militarization of police

Militarization of police getting worse AFTER Ferguson

Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 05/20/2016 - 1:15pm

Open Thread - Wed. 1/20/16 _ Militarization of Police

Submitted by gulfgal98 on Wed, 01/20/2016 - 7:00am

As discussed in the previous essay, encouraged by grants from the Vets to Cops federal program, police departments have actively recruited Iraq and Afghanistan veterans as candidates.

Interrupting the 1 percent's 5 Billion Dollar Spectacle - some thoughts about #BLM and progressives

Submitted by joe shikspack on Sun, 08/23/2015 - 9:49pm

As the brewhaha about #BLM interrupting Bernie, Hillary and now even Jeb has been going on, I've been thinking about #BLM's tactics and considering that it is time for the pr