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Op-Ed

“Terrorism” Is The Wrong Lens For The Capitol Attacks

Post author By Alex Marthews
Post date February 8, 2021
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Congressional leaders have devised a legislative response to the Capitol insurrection. What’s wrong with it? The bill now before Congress, H. R. 350, aims to “authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require […]

Tags black identity extremism, bundy ranch, capitol insurrection, counterterrorism, DHS, Domestic Surveillance, domestic terrorism, FBI, holy land foundation, national security, nicholas teausant, standing rock, tarek mehanna

Op-Ed

Our Platform To Reduce Police Violence

Post author By Alex Marthews
Post date September 4, 2020
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The United States is in the middle of a pandemic of racist police violence that shows no sign of abating. For many police officers, expressing verbal opposition to a police killing, police tactic or police budget, is itself an act of unreasoning aggression no sane person could endorse. So it’s at protests against police violence […]

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