Police Tech Isn’t Designed to Be Accurate — It’s Made to Exert Social Control
Policing technologies are inaccurate by design. James Kilgore December 16, 2023 Read the full article here Truthout
RIGHT 2 THE CITY Blog
Why Does the Chicago Police Department Tolerate Abusive Racists in Its Ranks?
I first encountered officer Raymond Piwnicki in the summer of 2001. At the time, the citywide demolition of high-rise public housing was gathering momentum in Chicago. Jamie Kalvan December 9, 2023 Read the full...
Retail Janitors Clean Up After Holiday Shoppers. They Don’t Get Time Off for Themselves.
Janitors for big box stores see big workload increases around the holidays — but most of them get little time off to celebrate with their families. In Minnesota, unionized janitors are looking to change...
Third Mississippi man is buried in a pauper’s grave without family’s knowledge
A third man in Mississippi has been discovered buried in a pauper’s cemetery without his relatives’ knowledge — and despite authorities knowing the identities of the deceased. Michael Goldberg December 11, 2023 Read the...
A TRAILBLAZING TENANTS UNION FORCED A MEGA-LANDLORD TO THE TABLE
Hundreds of protesters march toward Ocean Management’s office in support of the Blake Street 16 at a rally on August 30. Thomas Birmingham. Thomas Birmingham December 10, 2023 Read the full article here Popular Resistance.org
The Poor People’s Campaign Marches On
Celebrating the 56th anniversary of MLK’s original event and enduring vision. Jenna McGuire December 4, 2023 Read the full article here Truthdig
What to America is John Brown?
Maybe a lesson about people who refuse to learn from the instructive dissent of social movements Ailish Hopper December 2, 2023 Read the full article here Salon
America’s unique, enduring gun problem, explained
The factors that lead to tragedies like the University of Nevada, Las Vegas shooting are deeply ingrained in US politics, culture, and law. Nicole Narea, Li Zhou, and Ian Millhiser December 7, 2023 Read the full article...
Tips Tricks Dampen Delivery Worker Celebration of New $18-an-Hour Wage
DoorDash, UberEast, and GrubHub have acted in a deplorable yet predictable manner by changing its app so as to deny deliveristas the benefit of a New-York-City mandated wage increase. Yves Smith December 7, 2023...
How Monopolies and Maps Are Killing ‘Internet for All’
The $65 million moon shot to bring every American affordable broadband is failing low-income communities of color. Sean Gonsalves December 5, 2023 Read the full article here The American Prospect