Outrage has swept across the United States and around the world in response to the emergence of the details of a horrific gang rape in a frat house at Cornell, one of the country’s most prestigious academic institutions. A short week later, almost on the other side of the country in Arizona, the story broke that a candidate for Congress had been raped by two men while fixing road signs for her campaign. Separated by thousands of miles and differing circumstances, they illustrate the pervasiveness of sexual violence in our society. As Cornell and the local layers of police and government trade blame and make excuses for failing to investigate the case thoroughly when it first occurred in 2024, students are demanding answers, with anti-rape rallies called at Cornell and in solidarity at other institutions. In doing so, they join forces with broader movements against sexual violence and gender oppression that have been taking up this vital struggle around the world. What they teach yo...
“ The idea is to get all the information on the total population so that law enforcement can identify the small active minority and keep them separated from the passive majority. Then, second, to target that small minority, in order to eliminate the insurgency – and, third, at the same time, to work on the general population and win their hearts and minds. When those mechanisms begin to be used at home, they constitute a new mode of governing that works on the entire domestic population .” – Bernard E. Harcourt All over the United States, grassroots opposition is growing against expanding mass surveillance, data center construction, and the ongoing crackdowns on immigrants and democratic rights. Technologies like Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) face opposition in town and city halls around the country. Community members from all walks of life are organizing networks to raise awareness about ICE activities in their neighborhoods. After a year of ICE and CBP violently occupying...