Generally speaking, police departments resist accountability and oversight, and are very often hostile to public records requests and requests for police complaint forms. In Massachussetts, the police have refused to comply with legal records requests. One activist who did so … Read the rest…
Anita Sarkeesian has created a series of videos and lectures about how women are demeaned, harassed and threatened online, by gamers and the video game industry, which uses women’s bodies as playthings and rewards. For this she has received death … Read the rest…
State legislators pass a lot of bills, and some of that efficiency is thanks to a shadowy, secretive group called ALEC that writes legislation for them, putting the interests of corporations ahead of the people. It’s as shady as it … Read the rest…
The FBI, established in 1908, was for 60 years held unaccountable and untouchable until March 8, 1971, when The Citizens’ Commission to Investigate the FBI, as they called themselves, broke into a small FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, took every … Read the rest…
Ever since the uprising by citizens in Ferguson, Missouri, following the shooting death of Michael Brown, the police and the tactics they use have been under heightened scrutiny, revealing a glaring lack of trust between many Americans and the police. … Read the rest…
You may not have heard of ALEC, a shadowy conservative-backed organization that ghost writes laws that are routinely passed by legislators around the country, laws that affect almost every area of American life, often directly benefiting huge corporations. These activities … Read the rest…
A long-overdue national debate about the use of force and accountability is taking place in this country, with recent events, caught on video, depicting police officer misconduct, crimes and ignorance of the law, and very little accountability. It’s become clear … Read the rest…
