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How Cops Consolidated So Much Power Over Local Governments

<p>Dan Berger teaches at the University of Washington Bothell and writes about activism, Black Power, and the carceral state. His latest book is <em>Stayed on Freedom: The Long History of Black Power Through One Family’s Journey</em>.</p>


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In The Fight For Justice, The Police Can Only Be On One Side

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