Ella Fassler

Environment

Exclusive: We Spoke to ‘Stop Cop City’ Activists Facing Terrorism Charges

42 people have been arrested for alleged ties to the protest movement, which opposes a $90 million police training facility in the Atlanta forest.
Ella Fassler
3.24.23
police

Activists Occupying The Woods to Block ‘Cop City’ Face Terrorism Charges

Atlanta police raided treehouse camps where activists are trying stop the construction of a $90 million police training facility.
Ella Fassler
12.21.22
Ukraine

Russian Anarchists Are Sabotaging Railways to Stop Putin’s War on Ukraine

A group called BOAK has claimed responsibility for destroying communications towers and delaying trains used to deliver weapons to the military.
Ella Fassler
8.31.22
utopia

Real Anarchists React to ‘The Anarchists,’ A New Series About Crypto Bros

HBO’s new docuseries explores Anarchapulco, a not-so-utopian den of 'free market' capitalists. Anarchists say their goals couldn’t be more different.
Ella Fassler
7.26.22
police tech

Axon Wants To Make Taser Drones for Schools Despite Its Own Ethics Board’s Concerns

After deadly shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, the police tech company is unveiling its most dystopian project yet.
Ella Fassler
Emanuel Maiberg
6.3.22
Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Can Now Accurately Describe Your Poop

AI app now better at categorizing poop than humans are, scientists find.
Ella Fassler
5.27.22
War on Drugs

Cops Still Don’t Understand How Fentanyl Works

Police departments keep posting misleading information about the drug on social media—and spending money on expensive and useless equipment.
Ella Fassler
4.13.22
police tech

Police Are Buying Drones and Armored Vehicles With COVID Relief Funds

President Biden has encouraged more spending on police tech, despite local activists’ calls to fund life-sustaining food and housing programs.
Ella Fassler
3.29.22
police

Police Abolitionists Are Building a Dispatch App To Replace 911

With police killings reaching record highs, Raheem is helping activists respond to emergencies without calling the cops.
Ella Fassler
3.7.22
Facebook

Facebook AI Researchers Built a ‘Fashion Map’ With Your Social Media Photos

The project collected over 7 million photos across 37 cities to predict fashion trends by neighborhood, raising fears of algorithmic discrimination.
Ella Fassler
2.23.22
climate justice

Activists Are Occupying the Woods of Atlanta to Block a New Police Facility

Members of a decentralized movement are sabotaging bulldozers and building communal living spaces in an effort to block the $90 million training facility.
Ella Fassler
2.17.22
police tech

This Company Wants to Sell High-Tech Lasso Weapons to Schools and Hospitals

Wrap Technologies is trying to make its BolaWrap lasso device available to teachers and private security.
Ella Fassler
2.3.22
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