http://www.inthesetimes.com/archives/tags/policing/ In These Times features award-winning investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, insightful analysis of national and international affairs, and sharp cultural criticism about events and ideas that matter. en-us Expression Engine jessica@inthesetimes.com seamus@inthesetimes.com Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:00:00 -0500 http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/2825/how_a_few_harm_all/ The following is an excerpt from "Kicking the Pigeon," a 17-part series on police abuses by Jamie Kalven, a journalist who for more than a decade immersed himself in the life of the Stateway Gardens public housing development on the South Side of Chicago. Originally posted on the Web site The View From The Ground, Kalven's reporting focuses on a series of incidents that gave rise to a federal civil rights suit against five police officers known on the street as "the skullcap crew," their supervisors and the City of Chicago. The City responded by serving Kalven with a subpoena demanding his notes and other writings regarding 24 named individuals "and/or any allegations of misconduct by any police officer at… social justice corruption policing David Moberg Wed, 06 Jun 2007 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3196/nola_priced_out_of_the_parade/ In 1875, at the sunset of Reconstruction in New Orleans, the members of a mutual assistance society called Société d'Economie traveled together to events ranging from funerals to picnics wearing decorated uniforms, carrying an American flag and swaying to a brass band. The club members wanted to display publicly that, despite the erosion of their civil rights, they were black men committed to each other, and still American citizens. The neighborhood folk always followed in the spirit of this march. They waved handkerchiefs and sometimes carried umbrellas. The followers were called "the second line." Their gestures and dancing movements originated in Africa, as the folklorist Alan Lomax showed in his film Feet Don't Fail Me Now. Today, this tradition of… art culture civil liberties policing David Moberg