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On Sex Work and Survival: Why We Must Stand With Alisha Walker
For defending herself, and saving the life of another woman who was on the scene, Alisha is facing 15 years behind bars.
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The Unbearable Whiteness of Brunch: Fighting Gentrification in Chicago
Organizers recently took direct action in their escalating struggle against gentrification and for their communities.
Economic Update: The IMF and the Panama Papers
This episode provides updates on the Panama Papers, and more.
Wrestling With Angels: Walidah Imarisha on Harm and Accountability
Author Walidah Imarisha discusses her new book and her commitment to grappling with the need for prison abolition.
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Maya Schenwar | When Prison Reform Means Prison Expansion
Although “prison reform” is gaining steam in progressive and conservative circles alike, it doesn't always look like progress.
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How Private Prison Companies Use Big Tax Breaks and Low Wages to Maximize Profit
The nation's largest private prison firms are still cutting corners despite millions of dollars in federal income tax breaks.
Discrimination in Parole Hearings Keeps Trans Prisoners Behind Bars, Advocates Say
Rickie Blue-Sky is just one of many prisoners who have experienced anti-trans discrimination in their parole hearings.
Guantánamo May Become an Ocean Research Center
This could be a powerful way for Obama to achieve his 2008 campaign promise of closing the prison.
Are Shows Like “Serial” and “Making a Murderer” Clouding the Wider Struggle for Justice?
How many US prisoners are wrongfully convicted? And how many are technically “guilty” but still should not be locked up?
Why We Must Listen to Survivors of Solitary Confinement
Editors Jean Casella and Sarah Shourd discuss how the movement to end solitary is growing — inside and outside prisons.