On AlterNet: police state

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Occupying the Conventions? How Protests Will Change Politics-as-Usual in 2012

Matt Stoller, AlterNet. December 26, 2011.

Four years after the moment of "hope and change," the 99% is set to alter the dynamics of presidential elections.

How Zuccotti Park Became Zuccotti Prison: Creeping American Police State

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. November 28, 2011.

America may not be a traditional police state (yet), but it is an increasingly militarized policed state in which rights are regularly tossed out the window.

NYPD Snoop Declares Zuccotti Park A “Soft Target” for Terrorists: Really?

Nick Turse, AlterNet. November 21, 2011.

Plainclothes cop says the NYPD response to OWS is meant to stop the next 9/11, but a newly alleged terror plot suggests the police may have put protesters at increased risk.

The Other Occupation: How Subprime Crooks Occupied America And Prepared the Way for Occupy Wall Street

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. November 21, 2011.

Before anyone decided to Occupy Wall Street, another occupation was already underway.

Injury-Free Eviction of Occupy Oakland Proves Cops' Previous Efforts Were Displays of Excessive Force

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 14, 2011.

Unlike previous nights, city officials managed to clear out Occupy Oakland's encampment without any brutality--and the protesters are already headed back.

'Go. Leave. You Can't Be Here': What Happened When I Tried to Investigate the Connection Between the NYPD and Brookfield Properties, Zuccotti's Owners

Nick Turse, AlterNet. November 13, 2011.

Why did a police officer declare my reporting "illegal" just days before the pre-dawn raid on the OWS encampment?

Police State in Oakland? One Reporter's Arrest Contradicts Official Story

Susie Cagle, AlterNet. November 6, 2011.

Oakland has spent more than $1 million on Occupy policing, but nearly all of that overwhelming force has been used against innocent people.

What Happened When I Tried to Get Some Answers About the Creepy NYPD Watchtower Monitoring OWS

Nick Turse, AlterNet. November 6, 2011.

There’s a metal monster looming over Liberty Square, but don’t ask questions about it or else.

Cops Blame Occupy Wall Street for Surge in Shootings But City Wastes Money Policing Nonviolent Protesters

Nick Turse, AlterNet. October 27, 2011.

NYPD floods Wall Street with cops to pen in protesters, then blames Occupy Wall Street for diverting resources as gun violence spikes across the city.

Occupy Wall Street Protester, Arrested and Jailed for 30 Hours, Tells Her Story for the First Time

Barbara Schneider Reilly, AlterNet. October 26, 2011.

An AlterNet exclusive: Manhandled, arrested, cuffed, searched, and locked away in the Tombs, this is her uncensored story, in her own words.

New York Becoming a Police State? Occupy Wall Street Meets the "Ring of Steel" at Liberty Square

Nick Turse, AlterNet. October 25, 2011.

NYPD's metal barricades have militarized the peaceable occupation at Liberty Square and contributed to the creeping homeland security state ethos.

Why Are Police Attacking Peaceful Protesters? How OWS Has Exposed the Militarization of US Law Enforcement

Rania Khalek, AlterNet. October 20, 2011.

As the number of OWS arrests nears 1,000, instances of police brutality continue to pile up. Now all of America is seeing the result of police militarization.

Occupy Wall Street: 992 Arrested at Price Tag of More Than $3.4 Million

Nick Turse, AlterNet. October 18, 2011.

Occupy Wall Street arrests approach 1,000, while police rake in millions in overtime.

Wall Street’s Second Occupation: The Rise of the NYPD's Homeland Security State

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. October 17, 2011.

Are drones above New York City next as the police militarize Lower Manhattan?

Occupy Wall Street Wins Converts, Flummoxes Cops on Global Day of Protest

Nick Turse, AlterNet. October 15, 2011.

The flat-foots were caught flatfooted as Occupy Wall Street marchers took to the streets of New York City.

Occupy Wall Street: People Power vs. the Police State

Nick Turse, AlterNet. October 13, 2011.

The NYPD has erected a ring of steel around Liberty Plaza, but Occupy Wall Street vows to resist.

The New Surveillance Society: How "Community" Policing Follows Your Every Move

Nancy Murray, Kade Crockford, TruthOut and ACLU Massachusetts. September 8, 2011.

A new notion of "community policing" has emerged, where monitoring communities has taken the place of solving crimes.

Has America Become a Corporate Police State?

David Sirota, AlterNet. June 2, 2011.

In just the last few years, the Corporate Police State has reared its head at every level of government.

Police State: "Lefty" San Francisco Can Throw People in Jail For Sitting on a Sidewalk

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. December 20, 2010.

Propelled by wealthy donors and business interests, a new sit-lie ordinance in San Francisco gives police the power to fine and arrest people for resting on the sidewalk.

Nascent Police State: Stay Away from Arizona

Bill Boyarsky, Truthdig. April 30, 2010.

Why Arizona's new immigration law is much more than an immigrant issue.

Sheriff Arpaio Under Investigation By U.S. Justice Department

Cara, Feministe AlterNet: Immigration. March 12, 2009.

"The U.S. Justice Department has launched a civil-rights investigation of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office."

Terrifying: Companies are Marketing Police State Normalcy to Children

Lucinda Marshall, Feminist Peace Network AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. February 10, 2009.

Hey kids, wanna play security checkpoint?

Has Sarah Palin Been Picked as the Titular Head of the Coming Police State?

Naomi Wolf, Huffington Post. September 24, 2008.

Palin will help to establish a true and irreversible 'fear society' in this once free once proud nation.

Incredible Documentary Footage of Mass Arrest in St. Paul

Laura Flanders, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. September 19, 2008.

Newly released footage, which was buried to avoid confiscation, shows riot cops arresting and abusing a giant group of people for nothing.

Tasers and Holding Cells: Denver Prepares for the DNC

Steven D., Booman Tribune AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. August 15, 2008.

Sounds more like Gitmo than the Mile High City.