Podcast: Rikers Island Reforms Solitary Confinement with Pre-Crime and New Isolation Units
There has been a push by activists, advocacy organizations, and concerned citizens in New York to reform solitary confinement. Yet, at Rikers Island prison, the city recently adopted a “rehabilitative” reform, which developed a new system of solitary confinement for inmates in order to accomplish solitary confinement reforms. Independent journalist Raven
LISTEN: Mary Buser’s “Lockdown On Rikers” Chat
A conversation between Brian Sonenstein and Mary E. Buser, author of “Lockdown on Rikers” about solitary confinement and mental health on NYC’s jail island.
Protest Music Project: Andy Worthington Interviewed on Songwriting and His Influences
Andy Worthington of The Four Fathers talks about his album, “Love and War,” and what influenced him to become a writer & performer of protest music.
Podcast: NYPD Infiltration of Brooklyn College Suggests Surveillance of Muslims Continues
The New York Police Department deployed an undercover officer named “Mel,” who “converted” to Islam and infiltrated Brooklyn College, according to a report published in the Gothamist. As reported, three Brooklyn College graduates shared how “Mel” had developed relationships with them. She was present “during some of the most private
House Passes DHS ‘Insider Threat’ Program Bill That Could Impact Whistleblowers
The U.S. House approved a bill, sponsored by Rep. Peter King, which would give DHS unprecedented surveillance powers to monitor potential whistleblowers.
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.
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.
Podcast: Intercept Reporter Ryan Devereaux on ‘The Drone Papers’ & Afghanistan War
A whistleblower within the United States intelligence community provided secret military documents to The Intercept, which reveal key details about worldwide assassination operations, including drone strikes. “The Drone Papers,” published by The Intercept on October 15, showed how the U.S. military has designated unidentified men as “Enemies Killed in Action”
Appeals Court Opposes Religious Profiling, Reinstates Lawsuit Against NYPD Spying
A federal court reinstated a lawsuit brought by American Muslims claiming the NYPD violated their constitutional rights by profiling and spying on them.
Podcast: Journalist Anand Gopal on MSF Hospital Attack & Next Phase of Afghanistan War
The Afghanistan war returned to the headlines this past week, reminding Americans it is still ongoing. The U.S. bombed a Doctors Without Borders hospital in the Kunduz province. General John Campbell, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, appeared before congressional committee to make statements about the strike and also, with