Prisons: tear them down

“Ban killer drones!” – Antiwar activists support whistleblower Daniel Hale

Daniel Hale, a former Air Force intelligence analyst, faces up to 10 years in prison for releasing documents relating to…

July 19, 2021

After the First Intifada: ‘Prisoners build their own weapons of defense and strength’

Dr. Amal Wahdan is the founder and editor of the Arab Gazette, as well as an organizer with One Democratic…

July 19, 2021

¡Liberación Sí! ¡Traslados No! Liberation Yes! Transfers No!

After years of protests, York Prison, near Philadelphia, will no longer be housing ICE detainees after Aug. 12. But instead…

July 16, 2021

After 64-day hunger strike, Palestinian activist released 

Ghandafar Abu Atwan, a 28-year-old Palestinian man, has finally been released after a 64-day hunger strike. He was protesting his…

July 15, 2021

Hunger strikers in Pennsylvania solitary win demands

Philadelphia Prisoners in solitary confinement who went on a hunger strike June 23 in the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix…

July 15, 2021

No ‘middle ground’
Abolish the death penalty!

President Biden is under intense pressure from activists around the country to abolish the federal death penalty after a state-sanctioned…

July 14, 2021

Unequal justice in Philadelphia

Philadelphia As protests over the police murder of George Floyd engulfed the U.S. in spring 2020, in Philadelphia two polar-opposite…

July 14, 2021

Rally: Free Mumia and all political prisoners

A 16-foot puppet of Mumia Abu-Jamal greeted participants and passersby July 3 at a rally: “In the spirit of Consuewella…

July 6, 2021

Defund sheriff’s budget, fund mental health

Oakland, California — Youth from the Decarcerate Alameda County coalition rallied at the Board of Supervisors June 22 to demand…

July 5, 2021

DC action demands: ‘End Trans ICE Detention!’

Carrying signs and three brightly painted pink coffins, transgender immigrant rights activists and their supporters marched on the White House…

July 1, 2021