Benjamin Case, Author at ZNetwork https://znetwork.org/author/benjamincase/ Independent Left News, Analysis, Vision and Strategy Mon, 24 Jun 2024 15:40:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://znetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-Z_logo_512-32x32.png Benjamin Case, Author at ZNetwork https://znetwork.org/author/benjamincase/ 32 32 We Can Have Cop City, or We Can Have Democracy https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/we-can-have-cop-city-or-we-can-have-democracy/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/we-can-have-cop-city-or-we-can-have-democracy/#respond Mon, 24 Jun 2024 15:39:57 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1268378 Atlanta residents are awaiting a court decision on whether they will be allowed to vote on the construction of a massive new police training facility, dubbed “Cop City.” The $110 million Atlanta Public Safety Training Center would draw police trainees from across the country and contain an entire mock city, a model strikingly similar to the Israeli [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/we-can-have-cop-city-or-we-can-have-democracy/feed/ 0 Initiative Campaigns Bridge Partisan Divides https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/initiative-campaigns-bridge-partisan-divides/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/initiative-campaigns-bridge-partisan-divides/#respond Wed, 24 Aug 2022 14:38:06 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1200859 Kansas’s August 2022 referendum on the right to abortion was a resounding defeat for the anti-abortion state Republicans. It was the first such vote since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade and left the legality of abortion up to states, leading many to speculate how similar initiatives in other states would go. Much of [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/initiative-campaigns-bridge-partisan-divides/feed/ 0