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Mean Men
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The regime of Donald Trump has radiated a global aura of dread, fear and the bared teeth of the state as a predator, hungry for power. From Day One the Trump Regime has used fear,… Full Transcript
Interview on The Other Death Penality Project
Life
Christian Weaver
The next poem is called “Life.” A skull on a stick, or a corpse in a cage, or a chest of old sweaters and bones, a convict so old, he forgets why he’s here, so… Full Transcript
Prisoner Blues
Christian Weaver
My name’s Christian Weaver. I’m calling from Mountain City, TN, contributing to the Cruel, Not Unusual Enough audiobook, and the name of my poem, the first poem, is “Prison blues.” You don’t know loneliness until… Full Transcript
At the Axis of Language and Philosophy
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“At The Axis of Language and Philosophy.” Saussure examines the field of linguistics by separating two controlling facets they’re in: speech and language. Speech, he argues, is at every moment an existing institution which is… Full Transcript
President Trump’s Game of Lies
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
For ages politicians have used the art of deception on opponents and on the people. President Donald J. Trump is no exception to the rule. Since the beginning of the presidential elections, and now as… Full Transcript
SCI RockView Restricts Phone Access
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
Kerry Shakaboona Marshall: Two weeks ago, prison administrators put restrictions on prisoners’ phone calls to their families because of a small altercation among two or three prisoners. After that, prisoners responded by holding the phones… Full Transcript
The Bans of Empire
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“The Bans of Empire.” Remember when departing president Obama reassured the nation that everything was all right after the ascension of Donald Trump to the oval office? Well, a week has passed, and guess what?… Full Transcript
Women’s March
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
Let’s face it. President Trump’s entire presidential election campaign was so mysogynistic, sexist, anti-choice, and anti-women’s rights, that women of America had no other option but to fight back against what can only be called… Full Transcript
Help Make 2017 My Last Year in Incarceration
Uhuru Rowe
This is Uhuru Rowe. Help make 2017 my last year of incarceration. Happy belated new year to all of you. I wish you all the best on your personal and professional endeavors. The beginning of… Full Transcript
Women March Against Washington
Mumia Abu-Jamal
They covered the streets like rain; women–in hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands-millions. Millions marched in almost 700 cities in the US, and in world capitals. Millions Against Trump. Millions Against Trumpism. I’d… Full Transcript
Our Lives Matter by Rob G. Kelly: A Review
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Rob G. Kelly’s new work of poetry screams from its very cover: “Our Lives Matter!” In an era of the Black youth movement, often termed “Black Lives Matter” by the corporate press and in fact… Full Transcript
Positive Actions Create Everything
Lisa Strawn
Lisa Strawn, CMS Vacaville, “Positive Actions Create Everything.” I’m reminded daily of who I am because of the intolerance others have. Their fears of what they don’t know about cloud their ability to be accepting… Full Transcript
The DOC Appeals
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“The DOC Appeals.” Several days ago, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections appealed from the January 3rd ruling granting an injunction against their so-called protocol covering hepatitis treatment—or should I say lack of treatment? The state… Full Transcript
Why US Media Refuse to call Dylann Roof a Terrorist
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
“Why the US Media Refuse to Call Dylann Roof a Terrorist” by Shakaboona. The major US media corporations announced breaking news: Dylann Roof, the self-proclaimed white supremacist, has been sentenced by a jury of his… Full Transcript
PA Parole Chairman Rejects Special Protections for Child Lifer Prisoners
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
Leo Dunn, Chairman of Pennsylvania’s Board of Probation and Parole (PBPP) has been touring the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections’ (PDOC) prisons to discuss parole review hearings for child lifer prisoners.On January 9, 2017, Chairman Dunn… Full Transcript
“Law and Liberation.” From the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement now comes the rise of Law for Black Lives, a collective of lawyers, law students, jailhouse lawyers, and other legal workers in support… Full Transcript