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ICE Is Hounding Chicago Area Locals With Excessive Chemical Munitions

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Federal officers are firing so much tear gas at protesters outside an ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, that some nearby community members who aren’t even protesting are struggling to breathe when they leave their homes to run errands. That’s according to a lawsuit filed this week by journalists and demonstrators who accuse the Department of […]

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The “War-Ravaged” Portland Only Exists in Trump’s Head

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First it was Los Angeles. Then, Washington, DC. Then, Memphis. Now, Portland, Oregon, is in President Donald Trump’s sights—just the latest Democratic city facing increased militarization. Last week, Donald Trump announced on Truth Social he was authorizing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth “to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland” from what he […]

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Being Black in America Almost Killed Me Part 2

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When Trymaine Lee began writing his first book, he didn’t realize that the gun violence he was reporting on was such a central part of his own story. But then he began digging into his family history, only to fully learn about a series of racially motivated murders involving his ancestors. Lee’s book, A Thousand […]

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Trump Admin Seeks 1-Day Sentence for Cop Convicted in Killing of Breonna Taylor

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The Trump administration is effectively seeking impunity for the police in the killing that sparked nationwide protest.

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ICE Agents Are Harassing the Courthouse Volunteers Who Assist Besieged Immigrants

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The recent, nationwide phenomenon of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents showing up at federal courthouses to arrest undocumented people after their immigration hearings has inspired an outpouring of volunteers who come to observe the hearings and assist the immigrants and their families. ICE personnel in Sacramento, California, clearly aren’t happy about this. Volunteers say […]

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Murder Rates Could Hit Record Lows This Year, but Killings by Police Are Rising

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There’s a good chance the United States will see the lowest murder rate it has ever recorded this year, a major change from the early pandemic, when killings skyrocketed. In 2023 and 2024, homicides fell at what appears to be a record pace—and they’re continuing to plummet so far in 2025, according to a recent […]

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“Madness”: A Retired Brig. General Slams Trump’s Military Power Grab

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Retired Brigadier General Greg Smith spent 35 years in the Army National Guard. He’s seen riots. He’s protected political conventions. He led the military’s joint task force in response to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. But he’s never witnessed the US armed forces being used the way they’ve been deployed recently in Los Angeles. “This […]

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Report: Police Killings Rose in the Five Years After George Floyd’s Murder

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Five years ago today, George Floyd, a 46-year-old unarmed Black man, was murdered by Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, in Minneapolis. The harrowing footage of the murder—in which Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes after a nearby store clerk alleged he tried to purchase cigarettes with a counterfeit $20 bill—sparked […]

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Trump’s DOJ Shuts Down Police Reform Cases Sparked by Floyd, Taylor Deaths

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In response, a new campaign launched by civil rights advocates targets seven states with histories of police misconduct.

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10 Years Ago, Baltimore Cops Killed Freddie Gray. Here’s How the City Rose Up.

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Organizers, journalists, students, and others involved in the uprising reflect on its impact and where things stand now.

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