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The Dissenter
05
Jun
2019
Chelsea Manning Has Better Grasp Of Grand Jury Than Federal Judge Who Jailed Her
When Judge Anthony Trenga sent Chelsea Manning back to jail, he urged her to reflect on her principled opposition to testifying before the grand jury investigating WikiLeaks. Manning took Trenga’s admonishment seriously and wrote a letter to Trenga that outlined why she opposes the grand jury in general. She delved
04
Jun
2019
House Oversight Hearing On Facial Recognition Technology: FBI Still Can’t Vouch For Accuracy Of Systems
The FBI has a unit for facial recognition services that oversees a database with more than six hundred million photos. While the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommended that the FBI take steps to ensure the accuracy of how the agency uses facial recognition, the FBI has failed to implement such
04
Jun
2019
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Fuck Yer Money’ By Javid Music Party
The post was originally published at Ongoing History Of Protest Music. When speaking out against injustices, sometimes the most appropriate response is to raise your voice and say, “fuck you.” Examples in protest music include Rage Against The Machine’s “Killing in the Name” (“Fuck you, I won’t do what you
31
May
2019
Chelsea Manning Owes Court $500—Then $1,000—For Every Day She Maintains Grand Jury Resistance
Chelsea Manning requested a hearing to challenge the harsh fines levied to force her to testify before the grand jury investigating WikiLeaks.
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Prison Protest
18
Oct
2018
Louisiana Court Declares State’s Non-Unanimous Jury Verdict Scheme Unconstitutional, Motivated By Racial Discrimination
District court in Louisiana ruled the state’s non-unanimous jury verdict system is unconstitutional, product of discrimination, and impacts minority jurors.
16
Oct
2018
For Wearing Tampon, Virginia Woman Says She’s Barred From Prison Visits
Despite Virginia’s suspension of prison policy targeting visitors wearing feminine hygiene products, one woman says she’s banned indefinitely for wearing tampon.
11
Oct
2018
Beyond Prisons — Episode 29: Kempis ‘Ghani’ Songster (Part 2)
Kim Wilson speaks with formerly incarcerated activist Kempis “Ghani” Songster about the black liberation group MOVE in the second part of episode 29.
04
Oct
2018
Beyond Prisons — Episode 29: Kempis ‘Ghani’ Songster (Part 1)
Kim Wilson interviews formerly incarcerated activist Kempis “Ghani” Songster in part one of Beyond Prisons episode 29.
25
Sep
2018
Brooklyn Residents Protest ‘Miniature Rikers’ As City Unveils Plans To Expand Borough Jail
Brooklyn residents let New York City officials and their corporate partners know they oppose new jails as part of plans to shut down Rikers Island.
20
Sep
2018
How Bail Reform Trapped Marijuana Activist NJ Weedman In Jail
The case of NJ Weedman shows how the state’s bail reform act allows for detention without bail and extra time to be added to a trial date.
The Bullpen
02
May
2017
Road To Single-Payer: Overcoming Hurdles At The State Level
Attempts to convince states to adopt single-payer healthcare face significant hurdles that are both legal and financial.
24
Apr
2017
Road To Single-Payer: Fighting For Universal Health Care At The Federal Level
In Part 3 of Jon Walker’s series, he examines various hurdles at the federal level that Americans must overcome to achieve a universal health care system.
17
Apr
2017
Road To Single-Payer: Understanding Different Universal Health Care Systems
Unraveling for-profit health care will continue to be difficult if citizens remain uninformed on how different universal systems truly function.
10
Apr
2017
Road To Single-Payer: How The US Can Achieve Universal Health Care
This is the moment for honest assessment of how U.S. could adopt single-payer, a proven system that would actually deliver affordable universal health care.
27
Mar
2017
Obamacare Is A Failure, But It Will Only ‘Explode’ If Trump Sabotages It
The American Health Care Act has gone down in a blaze of glory. It is time to focus on what President Donald Trump has long said would be his plan B.
22
Mar
2017
At This Rate, We’ll All Be Dead Before Our Country Truly Fixes Health Care
Americans can’t endure endless tinkering with private health insurance. We must change the conversation on health care once and for all.
THE IDIOCRAT
05
Dec
2015
Film Review: ‘Chi-Raq’ is Timely Piece of Satire That Comes From Place of Love
Few films in recent years have been as polarizing as Spike Lee’s “Chi-Raq.” Before it premiered, numerous well-meaning people throughout the United States, especially in Chicago, had already chosen to oppose the film, even though they had not seen it. It is too bad these people did not wait to
02
Aug
2015
Media Asks, “What Do We Do For Clicks After Jon Stewart?”
For years, news organizations interested in quick and easy traffic have had specially-assigned writers who post about clips from “The Daily Show.” But, as Jon Stewart prepares to leave the show, reporters are facing reassignment and even potential firings as media prepare to lose a cheap source of traffic.
