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Neuroscientist Carl Hart: We Need to Stop Jeff Sessions From Escalating the Racist War on Drugs
Sessions has rescinded two Obama-era memos that encouraged prosecutors to avoid seeking harsh sentences for low-level drug offenses.
From Revolving Door to Re-Entry: An Interview With Susan Burton
Imprisonment, as it exists today, can never play a part in transforming people and communities, says Susan Burton.
Statist Attacks on Academic Freedom Are a Symptom of Neoliberalism
Escalating attacks on academic freedom worldwide are a backlash against growing resistance to economic and political repression.
Kyle Wiens: It Comes Down to Monopoly Control of the Aftermarket
Janine Jackson interviewed Kyle Wiens about copyright overreaching for the April 28, 2017, episode of CounterSpin.
On Black Mama’s Bail Out Day, “Goal Is to Free Our People From These Cages” Before Mother’s Day
Mary Hooks, co-director of Southerners On New Ground, discusses Black Mama's Bail Out Day and what she hopes the effort will accomplish.
“No Muslim Ban Ever”: Organizers Hold Week of Resistance as Courts Debate Ban
The human impacts of the Muslim ban have been the focus of the New York Immigration Coalition's work since January.
Kshama Sawant: Don’t Wait for Authoritarian Trump to Be Impeached, This Is the Moment to Revolt
“Right now the time is ripe to really build social movements.”
Could Firing of James Comey Mark the Beginning of the End for Trump Presidency?
Investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald discusses the ramifications of the firing of FBI director James Comey.
The Battle Against Trumpcare Can Fuel the Fight for Single-Payer
Obamacare created a shift in the way we think about health care — now 58 percent support a single-payer system.
Richard D. Wolff: The State of Economic Education Today
Professor Wolff talks about the role that the mainstream media and educational institutions play in conveying economic information to the public.