The question of violent versus nonviolent protest has bedeviled movements for decades. By Steven Rosenfeld AlterNet December 10, 2014 Editor's Introduction: From the article: “The pattern that emerges from these pages shows that heavily funded municipal, county, state and federal ‘counter-terrorism’ agencies (often acting in concert through state/regional 'fusion centers') view citizens engaged in More
"Clearly, the U.S. is at war with Black America."Glen Ford By Glen Ford The Progressive August 21, 2014The corporate media, reflecting their owners’ anxiety at the failure of Black people to revert to a state of passivity in Ferguson, Missouri, have arrived at a general consensus on two counts: the need to “demilitarize” the police (fewer More
"Thankfully, many black Americans are rising up against a society that allows them to be killed for selling cigarettes or walking in the street, but it remains to be seen whether those not in danger will join the struggle." By Thor Benson truthdig.com August 21, 2014 Shutterstock In some places in America, a black man More
". . . it’s time for American police to remember that they are supposed to protect and serve our communities, not wage war on the people who live in them." ACLU.org June 23, 2014 All across the country, heavily armed SWAT teams are raiding people’s homes in the middle of the night, often just to More
Police officers appear to believe that they are fighting a war, whether it is on crime, drugs, or terrorism. Officers are now being trained to develop a “warrior mindset” and the perception that their lives are at risk with every citizen encounter, despite the fact that policing is a safer occupation than truck driving, farming, More
