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Ep. 4 The Sheriff’s In Town
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Private Opulence and Public Squalor in the US
NationalThe Federal Reserve is not working for the people but for wealthy individuals and corporations that can afford to have a say in the rules.
Ep. 7 Decamping
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Walgreens in abortion fight: Private companies can’t evade politics?
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No more fence around Echo Park? Residents have divided opinions
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The Birthplace of Dystopian America
NationalCop City Atlanta is a privately funded, local community surveillance campus that has already taken the life of one protestor as a harbinger of the police state on the horizon.
Using police dogs to arrest people might be banned in CA
CaliforniaTwo California lawmakers want to ban the use of police dogs to arrest or apprehend suspects. A historian shares the history of dogs in law enforcement.