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Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Seattle police are banned from using tear-gas unless Seattle police disagree."
Julia Conley, staff writer
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Monday urged Americans to continue the massive protests which have been held in cities and towns across the U.S. for the past two weeks, as New York State lawmakers passed long-awaited legislation to classify chokeholds as a felony.
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David Solnit
On Friday June 5th, faith leaders, community leaders, and supporters filled the parking lot of the Mcdonald’s, now closed for ten days. (Photo: Brooke Anderson/@movementphotographer)
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The new measure includes provisions to ban chokeholds and no-knock warrants and limits transfers of military-grade equipment to local law enforcement.
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Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Relatives of four black Americans killed by police—George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Michael Brown, and Philando Castile—joined with over 600 rights groups Monday to demand a United Nations probe into racist policing and law enforcement's violent suppression of ongoing mass protests against police brutality and systemic racism in the United States.
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Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"I don't apologize for it," said sentenced activist Elizabeth McAlister. "I think the weapons are completely destructive of life."
Julia Conley, staff writer
Calling on the British government to avoid complicity in "a continuous breach of human rights" in the U.S., more than 600,000 Britons on Monday had signed a petition demanding a suspension of tear gas, riot gear, and rubber bullet exports to the country.
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"For those paying close attention to the 2019 election, there was never any doubt that the OAS' claims of fraud were bogus."
Paul Buchheit
A recipient carries a box of food as others wait in line at a Food Bank distribution for those in need as the coronavirus pandemic continues on April 9, 2020 in Van Nuys, California. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Thom Hartmann
Police officers take position to shoot tear gas at the demonstrators in Downtown Los Angeles on May 30, 2020 in protest against the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while while being arrested and pinned to the ground by the knee of a Minneapolis police officer. (Photo: Apu GOMES / AFP via Getty Images)
Michael Kink , Kevin Connor
It’s time for Cuomo to work with elected officials in the state legislature. They—not the billionaires—are the representatives of the people in our democracy. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Julia Conley, staff writer
Puritan Medical Products in Guilford, Maine said after President Donald Trump's visit on Friday that it would have to discard an untold number of medical swabs that were manufactured during the president's tour of its production facility.
Joe Herbert, Riccardo Mastini
Degrowth calls for a fundamental restructuring of the economy to reduce its ecological impact and improve well-being by abolishing economic growth as a social objective. (Photo: Piotr Chrobot/Unsplash, CC BY-SA)
Diane Archer, Wendell Potter
"To contain the virus and relaunch the economy, everyone needs health care," write Archer and Potter. "But without employer-sponsored health insurance and a paycheck, many workers are no longer able to afford the care they need. During a pandemic, that puts all of us in danger." (Photo: Paul Becker / Becker1999 / flickr / cc)
William Astore
When military "battle rattle" becomes the standard gear for street cops, should we be that surprised to hear the death rattle of black men like George Floyd? (Photo: Apu GOMES / AFP via Getty Images)
Jon Queally & Jessica Corbett
"Our only hope for our collective liberation," writes Michelle Alexander, "is a politics of deep solidarity rooted in love."
Jon Queally, staff writer
"It's so beautiful to remember, periodically, that the American people are hungry to express creativity and to march for justice."
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