Police State

'Vindication' for Climate Activists as UK Court Rules London Ban on Extinction Rebellion Protests Unlawful

Writer George Monbiot is arrested by police officers after being arrested in Trafalgar Square on October 16, 2019 in London.

'Call It the Surge': Vowing Nationwide Crackdown, Trump Touts Tougher and More Militarized US Police

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"They didn't want to make you look so tough," the president told a room full of cops on Monday. "They didn't want to make you look like you're a threat."

'Demand Justice in Her Honor': Outrage After Police Fatally Shoot Atatiana Jefferson in Her Own Home

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Demonstrators hold signs in protest of police killings.

"Black people shouldn't have to live every day with the pain of knowing we are...

'I Just Couldn't Be a Sellout': Rihanna Confirms She Turned Down Super Bowl Halftime Show In Solidarity With Kaepernick

Julia Conley, staff writer

"There's things within that organization that I do not agree with at all, and I...

Human Rights Defenders Condemn Iraqi Government After Security Forces Kill at Least 44 People in Anti-Corruption Protests

'Chilling': Mississippi City Claims Undocumented Man Killed by Police Had No Constitutional Rights

Capitol Hill Screening of Netflix Series 'Unbelievable' Part of Push to Reauthorize Rape Kit Backlog Law

It's Not Just Trump: New Report Details How Greed of 'Border-Industrial Complex' Fuels Militarization and Abuse

30+ Rights Groups Launch Campaign Demanding Law Enforcement Ban on 'Authoritarian and Invasive' Facial Recognition Technology

Trump Mulling 'Uniquely Dystopian' Proposal to Use AI to Identify Mental Health Issues as Risk Factors for Gun Violence

Despite Massive Police Lockdown, Protesters Vow to Offer 'Radical Solutions' to Counter G7 Failures

'This Will Cause Irreparable Harm': Horror as Trump DHS Announces Rule to Allow Indefinite Detention of Migrant Families

After Nationwide Calls for Justice and Family's Tireless Advocacy, NYPD Fires Officer Who Killed Eric Garner

Fueling Calls for Ban, Even a Security Industry Group Thinks Police Partnerships With Amazon Ring Are Dangerous

'Heartbreaking' Scene on Boston Streets as Police Destroy Wheelchairs Belonging to Homeless Residents

#FirePantaleo: Demands for Justice as NYPD Officer Who Used Fatal Chokehold on Eric Garner Gets Suspension

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We Hear You, Unless We're Saying You're Choking Us To Death and We Can't Breathe, In Which Case STFU

Marking this "holiday of horrors," another black guy dies - this time on video - another white cop walks. The failure of a New York grand jury to indict Daniel Pantaleo for choking Eric Garner to death quickly sparked a righteous wave of protests and furious chants of "This Stops Today." A stunningly tone-deaf NYPD offered the hashtag #Wehearyou and the vow they're "committed to rebuilding public trust." Hey NYPD: The people have had it. Eric Garner's father: "There is no justice system."