by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage It is both valid and poignant to ask if conservative-types in the US hear the contradiction in their reactions to police brutality when held against their small government credo; right wing commentary on police shootings, after all, often betrays strong government sympathies as […]
by David Graeber/Gawker The Department of Justice’s investigation of the Ferguson Police Department has scandalized the nation, and justly so. But the department’s institutional racism, while shocking, isn’t the report’s most striking revelation. More damning is this: in a major American city, the criminal justice system perceives a […]
by Jalil Muntaqim/FreeJalil.com In seven years, by 2023, the U.S. will be 40 percent minority, and 50 percent of the entire population will be under 40 years old. These are the demographics that cannot be ignored as progressives move forward building opposition to institutional racism and plutocratic governing. […]
by Sean Robertson/Love and Rage The attempted murder of the two police officers in Ferguson, Missouri last night is truly sad, but not at all surprising. The recent Department of Justice report regarding Ferguson PD proved that what the protesters were shouting over the past six months was […]
by Jalil Muntaqim/FreeJalil.com Contrary to the refrain from the tragic Ferguson, Missouri shooting of Michael Brown, we know that keeping your hands up does not mean you will not be shot. Assata Shakur had her hands up when she was shot on the New Jersey turnpike by a […]