An Invisible Chemical Is Poisoning Thousands of Unsuspecting Warehouse Workers
Medical supply warehouses can be a significant source of cancer-causing ethylene oxide emissions. Only one state is doing anything about it.
One Year Since Tortuguita’s Killing: A Reflection on our Coverage of the Movement Against ‘Cop City’ and the First Eco-Activist Killed in the US
By Unicorn Riot Thursday, January 18, 2024, marks one year since Manuel “Tortuguita” Esteban Paez Terán was killed by police in the South River Forest outside Atlanta. A 26-year-old queer…
Environmental Pollution Lawsuit May Pump the Breaks on Cop City Construction
Activists are accusing the city of Atlanta of environmental racism in its construction of “Cop City”
Protesters Hoped to Plant Trees at Cop City Site. They Were Tear Gassed Instead.
Police attacked protesters in a militarized response to a nonviolent Stop Cop City action this week in Georgia.
Report Exposes US Media for Framing Social Justice Protests as ‘Terrorism’
"Equating activism with terrorism is undemocratic and serves to silence dissenters," said Deepa Kumar, who analyzed how major U.S. media outlets have covered protesters of "Cop City" in Georgia.
Indicting Anarchism, Inventing ‘Terror’: From 1898 to Cop City
State propaganda has long mischaracterized and scapegoated anarchism to maintain a violent status quo
Despite 116,000 Signatures, Atlanta Won’t Validate Stop Cop City Petition
City officials are waiting to see if the 11th Circuit Court rules in favor of the activists and forces the validation.
As Petition Deadline Looms, Stop Cop City Organizers Win More Time and Volunteers
A federal lawsuit has extended the deadline and opened the process to DeKalb County residents, but the city is fighting back.
Teen’s Death in Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail Exposes ‘Repulsive’ Conditions
Noni Battiste-Kosoko was being held on misdemeanor charges in Atlanta, Georgia’s notorious Fulton County Jail.
Activists Continue to Fight Against ‘Cop City’ Construction Despite Challenges
As the fight continues to stop the construction of an 85-acre police training complex, organizers pursue a ballot referendum but are concerned about crackdown.
As Movements Like Stop Cop City Gain Power, Police Treat Free Speech as a Crime
This playbook has been used and reused, depending on the political winds of the time.
Chris Hedges Report: The ‘Stop Cop City’ Domestic Terror Charges Echo Past Repression of Environmental Activists
The use of domestic terrorism charges against the environmental and animal liberation movements set important precedents for the repression Atlanta’s ‘Stop Cop City’ movement faces today.
Warnock Probes Whether State Trampled Free Speech Rights of Cop City Protesters
Even while raising concerns over free speech, however, Warnock praised the law enforcement involved in the case.
‘The Whole World Is Watching’: Atlanta City Council Approves Cop City Funding
"We're here pleading our case to a government that has been unresponsive, if not hostile, to an unprecedented movement in our City Council's history," one opponent of the police training…
‘Behavior of a Fascist Police State’: Legal Aid Organizers Arrested After Backing Cop City Protesters
"Bailing out protestors who exercise their constitutionally protected rights is simply not a crime," said one civil rights defender.