Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 10, 2016
“It seems that we—black people—are her winning card,” writes Alexander, author of “The New Jim Crow,” at The Nation. “And it seems we’re eager to get played. Again.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigJul 6, 2015
Only when corporate capitalism is demolished will the indiscriminate use of lethal police force and mass incarceration be reformed. And only then will we finally address white supremacy and racism. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 17, 2013
Law professor Michelle Alexander told "Democracy Now!" on Wednesday that "the [Zimmerman mindset] that views black men and boys as a perpetual problem to be dealt with has infected our criminal justice system, infected our schools, has infected our politics in ways that have had disastrous consequences, birthing a prison system unprecedented in world history, and stripping millions of people of basic civil and human rights." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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By James CromwellMay 23, 2013
The Obama administration has passed or made use of a host of laws to infringe our civil liberties, obliterate the balance of power, legitimize a military dictatorship, and control the dissemination of truth in the name of protecting its "secrets." Soon we will have lost our freedom, not to some foreign nation that hates it, but to our own devices.The Obama administration has passed or made use of a host of laws to infringe our civil liberties, legitimize a military dictatorship and control the dissemination of the truth. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
By Michelle AlexanderOct 21, 2011
Is the massive surge of imprisonment a contagious disease? Does the answer lie in the structure of our democracy? Two new books suggest so. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Helen Redmond / TruthdigOct 5, 2011
The Forbes list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women is an obscenely wealthy international sisterhood of politicians, celebrities and billionaires This is an alternativeForbes' World’s 100 Most Powerful Women are an obscenely wealthy sisterhood of politicians, celebrities and billionaires. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
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