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The US-Mexico Caravan for Peace Takes On the Drug War
Chris Moore-Backman examines connections between the struggle for peace in Mexico and the struggle to end the racist system of mass incarceration in the United States.
Dahr Jamail: What’s Happening in Iraq Is the Legacy of the US Invasion and Occupation
For this week's episode of “Unauthorized Discloure,” Kevin Gosztola and Rania Khalek spoke with Truthout staff reporter Dahr Jamail about Iraq's continued descent into chaos.
Restorative Justice: Reconciling Face to Face
Victims and perpetrators sitting down face to face. It can help heal their wounds, and our society. Incarcerating our way out of crime clearly hasn't worked, and it's costing …
Economic Update: Analyzing Incarceration
Updates on health economics; Mississippi political lessons; and what's wrong with a Harvard economist.
Songs in the Key of Choice: Pop Music and Reproductive Justice
One in three women will have an abortion in her lifetime, yet in pop culture accurate portrayals of real people's stories are rare.
A Bitter Harvest: California, Marijuana and the New Jim Crow
California's marijuana industry is directly tied to the racial injustices of the system of mass incarceration. Michelle Alexander, a young farmer and two prominent activists talk about how and …
The World Cup and “Brazil’s Dance With the Devil”
Just a year ago, there were mass protests in Brazil - on one day alone, more than a million demonstrators hit the streets - speaking out against the billions …
Economic Update: Economic Codependency
Major discussions of a new book on China-US codependency and how and why our economic system works and breaks down.
Economic Update: Capitalism’s Mounting Contradictions
Updates on: The Rhode Island Senate rewarding firms limiting inequality; recession-driven increases in suicide rates; opposition to the Dodd-Frank Act; and more.
Economic Update: Economic Side Effects
Updates on: Walmart's Mexican bribes; car loans turning bad; state taxes; and more.