The DEA can collect intelligence on people participating in protests across the country; listening to local women leaders; a June reading list.

*"Today at Ms."** | **June 12, 2020*

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*Barr and Cronies Grant DEA Power to Surveil Protesters [ [link removed] ]*

BY RINA WAKEFIELD | Attorney General William Barr has granted the DEA sweeping new authority to "conduct covert surveillance" and collect intelligence on people participating in protests over the police killing of George Floyd.

*Learning from Local Women Leaders in Times of Crisis [ [link removed] ]*

BY SUSAN M. BLAUSTEIN | In setting priorities and developing coronavirus recovery action plans, we must listen to the women who know best what their communities need.

*June 2020 Reads for the Rest of Us [ [link removed] ]*

BY KARLA STRAND | Thirty-three books to read this month.

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