Washington Should Be a ‘Freedom City,’ Not a Police State

Washington Should Be a ‘Freedom City,’ Not a Police State

Instead of taking over law enforcement in the city, the president and Republicans in Congress could make it a model for urban development.

Just Security Podcast: What Just Happened - Federalization of Law Enforcement in Washington DC

This week, the Trump administration took over command of the D.C. police department, and surged federal law enforcement officers and National Guard units into the city. While the United States has a long tradition of leaving most policing to state and local agencies, federal law enforcement has specific powers, and there are well-established limits on the use of military forces for domestic law enforcement, but the rules for DC are particular. I…

No to National Guard in Washington DC! Yes to Medicaid, say US workers - Workers Revolutionary Party

ANGRY workers and youth demonstrated near a traffic checkpoint set up by police and federal agents in Washington DC, on Wednesday night as President Donald Trump’s takeover of the city’s police entered its third night. Journalists at the scene observed multiple cars being pulled over temporarily, and at least one person being handcuffed and taken […]