Watching political debates is not my thing. First of all, they’re hardly really debates; they are, more often than not, a series of sound-bites; often, of promises that both speakers and listeners know won’t be… Full Transcript
PDC [Partisan Defense Committee] Holiday Statement 2015. Hello to my PDC comrades and to all you good activists, organizers, revolutionaries, and PDC supporters who are here tonight for this Partisan Defense Committee holiday event. This… Full Transcript
Noelle Hanrahan: Mumia Abu-Jamal, what did you accomplish by your testimony today in court? Mumia Abu-Jamal: I think I opened a window, not just to what I’ve suffered or even my case, but how the… Full Transcript
I confess to not watching the entire presidential ‘debate’. By 20 minutes, I could stand no more. I saw nothing more than a pack of dogs, yelping fear, hatred, ignorance and enmity at the world… Full Transcript
As the first phase of the trial of police officer Daniel Holdzclaw comes to a close, one is forced to take stock of what the trial and it’s (lack of) coverage means. Holdzclaw, a 28-… Full Transcript
The image of an imperious Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, speaks volumes as he calls for a ban on Muslims entering the U.S. The comments flood the globe, the latest expression of American fear, hatred… Full Transcript
It’s Christmas season in America, circa 2015, and when we look out at the national landscape, we can hardly ignore the gore, both literal and figurative, that litters the landscape of the U.S. in this… Full Transcript
Sometimes, events occur which, although separate in locality, have features in common, or, when compared, reveal a clarity that they would not possess apart. Cases in point: A– A young man, reportedly for the high… Full Transcript
This is the hardest time to be in prison. At least it is for me.bIt starts with Thanksgiving with all its appeals, the family gatherings and reflections on all we should be grateful for in… Full Transcript
Speech to the National Convention of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty, delivered November 13, 2015 via telephone from the California State Prison, Los Angeles County in Lancaster, California. Greetings, from inside California’s prison… Full Transcript
Troy Thomas, Lancaster, California. “Black Lives Have Never Mattered in the United States of America and Never Will: A Modern Day Slave’s Perspective.” Sometimes different people can independently arrive at the same conclusion. I didn’t… Full Transcript
And now Laquan. With a name like Laquan, we can safely assume his Blackness, of middling height, perhaps five two, with a weight of 130 pounds or so. Laquan bounces down a Chicago avenue with… Full Transcript
Sometimes, sometimes, the primaries, the silliest season of American political life, yields fruit fresher than the candidates intended. This was seen when the majority of presidential candidates went, “No way!” when asked about the minimum… Full Transcript
Within hours of the terror strikes in Paris, governors representing nearly half the United States, 23 states in all, bum rush the mic to announce that they’re issuing orders to ban refugees from Syria into… Full Transcript
Some call it the silly season, but if the national presidential elections are a measure, then we can’t speak of seasons, but of years, for the time spent on this endeavor is extensive, and it’s… Full Transcript
Mutope Duguma, I’m speaking on the power of the people. We, the People, have to realize that we have power in numbers, whereas we prisoners of all racial makeups, demonstrated in our peaceful protest to… Full Transcript
Whoever we are, no matter our media source, we need not go far to find a praise story in the press about police. A cop pulls a man from a burning car; a cop helps… Full Transcript
As we take one step forward to become a more civilized and enlightened American nation, the dregs of society pull us two steps backwards. I’m speaking of the U.S. Supreme Court taking a huge step… Full Transcript
In States across the country we have State departmental agencies like the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PADOC) acting as government “thought control” police over prisoners in… Full Transcript
Since the re-election of President Barack Obama to the White Hose, there has been a gearing up to possibly introduce an Immigration Reform Bill to Congress for its enactment as statutory law, but what says… Full Transcript
