A battle is raging in the woods outside Atlanta. At stake are 85 acres of the South River Forest (Weelaunee Forest by its Muscogee name) where city officials and corporate bigwigs want to build a $90 million police training center. Also at stake is the right to dissent, as the powers that be viciously retaliate against those who have worked for two years to stop what they call Cop City. Forty-two protesters face domestic terrorism charges, and one has been killed.

Declan Goldenbogen June 2023

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