Bryan Stevenson: Ending Mass Incarceration By 2024
In a new episode of The Laura Flanders Show, Bryan Stevenson discusses the Equal Justice Initiative and their plans to end mass incarceration in the next 6-8 years. There’s also a great short film on the history of slavery and the prison system by Molly Crabapple. Here’s Laura’s description of the
Attacks On Muslims In The Midwest Highlight Violent Trend Of Bigotry Sweeping The US
In Indiana, a brutal attack on a Muslim woman in a cafe, while a Muslim family in a Chicago suburb recently received a threatening flier on their vehicle.
Israel Receives $3.1B In US Aid While The Middle East’s Poor Struggle To Survive
Israelis earn an average per capita income of $34,990, almost 19 times more than Syrians take home each year, yet continues to receive billions in US aid.
Will Potter: CMUs Are The Secret Prisons You’ve Never Heard Of Before (VIDEO)
Investigative journalist Will Potter is the only reporter who has been inside a Communications Management Unit, or CMU, a ‘Kafkaesque’ unit in US prisons.
Racism And The Cruelty Of Affluence With Tim Wise (VIDEO)
Tim Wise: “The development of the class structure in the United States has been, from the beginning, interwoven with the development of white supremacy. “
The World’s Largest Detention Center Is For Black Jews Seeking Asylum In Israel
The recent release of 1,200 prisoners from a detention center in the Negev Desert is not a signal that Israel is rethinking its harsh treatment of refugees.
Empire And Resistance In Henry Kissinger’s Shadow (VIDEO)
Given that Henry Kissinger has endorsed Hillary Clinton, what does that say about her candidacy and American liberal politics in general?
Harvard Debate Team Loses To Prison Inmates (VIDEO)
“If prison education lowers the recidivism rate and makes the prison system more efficient, why hasn’t more money been invested in programs?”
No More Nice Canada: C-51 Anti-Terrorism Law A Sign Of A Growing Police State
C-51, a controversial anti-terrorism bill, shows how Canada uses the threat of terrorism to justify decreasing freedom, just like its neighbor to the south.
Bernie Sanders On Pizza Inequality (VIDEO)
We know how Bernie Sanders stands on inequality, corporate money in politics, and Too Big To Fail banks. but what about equal pizza distribution?