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  • Smoke and Mirrors: Essential Questions About “Prison Reform”

    It is vitally important for those of us who have been fighting the prison-industrial complex PIC – and the brutalities foundational to it –  to inquire more deeply into the reform measures being offered and the data that seem to… Continue reading

  • The Fear Soaked Victim at the Heart of the Police State

    We live in a culture where the victim is always the criminal and the criminal is always the victim. When it is a murderer–one without a police shield, of course–this is the sort of thing shouted by all kinds of… Continue reading

    The Fear Soaked Victim at the Heart of the Police State

  • is that so

    Cold walk in the morning Bracing winds–why did I wear shorts? Bright sun does not find My heart, darkened by yesterday’s storm. Narratives of vicious injustice… “Is that so?” Feeling again self-righteous “Is that so?” Imagined confrontations– Short cruel enjoyment… Continue reading

    is that so

  • Concentrating on U.S. Prisons

    Ted Asregadoo speaks with Truthout Executive Director, Maya Schenwar, about her current book project on prisons in the United States, solitary confinement, the nature of time, and why the humane treatment of prisoners is integral to the preservation of human… Continue reading

    Concentrating on U.S. Prisons

  • Let them eat cake… for the 21st Century

    The corporate CEOs who have made a high-profile foray into deficit negotiations have themselves been substantially responsible for the size of the deficit they now want closed.The companies represented by executives working with the Campaign To Fix The Debt have… Continue reading

  • The Lonely Road « Broken Light: A Photography Collective

    Photo taken by Josefine, a swedish photography student currently based out of Los Angeles. The reason she decided to pursue photography full time is because she saw the impact pictures can have on people, both by looking at them, and making… Continue reading