And people I've spoken to have compared this to the Dakota Access Pipeline controversy when they're trying to explain just how significant this issue has become to the far left right now. And it's meant to be a state-of-the-art campus where law enforcement will train. YOUSEF: Well, Steve, it's officially called the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. INSKEEP: For people who have not followed this every day, what is this facility? And why has it drawn such attention? INSKEEP: So NPR's domestic extremism correspondent Odette Yousef has been looking into this. In recent months, police killed one activist and accused others of being domestic terrorists.

But opponents vowed it will never be built. From Atlanta, activists plan a week of action opposing a police and fire training facility there.Ĭity officials recently approved funding for the project.