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RT America on Feb 9, 2019
More than 6 million United States citizens are currently denied the right to vote due to state laws that disenfranchise citizens who have been convicted of a felony. More than 75 percent of these disenfranchised citizens are not in prison, and more than half have completed all terms of parole and probation.
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TheRealNews on Jan 8, 2019
The world’s most renowned death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal has been granted the right of appeal after 30 years. Eddie Conway, former Black Panther wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 44 years himself, now released, discusses Mumia’s case with Scholar Anthony Monteiro.
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by Paul Street
Writer, Dandelion Salad
The Official Website of Paul Street
January 2, 2019
It’s a little-acknowledged reality that housing markets distribute more than mere dwellings. That’s because people’s place in the social order is intimately related to their geographic location generally, and where they live specifically.
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Bill died Sunday, December 9, 2018. My sincere condolences and deepest sympathies to all his family, friends and readers. He will be missed by many. In his memory, here is his last video panel discussion. — Lo
with William Blum
Writer, Dandelion Salad
December 11, 2018
CovertAction Magazine on Jul 25, 2018
In the decades long tradition of award-winning investigative journalism by writers for CovertAction Quarterly, this panel will address the secretive and nefarious activities of the U.S. government in their efforts to destabilize democratic processes, both past and present. It is now ever more critical to expose such ongoing efforts: efforts that further U.S. geopolitical regional and global control while creating favorable investment climates for U.S. multinational corporations. While their goals are invariably masked in the name of “democracy and freedom,” their efforts invariably strive to exploit cheap labor and natural resources.
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with Chris Hedges
Renovatio: The Journal of Zaytuna College on Nov 8, 2018
During an event discussing his latest book, America: The Farewell Tour, Chris Hedges was asked about where he finds hope. His answer points to the power of faith, resistance, and the importance of values. This is from an event at Zaytuna College, America’s first Muslim liberal arts college.
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by Paul Street
Writer, Dandelion Salad
The Official Website of Paul Street
October 28, 2018
Four days ago [Aug. 1, 2018], The Washington Post reported that the epic pathological liar Donald Trump made 4,229 false statements during his first 558 days as United States president. Trump spoke or tweeted falsely, on average, an astonishing 7.6 times per day during that time.
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with Chris Hedges
RT America on Sep 22, 2018
In a conversation about his new book America: The Farewell Tour, Chris Hedges tells journalist, Hugh Hamilton, about the political goals of the Christian Right and the prison-industrial complex. Second part of two-part interview.
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RT America on Sep 8, 2018
Sociologist Nisha Kapoor in her new book Deport, Deprive, Extradite – 21st Century State Extremism argues the extradition of Muslim men from the U.K. to the U.S. to face trials over terrorism allegations are being used by the state to enhance laws to silence free expression, dissent and protest.
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Dandelion Salad
Sept. 8, 2018
TheRealNews on Aug 23, 2018
Prisoners organized through prison walls to strike, demanding an end to work with no pay, voting rights and for rehabilitation, training, and Education Programs. Pastor Kenneth Glasgow, President of the Ordinary People Society talks about the prison strike.
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Deep Green Resistance on Aug 26, 2018
Chris Hedges is a New York Times Pulitzer-prize winning war correspondent who for two decades covered conflicts in Central America, the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans. He returned to the United States to become a powerful social critic and critic of capitalism, and is the author of a dozen books, including War is a Force that Gives us Meaning; Death of the Liberal Class; and Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt. He is a columnist for Truthdig and the host of the Emmy-nominated show On Contact on RT America.
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with Abby Martin
Empire Files on Sep 5, 2015
Abby Martin debuts teleSUR’s The Empire Files exploring the U.S. Empire, its rise to world hegemony and its impact on people and the planet.
Parramatta Female Factory By Augustus Earle (1793-1838) – National Library of Australia, Public Domain, Link
by John Pilger
John Pilger, July 6, 2018
July 8, 2018
John Pilger gave this address on the 200th anniversary of the establishment of the Parramatta Female Factory, a prison where women convicts from mostly Ireland and England were sent to Britain’s Australian colony in the early 19th century.
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by Paul Street
Writer, Dandelion Salad
The Official Website of Paul Street
June 12, 2018
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Signed by the United States and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on Dec. 10, 1948, the document was a great and shining step forward in the articulation of how human beings might organize their social and political systems in accord with democratic and civilized ideals.
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with Chris Hedges
RT America on May 12, 2018
In this 100th episode of “On Contact”, director Jerrell Henderson and playwright-actor Boris Franklin discuss their upcoming play “Caged,” which takes a look at life from inside and outside the US prison system.
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with Chris Hedges
RT America on May 5, 2018
David Rothenberg, Founder of The Fortune Society, and artist Guy Woodard discuss the struggle of the incarcerated and formerly incarcerated to reintegrate into society.
