WNYC News covers the efforts of campaigners for an elected community board with real authority to curb abuse by cops.
civil liberties & police
Whistleblower Ramsey Orta still in prison
Chokehold killer cop walks free. Join the fight against police abuse.
Free Mumia now!
Repressed evidence shows Mumia deserves freedom now and restitution for time served.
GoFundMe: Don’t Let Killer Cops Profit
GoFundMe is allowing the man responsible for Eric Garner’s death, Daniel Pantaleo, to fundraise and profit off of his crimes.
A farewell from one class-war prisoner to another
Political prisoner Jaan Laaman pays tribute to his Ohio 7 comrade Tom Manning, who died at Hazelton prison on July 30.
Judge Won’t Reconsider $1,000-Per-Day Fines for Chelsea Manning
From truthout, recent news about the government’s persecution of whistleblower Chelsea Manning.
#FreeLiyah
Liyah Birru, a Black immigrant from Ethiopia, was prosecuted and incarcerated for defending herself against her abusive husband.
Sudan: after heroic uprising, military keeps the power
The resistance movement needs all the international support that workers, feminists and radicals can give them.
Letters to the Editor, August 2019
Readers’ opinion on Freedom Socialist articles.
Legal system protects police, but not videographer of Eric Garner’s murder
No cop has ever been charged, but the man who exposed the 2014 chokehold killing has been persecuted and imprisoned.
