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Mar 2023
26m 41s

The Fight Over ‘Cop City’

The New York Times
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This episode contains descriptions of violence In a patch of woods southwest of Atlanta, protesters have been clashing with the police over a huge police training facility that the city wants to build there. This month, that fight came to a head when hundreds of activists breached the site, burning police and construction vehicles. Sean Keenan, an Atlanta- ... Show More
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