Vicky Osterweil

Vicky Osterweil is author of In Defense of Looting. Vicky is a writer, editor, and agitator based in Philadelphia.

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Burning Down the 3rd Police Precinct Changed Everything Burning Down the 3rd Police Precinct Changed Everything

By seizing the cops’ home base, rioters showed that law enforcement is not above the forces of history.

Jun 12, 2020 / Vicky Osterweil

How White Liberals Used Civil Rights to Create More Prisons

How White Liberals Used Civil Rights to Create More Prisons How White Liberals Used Civil Rights to Create More Prisons

In their quest to wipe out extra-legal racial violence, white liberals created a system that continues to kill black people—legally.

Jan 6, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Vicky Osterweil

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