Watching Clinton answer questions about Black Lives Matter and Muslim Americans
Black Lives Matter
HARSH PENALTIES FOR HARSH TRUTHS
It’s obvious that Ryan is looking for revenge and retribution, not justice, especially considering the fact that two of the remaining defendants were street medics who were not in the road.
ONE YEAR LATER: I SAT ON I-93 BECAUSE POLICE ARE KILLING BLACK PEOPLE IN MY NAME—IT’S REALLY THAT SIMPLE
For months following our action, the biggest news outlets in Boston questioned whether our protest should be considered attempted murder, lamented the traffic we caused, and even called for us to be treated as domestic terrorists.
TIME FOR A PEACEFUL ARMED OCCUPATION OF THE GLOBE?
While the paper is a regular disgrace around these parts, this weekend the broadsheet showed just how ignorant things get when editors run wire copy about shit happening thousands of miles away.
THE YEAR IN MASS SURVEILLANCE
You’d be better off using divination sticks than relying on TV to find out what’s going on regarding these matters, so we keep track of it all. Here’s a brief overview of this year’s surveillance-related news in the Commonwealth.
RARE FOOTAGE: THE BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTEST TAPE MUCKROCK GOT FROM BPD IS AMAZING
It’s ironic that the very tool the BPD hopes will suppress these kinds of actions will, thanks to FOIA and a little crowdfunding, allow the event to live on forever.
GREATEST HITS: ON ‘BLACK MASS’ AND ‘THE BLACK PANTHERS’
Black Mass is the one thing it shouldn’t be.
DEAR NATIONAL MEDIA: PLEASE COVER POLICE BRUTALITY IN BOSTON
Unless the national press takes a hard look at the BPD, Boston will continue moving backwards in this realm as other cities step toward progress.
THE DEFENSE OF OFFENSE: DOCUMENTS REVEAL ‘JUSTIFICATION’ FOR MASS POLICE MILITARIZATION
The public has a brand new window into excessive defense spending
THE PERILS OF HURTING A COP’S FEELINGS
What does it mean to have a police force that will unleash weapons on its citizens at any whim?