Chaos in America, O.J. Simpson framed by cops, and Brad Pitt’s saggy butt, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
police The ACLU analyzed the number of police in schools compared to social workers, and the results are staggering Thom Dunn
to serve and protect and slash tires Cops slash dozens of car tires, then lie about why they did it Mark Frauenfelder
fbi The FBI doesn't need Apple to give it a backdoor to encryption, because it already has all the access it needs Thom Dunn
police This popular police "mindreading" technique is bullshit — but the things that cops say about it are somehow even worse. Thom Dunn
police A bunch of rookie cops have recently been fired for doing bad things. Let's think about that for a moment. Thom Dunn
Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow
politics Large, diverse coalition of civil society groups tell the US, UK and Australian governments not to ban working encryption Cory Doctorow
authoritarianism Cops and spooks all over the world rely on a junk-science "walking polygraph" method to steer their investigation Cory Doctorow
police brutality The NYPD is out of control, paying hundreds of millions a year in settlements to its victims Rob Beschizza
News Facial recognition tools shared by 'Massive, secretive network of police departments' Xeni Jardin
explainer videos Explaining the law that lets cops steal your cash and property and keep it Mark Frauenfelder
