Analysis of BlueLeaks trove also shows police received training on domestic ‘Muslim extremists’ from pro-Israel groups
Rethinking Israel, Jewish identity and antisemitism
Racial disparities even starker than at the height of former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s “stop and frisk” era.
Cop City, beyond contributing to over-policing, will require clear-cutting 381 acres of forest land.
The nation’s schools are over-criminalized and under-resourced. U.S. schools have more police on hand than support staff.
The fight against the militarized police training center dubbed “Cop City” is one of the great struggles of our time.
Modern policing has its origin in colonial violence. The University of Chicago has long played a part in cultivating, promoting, spreading, and normalizing the tools of such state violence.
A not-so-civil war continues
Massive pay hikes and continued abuse of overtime pay send cop salaries soaring while other city agencies are starved of funds. NYPD officers are a big step closer to becoming members of the same 1% they work for and protect.
Professor Lance Williams traces the stories and conflicts of two powerful Chicago leaders, David Barksdale and Richard J. Daley, in a recent book.
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