Monday, September 15, 2014 Call the Anti-Police: Ending the State’s “Security” Monopoly Dale Brown (center) with Garrett Ean and Pete Eyre. |”How would things be different,” muses Dale Brown of the Detroit-based Threat Management Center, “if police officers were given financial rewards and commendations for resolving dangerous situations peacefully, rather than for using force in […]

Monday, September 8, 2014 No Protection: The Long Ordeal of Cyndi Steele Edgar Steele (center), Cyndi (front, left), and their family. Hey,Cyndi – if something were to happen to you, or Nicki, or Kelsey, or Rex – do you think it would be considered a hate crime? Probably not – the FBI would love to […]

Sunday, June 15, 2014 Road Pirates and Prohibition Profiteers: Scenes from the Drug War in Treasure Valley ISP Trooper Justin Klitch conducts a pretext stop, searching for weed. One of the risks of operating a medical marijuana dispensary is the possibility of attracting unwanted attention from violent, dishonest people willing to defraud and even kill […]

Monday, July 14, 2014 Coup du Jour: The Militarization of Daily Life Guatemala City, August 8, 1983: Troops Seize the Presidential Palace “Is today a patriotic holiday of some kind?” My inquiry had been provoked by the abundance of armed soldiers being ferried through the streets of Guatemala City. My friend, a native Guatemalteco, shook […]

Thursday, July 10, 2014 Suffering in the Service of Official Lies: The Agony of Alexis Carey Alexis Carey suffers from Dravet Syndrome, a form of epilepsy that has left the nine-year-old unable to speak or use the bathroom. She is subject to violent seizures that can last an hour or longer. No relief is provided […]