Prisons: tear them down

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

Jaan Laaman released after 37 years

Radical political activist Jaan Laaman of the Ohio 7 was released from McCreary federal prison after 37 years in U.S.…

July 1, 2021

Arizona dispuesta a usar gas utilizado por nazis en las ejecuciones 

En Estados Unidos, donde el apoyo a las ejecuciones patrocinadas por el estado ha ido disminuyendo durante la última década,…

June 25, 2021

How Maroon influenced me

Jerome Coffey has been wrongly incarcerated for 28 years, currently at Pennsylvania’s SCI Pine Grove. He is an exceptional pro…

June 23, 2021

Reparations and abolition

Finally, the U.S. has a federal holiday recognizing the emancipation of Black people from slavery. Congress passed the Juneteenth National…

June 22, 2021

‘A fighter from beginning to the end’

Consuewella Africa, 67, a beloved sister in the MOVE Organization, passed away June 16 following hospitalization for breathing problems due…

June 21, 2021

Juneteenth: Emancipation and resistance

Houston After decades of struggle for recognition, Juneteenth has been made a federal holiday by Congress and was signed into…

June 18, 2021