The message is clear: Try to spread opinions cops don’t like through the media, and you might be charged next.
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Justice
Hope for a revival of the “Guatemalan spring” — cut short in 1954 by a CIA-backed coup — lifted Bernardo Arévalo’s unlikely campaign.
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In solidarity with those facing racketeering charges, protesters against the planned police compound chose to stand their ground against state repression.
The post Defying RICO Indictment, Faith Leaders Chain Themselves to Bulldozer to Stop Cop City appeared first on The Intercept.
According to Brooks Roberts’s wrongful shooting claim, officers opened fire when they saw he had a gun — but he thought his brother was being robbed.
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Federal Prison Industries dangles the promise of workforce readiness as it exploits incarcerated workers like me.
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Migrant children are drowning at the border. Their deaths are met with indifference. Rescue workers call these bodies “floaters.”
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The Republican Attorneys General Association fought to help a Supreme Court case against the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau.
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China and the U.S. are collecting the same proportion of their populations’ DNA profiles — and the FBI wants to double its budget to get even more.
The post FBI Hoovering Up DNA at a Pace That Rivals China, Holds 21 Million Samples and Counting appeared first on The Intercept.
In Arizona, migrants caged outdoors endure extreme temperatures, cardboard scraps for beds, and overflowing porta-potties.
The post Border Patrol Violating Court Order Against Inhumane Treatment of Migrants, Officials Say appeared first on The Intercept.
Documents and interviews link Col. Elias Melgar Urbina to a convicted drug trafficker and a security company accused of assassinating activists.
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