In a sweeping order, a judge has ruled that the bail system in Harris County, Texas, including the city of Houston, is unconstitutional. Because of the decision, “we are on the road to eradicating the notion of wealth-base human caging,” said Alec Karakatsanis, executive director of the Washington-based Civil Rights Corps. The ruling affects defendants charged with low level offenses. “On any given night in this country there are about 450,000 human beings who are sitting in a cage because they can’t come up with a particular amount of money that’s been required for their release,” said Karakatsanis.
Afro-descendant organizers are being erased from a fossil fuels conference before the event even begins.
This week’s featured author is Jarvis C. McInnis. McInnis is the Cordelia and William Laverack Family Assistant Professor of English at Duke University. His book is Afterlives of the…
A critical analysis of ongoing social media warfare against Cuba and the global African response to a revolution under criminal siege.
Following is a recent campaign meeting talk by socialist congressional candidate John Parker. Parker is a founding member of the Struggle for Socialism Party and Struggle-La Lucha magazine. He is a…
Behind the glamour of the NBA playoffs lies a coordinated effort by the league, its owners, and star players to promote the zionist entity.
