The results of Freedom of Information Law requests filed in court by the New York Civil Liberties Union to find information on 23 police departments and their their policies on high-stakes interactions like uses of force, data on whom they stop and why, and how they train their officers. Over 15,600 pages of documents, many of which the public has never seen, to piece together a comprehensive understanding of what rules govern police actions.
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Destination of old published stories.
Richard Prince’s Journal-isms – Friday July 27, 2018 July 28 Update
Although his news column was started to focus on diversity issues in the news media, the breadth of the reportage rivals CNN’s Reliable Sources about the news media in general.
Trump Administration Fails to Reunite Families, Congress Must Demand Answers
“In one fell swoop, the Trump administration ripped away thousands of children from their parents, then deported hundreds of parents without their children,” says Pesident and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. The administration, she said, failed to meet a court-ordered family reunification deadline. Congress must demand explanations from the administration.
One-Hundred-Thirty-One Groups Fighting to Remove 2020 Census Citizenship Question
The 131 groups submitted “friend of the court” briefs opposing motions to dismiss two lawsuits challenging the inclusion of an unnecessary and intrusive citizenship question in the 2020 Census. The cases are California v. Ross, brought by the state of California and several California cities and counties, and City of San Jose and Black Alliance for Just Immigration v. Ross
National Press Call: Tracking the 2020 Census – The Citizenship Question: A Call for Public Comment
The Census Bureau is seeking public comment on the decision by the Commerce Dept. to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 Census. The deadline is Aug. 7, 2018 before Congress approves the final questionnaire. Encourage audiences to
share their perspectives before the deadline.
2018 NYAFF BLOOD OF WOLVES Review
BLOOD OF WOLVES (KORO ORÔ NO CHI) is a kinetically charged yakuza movie with over the top, stylishly done frenetic scenes of sex (good, bad, naughty), violence, depravity, debauchery and dehumanization, all inextricably connected to systemic police corruption. The result is a topnotch cop-crime story.
Continuing video preview of NYAFF 2018! Festival dates are June 29 to July 15
Columbia Journalism Review Says Mainstream Corporate Media is Blind to Important News About America’s Left Wing Wave
Large sections of the U.S. press lack the language to discuss left-wing candidates and issues.
Tens of Thousands Rally in NYC to Reunite Families at the Border
On June 30, 2018, Filipino organizations have added their voices to the thousands who shout to end the continued incarceration of children and breaking apart of families at the United States – Mexico border.
Movies Galore
2018 NYAFF list.