police state
When Will Someone Fly a Drone over Ferguson?
Reporting in the midst of a blackout is what drones are perfect for—when's someone going to use one?
You Can Get Years in Prison For Bringing Legal Guns to the Wrong State
Throwing people in jail for not knowing the ins and outs of every state's gun control laws is pretty crazy, but it keeps happening across the US.
NYPD and EMS Workers Failed to Help Eric Garner After Cop Choked Him
By now, you’ve probably heard something about the death of Eric Garner on Thursday in Staten Island, New York City. Turns out EMT workers didn't even try to help him in the minutes after he was choked.
A North Korean Feast in Manhattan with Recent Defector Joo Yang
Joo Yang, a 23-year-old defector, has brought along some smuggled ingredients from her home country’s black market.
How Tunisians Are Fighting Free-Speech Limitations with Slam Poetry
Although the rights to free speech and freedom of assembly have improved significantly since Tunisia’s revolution—an uprising that toppled former dictator Ben Ali in 2010—police have continued to target and beat outspoken artists at public...
ACLU Report Says 'Militarized' SWAT Teams Treat Neighborhoods Like 'War Zones'
Most SWAT deployments are now for drug-related searches, not hostage or active shooter situations.
Why Is the CIA So Protective of the Details of One of Its Biggest Blunders?
The agency still refuses to release the last volume of its history of the Bay of Pigs invasion.
We Spoke to Wilsonman About the Night NYPD Officers Attacked Him
Recently, I caught up with my friend Wilsonman. A member of the rap group the Stone Rollers Stone Gang, he’s spending his golden years laying down smooth rhymes and frequenting the New York City party scene. Unfortunately, NYPD officers recently beat...
The Cops' Military Toys Aren't Just for Catching Terrorists
While the circumstances of the manhunt for Dzhokhar Tsarneav in Boston last week were unique, the military muscle displayed by law enforcement is hardly reserved for responding to rare acts of terrorism. Increasingly, SWAT teams in tanks are the new...