http://sfbayview.com/2013/brown-can-release-prisoners-early-without-compromising-public-safety/ by Lizzie Buchen After a year of defying court orders to alleviate the state’s prison crisis, Gov. Jerry Brown seems to have finally pushed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to its limit. In an April 11 ruling, having already “exercised exceptional restraint,” the exasperated federal judges declared the state “will […]
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source url: Blood Along the Border: Political Activism and Violence in Juarez, Mexico Thursday, 18 April 2013 12:02 Dawn Paley Saul Reyes Salazar is a man who understands loss. In January 2010, his sister Josefina was shot in the head, following a botched kidnapping in their hometown of Guadalupe los Bravos, across the […]
by NikolaiBrown By Soso of MIM(Prisons) MIM(Prisons) is working on a book about the lumpen in the internal semi-colonies of the United $tates. The first chapter, which we are circulating in draft form for peer review, focuses on identifying the lumpen and calculating the size of this group within U.$. borders. Part of this identification first requires […]
Our world is a better place because Cesar Chavez decided to change it. Let us honor his memory. But most importantly, let’s live up to his example.” – President Barack Obama, October 2012 It’s hard to believe, but this year marks the 20th anniversary of Cesar’s passing. Cesar’s fight for change and justice had everyday […]
by Tom Gogola Draconian cuts in the budget for lawyers who represent indigent defendants have come back to haunt the Orleans Parish criminal justice system. A criminal defendant’s right to an attorney is found in the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which requires the “assistance of counsel” for the accused “in all criminal […]
Women farmworkers face not only brutal working conditions but a climate of intimidation and virtually no protection from sexual advances. Photo Credit: (Photo courtesy of Joseph Sorrentino) March 5, 2013 | Like this article? Join our email list: Stay up to date with the latest headlines via email. This article first appeared in In These […]
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Source: http://blackcommentator.com/ I believe that there will ultimately be a clash between the oppressors and those who do the the oppressing. I believe that there will be a clash between those who want freedom, justice, and equality for everyone and those who want to continue the system of exploitation. I believe that there will be […]
By Bill Quigley We as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values…when machines and computers, profit motives and property rights, are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism and militarism are incapable of being conquered. — Martin Luther King, Jr., April 4, 1967 January 20, 2013 “Information Clearing House” […]
by Terrilyn Woodfin, Poor News Network Students didn’t mince words at a protest to save City College at the main campus on Friday, Jan. 11. – Photo: Poor News Network The City College of San Francisco is not closed nor is it closing – yet that’s what the media and the newspapers would have you […]
