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Advocates have long criticized CVE as a ‘softer’ approach to unwarranted surveillance that enlists community members to track harmless, constitutionally protected behavior and activities as precursors to violence.
Pushed out of both Palestine and her adopted home in Chicago, the longtime activist starts over in Jordan after a lifetime of experiencing displacement.
Young Chicagoans whose loved ones were gunned down navigate mental health struggles in a new web series by The Triibe that combines documentary and poetry.
After 35 years in prison, the controversial Puerto Rican nationalist has become an emblem of the island’s struggle for self-determination.
Activists re-imagine a world without police misconduct at a sit-in across the street from Homan Square, the infamous Chicago police facility.
As a staff member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s, Fannie Rushing risked her life to help register African Americans to vote in the South.
Legislation from Springfield mandates new requirements for Chicago officers, but debate over policing continues unabated.
Ala’a Basatneh, aka #chicagoGirl, uses social media to coordinate protests driving the Syrian revolution.
See who’s running, and who’s funding, campaigns to fill City Council seats left vacant by aldermen who chose not to run for re-election this year.
While incumbents are generally better funded than their counterparts, some challengers are giving them a run for their money.