Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Creator Made An Animal’ By Snotty Nose Rez Kids (Featuring Boslen)
Canadian indigenous hip hop duo, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, make music that aims to empower indigenous people. Their latest gives voices to their struggle.
Beyond Prisons: Taylar Nuevelle On Knitting In Prison
Taylar Nuevelle joins Beyond Prisons to share her love of knitting, the space it created for her while in prison, as well as how it was used to punish her.
Chelsea Manning Believes Subpoena From WikiLeaks Grand Jury May Be ‘Perjury Trap,’ According To Unsealed Documents
Documents show Chelsea Manning’s attorneys are concerned prosecutors in the WikiLeaks grand jury investigation may be trying to draw her into a “perjury trap.”
Supreme Court Maintains Congress Granted Homeland Security Secretary Broad Power To Detain Immigrants Without Bail
Supreme Court ruled Trump administration has broad executive power to detain immigrants with prior convictions and deny bail hearings prior to deportation proceedings.
Alabama Prisoners Associated With Anti-Violence Program Put In Solitary, Launch Hunger Strike
Eight Alabama prisoners in solitary confinement have gone on hunger strike. They’re part of Free Alabama Movement and/or linked to anti-violence program that was shut down by Alabama Department of Corrections.
Before WikiLeaks, US Government Threatened Press Freedom With Grand Jury Investigations Into Pentagon Papers
The Wikileaks Grand Jury is not the first time an investigation launched by the United States government targeted journalists and undermined press freedom.
Alabama Prison Officials Won’t Say Why Prison Strike Leader Is In Solitary Confinement
Alabama prisoner Robert Earl Council, who has faced retaliation for organizing incarcerated workers for years, is in isolation after he was transferred.
On CNN, U.S. Foreign Policy Gatekeepers Vilify Tulsi Gabbard For Her Anti-Intervention Dissent
CNN used town hall for Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard to admonish her for how she dissents against US foreign policy, particularly war.
Connecticut Could Be First State To Curb Blanket Discrimination Against People With Criminal Records
Connecticut could become first state in United States to prohibit blanket discrimination against people with criminal records.
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Morning In America’ By Durand Jones & The Indications
“Morning in America” from Durand Jones and The Implications hearkens back to socially conscious soul music of the 1960s and 1970s.