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Politicians Re-running
Kenjuan Congo Jr.
My inmate number is ND7568. I’m gonna call this recording “Politicians Re-running.” This is Kenjuan Congo, Jr. calling from a prison camp behind enemy lines. I had a conversation with Ali about politicians and politics… Full Transcript
Voting One’s Rage
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Voting one’s rage.” As of now, the nation’s midterm elections are not yet over. But this much is clear: one major political party—shall we call it the Trump party—suffered from a massive miscalculation. For months,… Full Transcript
Political Jurist
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Political Jurist.” Question: what is the difference between a politician and a political jurist? Answer: one wears a robe. In fact, both are actually politicians, for both run for elections. What’s the political jurors or… Full Transcript
Racist Backlash to Black Progress
Uhuru Rowe
Greetings and revolutionary love and solidarity. Once again, this is Uhuru Rowe, prison slave number 1131545, speaking to you live on this fourth day of November, 2021, from Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt, VA. I… Full Transcript
After The Fall
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“After The Fall.” As the froth and bubbling of the American election begins to cool, it is important to give some thought to what has happened here, and what it means both here and abroad… Full Transcript
Beyond the Polls
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Beyond the Polls.” In a few days, the roiling elections of 2020 will be history, but what kind of history will it be? No one really knows, for certainty is but a feeling, not a… Full Transcript
Disaster At The Heart of Empire
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Disaster the heart of empire.” As Americans slink toward the elections, a sense of disquiet haunts the land. It’s a feeling of heightened caution, the shadow of fear radiate from a proto-fascist government, one riddled… Full Transcript
A Big Let Down
Dontie Mitchell
“A Big Let Down.” On October 28, 2019, the first ever presidential town hall hosted by formerly incarcerated people was held at Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary. The historic site of the first modern prison in… Full Transcript
Permanent Political Seasons
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Permanent Political Season.” It’s political season. When politicians come around and promise happy days are coming, a chicken in every pot and a dessert of iced sugar plums to come, they smile. They prance. Some… Full Transcript
Venezuela and Presidential Legitimacy
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Venezuela and Presidential Legitimacy.” Now, the U.S. president Donald Trump has decided that he will determine who is and isn’t the legitimate leader of a foreign nation. He has said that Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela… Full Transcript
Polls
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Polls.” If we believe the polls on November the 6th, a political earthquake summing, reporters are almost breathless with tales of blue waves and transformation from one party to another. But if such prediction seems… Full Transcript
Gaza Prison (Version A)
Mumia Abu-Jamal
There are over a million people living in the Gaza Strip, the smaller land area in the corner of Israel’s southwestern coast. Their lives are an unmitigated hell, and made bitter as gall by the… Full Transcript
Beyond Elections
When Democracy Doesn’t Matter
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Sometimes it is simply amazing to listen to Americans when they call on to talk shows and voice their opinions. The one dimensional, narrow thinking and xenophobia is often quite stunning. If one listens to… Full Transcript
Greetings. This is Faluch Bigsby. Today, I want to start with something that Ms. Robinson here at the prison gave me. It’s another one of her quotes. You don’t have to have it all figured… Full Transcript