New York, March 14 — Today, the 5 millionth “stop and frisk” to take place during Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration will occur, according to the New York Civil Liberties Union. On March 18, the Center for Constitutional Rights will put the New York Police Department and the Bloomberg administration on trial for their violations of [...]
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Pack the court March 18 against NYPD’s racist ‘Stop & Frisk’
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Greg Butterfield March 14, 2013 » Add the first comment.
Answering a wrong analysis: U.S. working class will fight back
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Greg Butterfield March 11, 2013 » Add the first comment.
Whenever revolutionary activists from the United States travel abroad, among the first questions they are asked by their peers is the state of the U.S. working class. What is the mood of the workers? When will they fight back? Why is this? Because people’s movements around the world — regardless of location or differences in [...]
Rebel Diaz Art Collective evicted in South Bronx
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Greg Butterfield March 7, 2013 » Add the first comment.
New York City police and federal marshals raided the Rebel Diaz Artists Collective (RDACBX) in the South Bronx on Feb. 28 and evicted the group from its loft space. Producer DJ Illanoiz was the only person inside. He was awakened by armed police and told he had just five minutes to “get the f—k out.” [...]
LAPD vs. Chris Dorner: The real state of the union
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Greg Butterfield February 13, 2013 » Add more comments.
Feb. 13 — President Obama’s annual speech to Congress was overshadowed by events far more revealing of the true “state of the union” than any politician’s hollow rhetoric. On the West Coast, in the hours before the president’s speech on Feb. 12, police lay siege to Christopher Dorner and likely killed him in cold blood. [...]
