The bombs have fallen over Baghdad and the Hussein regime has apparently fallen. Whole armies have ditched their uniforms, shed their boots, dropped their weapons, and walked away from battles with the Americans. It seems… Full Transcript
A man steals several videotapes from the friendly neighborhood Kmart, and gets arrested. When sentenced for these petty thefts, he’s cast into prison for life. Another man steals several golf clubs, and he too gets… Full Transcript
The pretext for war are always promoted by the supine corporate media. See it for what it is, and continue your efforts to bring this imperial venture to an end. Many months ago, this commentator… Full Transcript
When the Germans call you Hitler. Have you ever wondered what politicians really think of each other? Think of the last time you saw two politicians, say Bush and Russia’s Putin, grinning like Cheshire cats… Full Transcript
My name is Mumia Abu Jamal. I’m a journalist, a husband, a father, a grandfather, and an African American. I live in the fastest growing public housing tract in America. In 1981, I was a… Full Transcript
[Singing] “You remind me of my jeep, I wanna wax you baby. You remind me of my bank account, I wanna spend you babe.” That’s from “You Remind Me of Something,” by R. Kelly. The… Full Transcript
Mr. Augustus Baxter is a member of the school board of Philadelphia, which has, at this point in time, a majority of students who are Black. That exact percentage is close to 70%. My question… Full Transcript
Mumia Abu-Jamal’s words have been censored. Prison officials have banned his voice. And so I will read to you one of his essays. “The rich rob the poor, and the poor rob each other,” Sojourner… Full Transcript
Imagine a trial where the defense lawyer sleeps during the proceedings. Unfortunately, one doesn’t have to imagine, for a number of people now know about quite a few cases where lawyers have slept in court… Full Transcript
The writ of habeas corpus is the most precious gift that exists in this criminal justice system. The writ of habeas corpus is our individual key to that freedom. And the politicians have so whittled… Full Transcript
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