Greyhound Urged To Not Permit Border Patrol Agents To Conduct Indiscriminate Raids Against Passengers
Greyhound allows Customs and Border Patrol agents to board their buses to conduct indiscriminate “immigration checks.” In response, several American Civil Liberties Union chapters urged the company to not permit agents to conduct these checks that “violate the rights of passengers.” A letter [PDF], which several ACLU chapters signed, describes
Beyond Prisons—Episode 22: Pen Pals
In a special two-part episode of Beyond Prisons, we discuss communicating with incarcerated people and interview pen pal and activist Ciara Kay.
With Help Of Ten Senate Democrats, Pentagon Can Still Make War In Yemen
The U.S. Senate killed a resolution introduced by Bernie Sanders and Mike Lee to withdraw U.S. military support for the Saudi war in Yemen.
Three Of America’s Worst Democratic Prosecutors Are Running Unopposed In 2018 Election
Three of America’s worst local head prosecutors are running unopposed in the next election as of March 2018, and all three are Democrats.
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘I Can’t Breathe’ By Shamir
Shamir’s music has not always been explicitly political, but it has surely always been inspiringly rebellious. That spirit runs through the celebratory fuck-the-haters dance-funk of his debut “Rachet,” as well as his subsequent abandonment of industry pressures when he turned towards the historically white-straight-male dominated world of raw indie rock
Court Asked To Force DHS To Release ‘Race Paper’ On Surveillance Of Black Activists
The Department of Homeland Security has refused to release any version of a report on surveillance of Black activists that the agency called the “Race Paper.”
Arizona Rank-And-File Teachers Plan Day Of Action In ‘Ground Zero’ For Koch Brothers’ Agenda
Rank-and-file teachers from Arizona Educators United and Save Our Schools United share plans for a “day of action” to defend public education on March 28.
Oklahoma Will Be First State To Experiment With Nitrogen Gas In Executions
Oklahoma will execute prisoners using an experimental method never before attempted anywhere in the world: nitrogen hypoxia. Mike Hunter, the state’s attorney general, and Joe M. Allbaugh, the director of the department of corrections, announced Oklahoma will asphyxiate prisoners by locking them in a chamber that will fill with a
Southern Poverty Law Center Apologizes For Article Linking Journalists With Fascists Allegedly Influenced By Russia
The Southern Poverty Law Center retracted a post that linked anti-war journalism with fascists, who are allegedly part of a massive Russian conspiracy.
Immigration Officials Attempt To Deport Detained Sexual Abuse Victim After Agreeing To Provide Treatment
Immigration officials tried to deport a sexual abuse victim at an immigrant detention center after agreeing to a court settlement to provide mental health services.