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Ashraf Maniar was surveilled and harassed at home in the U.S., and detained by a foreign government, after being placed on the terrorism watchlist.

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Ambushed by the Cops: When Police Deliberately Trap Peaceful Protesters

Alice Speri, SITU Research, Travis Mannon

An Intercept and SITU reconstruction of an incident in North Carolina last June shows police intentionally trapped and tear-gassed hundreds of peaceful protesters.

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One Man’s No-Fly List Nightmare

Murtaza Hussain, Pedro Armando Aparicio

Ashraf Maniar was surveilled and harassed at home in the U.S., and detained by a foreign government, after being placed on the terrorism watchlist.

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Exclusive: NYPD Took Hours to Respond to Mass Looting, Despite Quickly Cracking Down on Protests

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Internal city documents show slow responses to mass looting, as NYPD’s heavily militarized riot squad cracked down on protests.

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Why Daniel Ellsberg Wants the U.S. to Prosecute Him Under the Espionage Act

Jon Schwarz

In an exclusive interview, Ellsberg explains why he hopes the courts take on the law used to crack down on whistleblowers.

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How a Payday Lender Partnered With a Native Tribe to Bypass Lending Laws and Get Rich Quick

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American Web Loan was set up as a tribal lender, but a class-action lawsuit reveals who controlled the company — and made massive profits — behind the scenes.

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Corporate Subsidy Quietly Dies in Texas — Topping Off Bad Week for Big Oil

Alleen Brown

The end of the property tax exemption came as one of a series of blows heralding new public pushback against fossil fuels.

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Meet the Construction Attorney Who Shook Up New York’s Mayoral Race

Ryan Grim, John Bolger

Patricia Pastor, who represents Scott Stringer’s harassment accuser Jean Kim, has a history with nonunion construction outfits who see Stringer as an enemy.

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Sunday, May 30, 2021

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