Activists Sue To Stop Chicago City Council Vote On Funding For Police Compound
Update – 5/25 3 PM ET: Judge denied a motion for an injunction, which allows vote to proceed. The No Cop Academy Coalition filed a complaint in a circuit court in Cook County to prevent a City Council...
View ArticleIf Chelsea Manning Had Been Home When Police Broke Into Her Home For...
The Montgomery County Police Department in Bethesda, Maryland, conducted what they called a “wellness” or “welfare check” and broke into Chelsea Manning’s home with guns drawn. Fortunately, Manning was...
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CIA-Backed Firm Touted Social Media Surveillance Of Students To Sell Services...
Emails obtained by Lucy Parsons Labs reveal that Geofeedia touted social media surveillance of middle and high school students by its suburban Chicago police customers in an effort to sell their...
View ArticleIn City That Once Banned Drones, Evanston Police Crafted A Secret Drone Policy
Evanston police quietly maintained an unreleased internal policy regarding the use of drones, according to a document obtained by Lucy Parsons Labs. The document [PDF], entitled “Unmanned Aerial System...
View ArticleProtest Song Of The Week: ‘Prayer Song’ By Noname Featuring Adam Ness
Editor’s Note The following protest song was initially featured at Ongoing History Of Protest Songs. Noname is the moniker of Fatimah Warner, a 26-year-old indie rapper from Chicago. She recently...
View ArticleAt Trial, Officers Undermine Notion Jason Van Dyke Feared For His Life When...
Editor’s Note Brandon Smith, who sued the city of Chicago to force the release of video of the shooting that killed Laquan McDonald, is covering CPD Officer Jason Van Dyke’s murder trial for...
View ArticleBerkeley Police Posted Mugshots Of Activists To ‘Create Counter-Narrative’ Of...
The Berkeley Police Department posted the mugshots and personal information of 15 activists on August 5, who were arrested while counter-protesting at a far-right rally. The people whose names, ages,...
View ArticleChicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Office Invokes Terrorism To Keep Response Plan...
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office refuses to release the plan it developed for the city’s response to a verdict in the trial of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke. On October 5, Van Dyke was...
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Capitol Police Attempted To Arrest Code Pink Activist Medea Benjamin For...
Police in Washington, D.C. surrounded the home of Code Pink activist Medea Benjamin and attempted to arrest her for “assaulting” Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. But police did not...
View ArticleLAPD’s Hollywood Office: How The Department Shaped ABC’s ‘The Rookie’
Through this video essay, Tom Secker examines the Los Angeles Police Department’s Entertainment Trademark Unit, which deals with Hollywood. Secker, host of “Spy Culture,” focuses on ABC’s “The Rookie,”...
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