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Increased Policing Won’t Stop Attacks Against Asians, But Abolition Can

84-year-old Thai immigrant Vicha Ratanapakdee was the victim of a fatal attack on the morning of January 28th in Oakland. He never regained consciousness after being violently shoved to the…

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Breonna and Brutality: Why Aren’t Black Women Receiving Justice?

Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old African-American woman and medical worker from Louisville, Kentucky, was shot and killed by armed police officers during a botched drug raid on her apartment. Only one…

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News & Politics

Why People Say ACAB

The acronym ACAB is something you might have seen this past week, whether in Instagram comments, graffiti, or protest signs. It stands for “all cops are bastards,” or, perhaps the…