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Beyond Reform: Essays Call for a Sweeping Reassessment of Incarceration
The journal Socialism and Democracy's collection of essays demonstrates why we need to go beyond various justice system reform proposals - valuable as they are - to a much …
Heeding the Call: Black Women Fighting for Black Lives That Matter
Black women activists have been at the head of a new movement.
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The Cost of Compassion: Why Churches Turn Their Backs on Torture Victims
When compassion becomes politically inconvenient, churches turn their backs.
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Refinery Strike Is Not Just About Safety – It’s About Pollution
The ongoing refinery strike is about making refineries safer for workers, but also neighbors exposed to pollution.
Transformation, Reparations and Radical Education
Reparations will come. Networks will grow. Communities will share their skills and deepen their connections.
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And We Sat: Violence Against the Bodies of Diversity and Transparency Student Movement at Syracuse University
Our bodies are any combination of Black, queer, disabled, ill, poor, assaulted, and undocumented.
A Call for Community Review of Rikers Island Jail
Amid reports of human rights abuses of prisoners at Rikers Island, grassroots groups demand a real say by the community in changes made at the jail.
Peace and Planet: The Wind and Rain of Nuclear Weapons Abolition
For Bikini Day, commemorating hydrogen-bomb testing in 1954, Gerson sets the stage for a April 26 NYC rally.
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Did Berkeley Just Save Us From Drones or Target Us With Drones?
Wouldn't keeping killer spy robots out of the skies have been an easy way to do something positive?
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Net Neutrality Is Back! But the Fight Isn’t Over Yet
Federal regulators approved tough net neutrality rules today. Still, the fight for internet freedom continues, and advocates say public participation will be as important as ever.