TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
Water protectors say that “with state police protecting Dakota Access Pipeline,” President Obama’s “words are meaningless. Twenty-one water protectors were arrested in North Dakota on Wednesday after a military-style raid interrupted a peaceful prayer ceremony at a Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) construction site. Hundreds of demonstrators have been taking part in the prayer ceremony in Read More…
There are times in our life when we need to put aside our daily personal struggles and turn our attention toward a greater issue. This is one of those times. Not since the Patriot Act of 2001 or the Canadian Bill C-15 of 2016 have we seen a proposal for the expansion of state powers that Read More…
A new North Carolina law will make it harder for the public to acquire police dash cam and body camera footage. North Carolina has been the scene of recent riots and protests as the public calls for accountability in the police shooting of Keith LaMont Scott. After initially fighting the release of body camera footage, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Read More…
“I wouldn’t dare as a chief tell anyone this kinda thing never happens…But what they can be assured of is we take this very serious.” There are few topics more heatedly debated in today’s political climate than that of police brutality and the rising police state. With each polarizing video that surfaces, the country is Read More…
As many Americans approach November 4 with a sense of dread, facing the fact that either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will be the next president, much more hopeful things will be going on that day. Residents in at least nine states will be voting on ballot initiatives to legalize recreational or medical cannabis use. Read More…
In what could be considered the most telling insight into police culture yet, the officer charged with second-degree murder for killing a 6-year-old child with autism has requested charges be thrown out — because he shot the boy multiple times in the head in self-defense. Lt. Derrick Stafford, a deputy city marshal in Marksville, Louisiana, Read More…