Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Over 700 Protesters Arrested in Minneapolis, NYC During "Count Every Vote" Demonstrations
People protest against recent violence at demonstrations in Nigeria on October 21, 2020 in New York City. Multiple protesters of police brutality were shot dead by Nigerian soldiers Tuesday. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Demanding Investigation, Amnesty International and UN Official Condemn Killing of #EndSARS Protesters by Nigerian Forces
Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Speaks Out, Accusing AG Cameron of Misrepresenting Proceedings
Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) and three of her House Democratic colleagues introduced a bill on October 20, 2020 to fund mental health first responder units in a bid to reduce police violence against mentally ill people. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Proposal by Katie Porter, House Dems Would Fund Mental Health First Responders to Reduce Police Violence
A dozen land and water protectors were arrested after Border Patrol and Arizona State Troopers used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse a Native American ceremony on Indigenous Peoples' Day on October 12, 2020. (Photo: Rafael Samanez/O'odham Anti Border Collective)
Native Americans Protesting Trump Border Wall Tear Gassed, Arrested by US Agents on Indigenous Peoples' Day
A coalition of progressive lawmakers, union leaders, and social justice advocates on Thursday unveiled the "People's Charter," a political agenda intended to outline how working people can come together to transform the U.S. from a country that works for "the privileged and powerful few" to one that "cares for all of us." (Photo: People's Charter)
Demanding a Nation That 'Cares for All' Not Just the Wealthy Few, Progressives Unveil People's Charter
More than 10,000 people turned out for a June 3, 2020 Black youth-led protest in support of Black lives near Dolores Park in San Francisco (Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
San Francisco Activists Sue City Over 'Illegal Dragnet Surveillance' of George Floyd, BLM Protests
Jonathan Price was allegedly shot and killed by police officer Shaun Lucas—who has been charged with murder—in Wolfe City, Texas on October 3, 2020. (Photo: Facebook/Texas Department of Public Safety)
Texas Cop Shaun Lucas Charged With Murder of 'Hometown Hero' and Unarmed Black Man Jonathan Price

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