By James KilgoreTruthoutDecember 26th, 2016 Yusef Shakur is a Detroit community organizer who spent several years in Michigan State prisons.…
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Keeping the Spirit of the Prison Labor Strike Alive
By James KilgoreTruthoutOctober 1st, 2018 In 2005, when I was in Lompoc US Penitentiary, prison authorities sent me a slip…
The First Step Act Opens the Door to Digital Incarceration
By James KilgoreTruthoutDecember 18th, 2018 The recent debates over the First Step Act and California’s SB-10 — two bills that…
Inside the Prison Labor Strike: New Tactics Pay Off in Mainstream Coverage
By James KilgoreTruthoutSeptember 4th, 2018 “Fundamentally, it’s a human rights issue. Prisoners understand they are being treated as animals. Prisons…
Three Chilean Ex-Army Officials Charged in the Murder of Iconic Singer Victor Jara
By Gabriel San RomanOriginally published on Truthout The decades-long call for justice in the murder case of legendary Chilean folk…
Family of Slain Chilean Folk Singer Victor Jara Finally Get Their Date in US Court
Originally posted on TruthoutBy Gabriel San RomanJune 24th, 2016 New details about the brutal murder of Victor Jara in the…
Singing Songs of Struggle: How a Folk Music Movement Helped Elect a Marxist Reformer in Chile
By Eleanor J BadgerTruthoutJuly 8th, 2014 Nearly 44 years ago, on September 11, 1970, Chilean voters shocked the world by…
An End of Power?
By Cynthia Kaufman We are entering a period where the social structures and mechanisms that have channeled and controlled power…
Ten Ways to Challenge Capitalism’s Death Grip on Daily Life
By Cynthia Kaufman In order to deal with the climate crisis and have more satisfying lives, we need to build…
Prospects for Social Democracy in the US: Insights From a Syndicalist in Sweden
Originally posted on TruhtoutBy Enrique Guerrero-López and Adam WeaverApril 10th, 2017 In the era of Trump, there’s a clear and…