Police and Law Enforcement

Father’s Day March Unites Thousands Against NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk Policy Father’s Day March Unites Thousands Against NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk Policy

Community members gathered to protest the discriminatory practice that has increased by 600 percent since Mayor Bloomberg took office.

Jun 19, 2012 / Max Rivlin-Nadler and Andrea Jones

Moustafa Bayoumi: Criminalizing Muslims

Moustafa Bayoumi: Criminalizing Muslims Moustafa Bayoumi: Criminalizing Muslims

In the public imagination, September 11, 2001 marked the arrival of Islam in this country, bound to narratives of destruction and terror.

Jun 14, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

NYPD’s Monitoring Of Muslim Students Sparks Indignation At NYU NYPD’s Monitoring Of Muslim Students Sparks Indignation At NYU

Earlier this year, an AP investigation revealed the NYPD surveillance of NYU's Islamic community, causing an uproar on campus and a demand that the university president denounce th...

Jun 14, 2012 / StudentNation / Harry Lee

The Outrage of Stop-and-Frisk Policing

The Outrage of Stop-and-Frisk Policing The Outrage of Stop-and-Frisk Policing

Growing public protest, along with two landmark lawsuits, may put an end to this dragnet policy that overwhelmingly targets young black and Latino men.

Jun 14, 2012 / David Cole

Deploying Informants, the FBI Stings Muslims

Deploying Informants, the FBI Stings Muslims Deploying Informants, the FBI Stings Muslims

Behind nearly every “foiled terror plot” lurks a government informant sent to entrap hapless young Muslim men.

Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Petra Bartosiewicz

The Long Roots of the NYPD Spying Program

The Long Roots of the NYPD Spying Program The Long Roots of the NYPD Spying Program

Before the War on Terror and Ray Kelly's spies, the War on Crime helped transform the NYPD into a small army.

Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Ramzi Kassem

Third Case Against Occupy Wall Street Protester Is Thrown Out Third Case Against Occupy Wall Street Protester Is Thrown Out

It raises the question, why were these people arrested in the first place?

May 25, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

Preying on the Poor

Preying on the Poor Preying on the Poor

How government and corporations use the poor as piggy banks.

May 17, 2012 / Barbara Ehrenreich

The Criminalization of Rape Victims The Criminalization of Rape Victims

There’s a growing trend of criminalizing rape survivors in order to guarantee their testimonies at trial.

May 15, 2012 / Salamishah Tillet

New Videos Shed Light on Immigrant’s Brutal Death New Videos Shed Light on Immigrant’s Brutal Death

Mexican immigrant Anastasio Hernández Rojas was surrounded and brutally beaten by more than a dozen border patrol officials.

Apr 24, 2012 / Press Room

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