Prisoners Strike Nationwide, Denounce ‘Modern-Day Slavery’

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Aug 21, 2018 Led by Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, inmates are calling for a restoration of voting rights, rehabilitation services and more. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Power Works

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 24, 2016 Historian Heather Ann Thompson’s book on the 1971 Attica prison uprising details the government’s brutality, lies and propaganda, demonization of the poor, obstruction of justice and silencing of those who tried to tell the truth. She exposes the American blueprint for social control. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Striking Prisoners Are Bending the Arc of the Moral Universe Closer to Justice

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Sep 30, 2016 Right now, under some of the most repressive circumstances that exist in the United States, a national movement is growing for prisoners' rights. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Inmates Launch Series of Work Stoppages to Protest ‘Slave Labor’

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Sep 16, 2016 The U.S. incarcerates the greatest number of people in the world, and most of them are expected to work inside the prisons that hold them, usually for well below minimum wage. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

National Prison Strike Campaign Vows to End ‘American Slave System’

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Apr 2, 2016 Starting Sept. 9, prisoners across the United States will begin a coordinated work stoppage to call attention to what they contend is involuntary servitude. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cornel West Recalls the Attica Prison Rebellion

Staff / Truthdig Sep 13, 2011 Princeton University professor Dr. Cornel West spoke to a crowd of almost 3,000 people at the Riverside Church in New York City on Friday during an evening of remembrance for another sort of 9/11. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sept. 11: A Day Without War

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Sep 8, 2010 The ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States should serve as a moment to reflect on tolerance. It should be a day of peace. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )