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28. No Laws, No Rights
Mumia Abu-Jamal
A federal civil rights trial in Philadelphia charging seven former Graterford prison guards with violating the civil rights of a number of prisoners by severely beating them while they were shackled and cuffed hand and… Full Transcript
27. Justice Bruce Wright Speaks
Mumia Abu-Jamal
I am Justice Bruce Wright, retired state Supreme Court justice here in New York. And all too often law has little or nothing to do with justice, and “Law and Order” is the cry heard… Full Transcript
26. De Profundis
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“De Profundis”: One is amazed, and even astonished, to consider those millions who today claim spiritual lineage from a being called Christ. For if one were from outer space, and able to view life on… Full Transcript
25. Robert Meeropol Speaks
Mumia Abu-Jamal
This is Robert Meeropol. I am the Executive Director of the Rosenberg Fund for Children, and also the younger son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were executed by the government of the United States… Full Transcript
NAFTA: A Pact Made In Hell (1998)
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Much has been said and written on NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement. As the economy lurches into recession after recession, some are selling NAFTA as the be all, end all, a solution to… Full Transcript
23. Martin Sheen Speaks on Mumia Abu-Jamal
Mumia Abu-Jamal
This is Martin Sheen. Mumia Abu-Jamal’s raw and impassioned commentaries are certain to fuel the controversy surrounding the death penalty and freedom of speech. Listen to this incisive critic of our criminal justice system speaking… Full Transcript
Seeds of Wisdom
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“30 to 100 years, no more! Free move now! Open up the door!,” a marchers chant. To hear news accounts their numbers weren’t impressive, with less than 50 marchers participating in a May 13, 1993… Full Transcript
Juan Gonzalez Speaks
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Noelle Hanrahan: Juan Gonzalez was a member of the Young Lords. In the 1980s, as a reporter for the Philadelphia Daily News, he worked the same streets and stories as Mumia Abu-Jamal. He was his… Full Transcript
May 13 Remembered Part 2
Mumia Abu-Jamal
It has been eight years now since the massacre; eight years since the carnage on Osage Avenue; eight years since an urban Holocaust which stole 11 human lives; eight years since the unjust encagement of… Full Transcript
19. Ramona Africa Speaks
18. Acting Like Life’s A Ballgame
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Read by Willam Kunstler When I hear politicians bellow about getting rough on crime and barking out, “Three strikes, you’re out!” several images come to mind. I think of how quickly the tune changes when… Full Transcript
17. William Kunstler Introduction
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Emcee: William Kunstler is a longtime civil rights activist. He has long been active in First Amendment and civil rights cases. William Kunstler: Before I read my portion, I just want to indicate a couple… Full Transcript
16. Mother Loss
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Relatively tall, mountainous cheek bones, dimples like donuts and skin the color of Indian corn. She left life in the South for what was then the promised land up North. Although she lived, loved, raised… Full Transcript
15. Alice Walker Speaks
14. The Rap Thing
13. Dr. Joycelyn Elders – Speaks
Death Penalty: The Poor’s Perogative
Mumia Abu-Jamal
That’s what capital punishment really means. “Those that ain’t got the capital gets the punishment,” is the old saying. Once again, we see the inherent truths that lie in the proverbs of the poor. That… Full Transcript
Howard Zinn Speaks
Mumia Abu-Jamal
This is Howard Zinn. Slavery is back. In fact, it was never abolished. In 1865, the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery, except in prison. At the current rate of incarceration, by the… Full Transcript
When Ineffective Means Effective
Mumia Abu-Jamal
In a case known as Strickland v. Washington, the U.S. Supreme Court drastically narrowed the range of challenges to the effectiveness and competence of counsel at criminal trials. The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution… Full Transcript
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