Tag Archives: Police

U.S. imperialism comes home

Posted on September 22, 2014 by franklindmitryev

From the September-October 2014 issue of News & Letters: World in View column As with the torture of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib, how imperialist oppression is tied to domestic repression in the U.S. was shockingly apparent in the heavily militarized police presence … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged ABU GHRAIB, criminal injustice system, Defense Department, Ferguson Missouri, Gerry Emmett, imperialism, Iraq, Michael Brown, Police, Police brutality, prison system, SCI-Greene, state security, worker | Leave a comment

Peace activist veteran run down

Posted on May 19, 2014 by franklindmitryev

Tom Gilliam, an activist and survivor of the Vietnam War, was run down from behind by a mini-van. Police are stonewalling the investigation. Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Bradley Manning, Chelsea Manning, Duluth Minnesota, Police, Syndicalist Action Network, Tom Gilliam, United States, Veterans for Peace, Vietnam War | Leave a comment

Stop police spying

Posted on March 29, 2014 by franklindmitryev

Oakland City Council delayed voting on a Domain Awareness Center that would allow police and other agencies to deploy a network of cameras and computers to monitor Twitter and Facebook. If not for the mayor’s decision to delay the vote, the measure would have been defeated. Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged criminal injustice system, DAC, Domain Awareness Center, Facebook, National Security Agency, NSA, Oakland City Council, Police, Port of Oakland, spying, surveillance, Twitter, United States | Leave a comment

Tasing prisoners

Posted on August 13, 2012 by franklindmitryev

From the July-August 2012 issue of News & Letters: Tasing prisoners Kincheloe, Mich.—Recently, as I was awaiting a visit at the Control Center at Chippewa Correctional Facility, I observed three facility staff members around a computer monitor. I heard sound from a … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Chippewa Correctional Facility, criminal injustice system, Efren Paredes, Mental health, Michigan Department of Corrections, Police, prison industrial complex, sadistic culture of violence, Taser | 1 Comment

No to ‘Secure Community’

Posted on September 29, 2011 by franklindmitryev

From the September-October 2011 issue of News & Letters: No ‘Secure Community’ Los Angeles–On Aug. 13 the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, Los Angeles (CHIRLA), held a press conference against Secure Community (SC), the federal government program that allows local … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged car impoundment, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Los Angeles (CHIRLA), domestic violence, Homeland Security Task Force Advisory Council, ICE, immigrants' rights, immigration, Isaura Garcia, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, Mayor Villaraigosa, New York Times, Police, R.I.P. S.O. 40, San Bernardino Police, Secure Communities, South Gate, Southern California Immigration Coalition, Special Order 40, street vendors, Task force, Terminate Secure Community, United States, United States Department of Homeland Security | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Police

U.S. imperialism comes home

Peace activist veteran run down

Stop police spying

Tasing prisoners

No to ‘Secure Community’

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