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Lehrer: The GOP is the Party of Prison Reform
I confess that I rarely feature articles in the Weekly Standard. A few years ago, a lead article in the NeoCon magazine accused me of inventing the Jena 6 story out of whole cloth. I was not amused.… more →
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Michelle Alexander
wrote 1 week ago: In less than one hour, I’ll be attending a lecture by Michelle Alexander on her new book, The … more →
Rep. John Lewis (GA) [IMAGE]
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wrote 1 week ago: “Don’t turn away from rap music simply because it’s loud or violent or sexist or l … more →
Lehrer: The GOP is the Party of Prison Reform
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wrote 1 week ago: I confess that I rarely feature articles in the Weekly Standard. A few years ago, a lead article in … more →
The More Things Change...
wrote 1 week ago: Laura Matthew, associate professor of Latin American history, checks in from Spain, where she is con … more →
Assata Shakur (IMAGE)
wrote 2 weeks ago: “I was sentenced to life plus 30 years by an all-white jury. What I saw in prison was wall-to- … more →
Summary of The New Jim Crow by: Michelle Alexander
wrote 2 weeks ago: Mass incarceration is our generations racial caste system. The year of 1980 had as many prison admis … more →
Grits begs Texas legislators to close unneeded prisons
wrote 2 weeks ago: The state of Texas is poised to make some really bad choices and Scott Henson of Grits for Breakfast … more →
April Round-up: Articles, videos, and speeches we’d like to share from this month
wrote 2 weeks ago: The ACLU reports on a paper that examines the history and impact of the Justice Reinvestment Initiat … more →
Could we be approaching an end to the heinous and ineffectual "War on Drugs?"
wrote 3 weeks ago: Could we be approaching an end to the heinous and ineffectual “War on Drugs?” Obama admi … more →
On the anniversary of the Poor Peoples Campaign ignite a fight for people’s rights
wrote 3 weeks ago: RECLAIM DR. KING JR’S DREAM DURING THIS HISTORIC YEAR – 2013 MARKS THE 50TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE … more →
U.S. Incarceration Rates Have Tripled Over Past 30 Years, Partly Due to Drug Sentencing
wrote 3 weeks ago: Adults in Jail or Prison Incarceration rates have more than tripled in the past 30 years, in part b … more →
Mapping the War on Drugs
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The teacher training blues: life goes on as I reproduce my labor
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Although I’ve been teaching for over five years, I’m finally finishing up my certificati … more →
Bryan Stevenson - We need to talk about an injustice
wrote 1 month ago: Great presentation from human rights lawyer and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative discussing t … more →
ACTION ALERT: CURB needs your help in reducing California's prison population
wrote 1 month ago: The following action alert was issued by Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) yesterd … more →
Incarceration Nation
wrote 1 month ago: Televangelist Pat Robertson recently made a gaffe. A gaffe, as journalist Michael Kinsley defined it … more →
Saint Thomas - Michelle Alexander Lecture
wrote 1 month ago: Tonight I was ab … more →
Liberals Should Thank the Tea Party - Racism, Ideology and the Meaning of 'Justice"
wrote 1 month ago: As citizens of the United States, our very political consciousness is in large part structured by no … more →
Here we are again -- Incarceration Nation #EndTheDrugWar #HarmReduction
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wrote 1 month ago: Here we are again — Incarceration Nation #EndTheDrugWar #HarmReduction This has got to change. … more →
