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“This is far as I go from my house because there’s so much negativity, drugs and violence,” said Williamson, while also lamenting the shift from police officers who walked a beat to ones he said are “being bullies instead of peace officers. We scared to talk to the cops today because we don’t know what state of mind they’re in. So we can get somebo
... See moreSome argue that militarized riot control is merely prudent preparation—for example, in Ferguson, Missouri. Shouldn’t authorities take whatever steps they can to protect life and property? There are two major problems with this line of thinking. First, it is not at all clear that these measures advance public safety; second, the right to protest can
... See moreAlex S. Vitale • The End of Policing
Libérons nos communes !: Une défense de la subsidiarité ascendante (French Edition)
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Angelenos nervously wondered who really ran their city: Mayor Bradley or the megalomaniac Chief of Police, Daryl Gates?
Robert Morrow • City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles (Essential Mike Davis)
I believe that future critics of our current political order will identify, as political fictions, what might be called the liberalism triad: freedom of speech, egalitarianism, and the fight for social justice.
Agnes Callard • Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life
The neoliberal reforms we have witnessed over the past decades are no doubt pernicious. The downfall of the welfare state, however, is due not only to neoliberal ideology but also to the general reliance on the generation of capital wealth, which makes the welfare state hostage to economic crises.
Martin Hägglund • This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom
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Audrey Tang • ⿻ 數位 Plurality: The Future of Collaborative Technology and Democracy
