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We Don’t Need Another Moderate
Kenneth Hartman
With the passing of the hard-right ideologue Supreme Court Justice Antonio Scalia, President Obama has an opportunity to shape and sharpen the debate in the coming presidential election. But he’ll need to resist the corporate… Full Transcript
Brief Thoughts on Antonin Scalia, Presidential Nominations and Republican Obstructionism
Jaan Laaman
Brief Thoughts on Antonin Scalia, Presidential Nominations, and Republican Obstructionism from Political Prisoner, Jaan Laaman Supreme Court Justice Scalia’s recent death has again exposed the deep divisions among the elite political managers of the U.S.A.… Full Transcript
Message for Black Radical Tradition Philly Conference
President Obama 13th Amendment
Gazing Out On A Field Of Blood
Mumia Abu-Jamal
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
States of Fear
Mumia Abu-Jamal
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
Immigration Policy is Mass Incarcaration
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
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
Electing Enemies
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The U.S. Presidential elections are over a year from now, but if you relied on national media accounts, you’d think that they were all but imminent. But this isn’t the elections; it’s like an obstacle… Full Transcript
What is PREP?
Dortell Williams
California prisoners love PREP. You know why? Because PREP offers faith and hope. PREP stands for Partnership For Re-Entry Program. What PREP does is to offer rehabiltative correspondence lessons to prisoners thristy for self-help and… Full Transcript
Ask Now Tell
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The repeal of the Clinton era relic “Don’t Ask Don’t tell” has marked the second time that Barack Obama has passed a bill that Bill Clinton couldn’t when he was president. The first was healthcare,… Full Transcript
Generals and Presidents (Version B)
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The recent Obama-McChrystal tête-à-tête, which resulted in the general submitting his resignation and the President accepting it, is but an historical echo from conflicts between the army and its civilian leaders for generations. When Abe… Full Transcript
Generals and Presidents (Version A)
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The recent Obama-McChrystal tête-à-tête, which resulted in the general submitting his resignation and the President accepting it, is but an historical echo from conflicts between the army and its civilian leaders for generations. When Abe… Full Transcript
A Year In: More Same Than Change (Version B)
A Year In: More Same Than Change (Version A)
Beyond a Beer With the Boys (Version C)
Beyond a Beer With the Boys (Version B)
Beyond a Beer With the Boys (Version A)
Sonia Sotomayor’s Stroll to the Supremes
Mumia Abu-Jamal
It was a foregone conclusion. When federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor was nominated to fill the seat of retired U.S. Supreme Court associate justice, David Souter, the die was cast. While there are few… Full Transcript
The American people, in particular the Democratic Party and the Black Democratic base, anxiously awaited the highly anticipated pick for Supreme Court Justice, only to be utterly disappointed with President Barack Obama’s anti-climactic nomination of… Full Transcript