Wall Street pulled its financing. Stocks have plummeted. But private prisons still thrive.
Wall Street pulled its financing. Stocks have plummeted. But private prisons still thrive.
Over the past year, private prison giants CoreCivic and GEO Group have been abandoned by Wall Street and seen their...
Over the past year, private prison giants CoreCivic and GEO Group have been abandoned by Wall Street and seen their stock prices plummet.
Activists are rejoicing in the success of the campaigns they waged against the companies for profiting from President Trump’s immigration policies and are planning even more protests.
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The '94 Crime Bill 25 Years Later: It's Time for a Reckoning [Op-Ed]
The '94 Crime Bill 25 Years Later: It's Time for a Reckoning [Op-Ed]
It’s been 25 years since Congress passed the ...
It’s been 25 years since Congress passed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994—also known as the ’94 Crime Bill. Signed into law by President Bill Clinton and authored by now-presidential hopeful Joe Biden, it was designed to send a political message that Democrats could be just as tough on crime as their Republican counterparts. It was supposed to reduce “violent crime” by imposing longer jail sentences, creating more death penalty-eligible offenses, cutting higher educational opportunities for incarcerated people, and providing billions of dollars to states to build more prisons and hire 100,000 new police officers. In short, the plan was to lock up more people, lock them up longer, and lock them up in more places. It was a brutal strategy that targeted and devastated Black and Brown communities for an entire generation.
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I confronted Jeff Flake during the Kavanaugh hearings. One year later, I regret nothing.
I confronted Jeff Flake during the Kavanaugh hearings. One year later, I regret nothing.
A year ago, a day after Christine Blasey Ford ...
A year ago, a day after Christine Blasey Ford testified before Congress about her accusation of sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, I stood in front of Sen. Jeff Flake’s office with a young woman I had just met. Her name was Maria Gallagher.
She had decided to take the morning off work to join the thousands of women protesting Kavanaugh’s nomination. I had been in and out of the protests for weeks, and I knew it was extremely unlikely that we would be able to see Flake, let alone talk to the Republican senator.
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Ocasio-Cortez Unveils 'Just Society' Program
Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a national figure who has used her platform to promote bold policies on the ...
Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a national figure who has used her platform to promote bold policies on the climate crisis and healthcare, unveiled Wednesday a package of six economic justice bills to tackle American poverty and inequality.
The New York Democrat's "A Just Society" package—which includes provisions that aim to expand the rights of tenants, workers, immigrants, and formerly incarcerated individuals—won praise from anti-poverty advocates such as Philadelphia Councilmember Helen Gym, vice chair of Local Progress, a national network of progressive elected officials serving in local governments.
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‘If You’re Going to Hurt Me, At Least Know My Name’
I was in Washington, D.C., that whole week to protest. It was the first time I’d been away from my kids for that long....
I was in Washington, D.C., that whole week to protest. It was the first time I’d been away from my kids for that long. On Monday, a friend and colleague of mine, Ady Barkan, an activist who’s dying of ALS, organized a day of men showing up in solidarity with women. The form of protest we were doing involved disrupting with stories. We would show up to a senator’s office, and people would tell story after story after story. Then the police would come and arrest us; those who weren’t arrested would move to another senator’s office. We did this day after day.
When we started the stories, they were all about health care and abortion, but when Christine Blasey Ford gave her testimony on Thursday, people — mostly women — began to share their own stories of sexual assault. It was very much like lifting the veil.
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Where Were You When Christine Blasey Ford Told Her Story?
Where Were You When Christine Blasey Ford Told Her Story?
On the morning of September 27, 2018, 52-year-old Christine Blasey Ford entered the hearing room of the Senate...
On the morning of September 27, 2018, 52-year-old Christine Blasey Ford entered the hearing room of the Senate Judiciary Committee, prepared to tell the panel, and the millions of people watching around the country, how Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in the summer of 1982 when she was 15.
The public hadn’t seen Dr. Ford before this moment. No one knew what she looked like, no one knew what she was going to say. Now, a year later, we asked 10 women what they remembered about that day: women who were present as activists, women who had to cover the hearings for their jobs, women who had experienced sexual assault, and women who found the strength to speak up.
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A New Congressional Letter Led by Sanders and AOC Slams Puerto Rico Control Board’s Austerity Measures
A New Congressional Letter Led by Sanders and AOC Slams Puerto Rico Control Board’s Austerity Measures
The full letter —which was supported by Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora, the Vamos 4 Puerto Rico network, the Hispanic...
The full letter —which was supported by Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora, the Vamos 4 Puerto Rico network, the Hispanic Federation, the Center for Economic and Policy Research, the Center for Popular Democracy, and the Hedge Clippers Campaign…
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Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Call for Reversal of Puerto Rico Austerity Measures
Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Call for Reversal of Puerto Rico Austerity Measures
López Varona also pushed back on the idea of a new PROMESA. “We as a coalition of groups in Puerto Rico and the U.S....
López Varona also pushed back on the idea of a new PROMESA. “We as a coalition of groups in Puerto Rico and the U.S. continue to oppose PROMESA and any other legislation that imposes federal oversight in Puerto Rico, because it hasn’t worked,” he said, referring to a coalition that includes Vamos4PR, the Center for Popular Democracy, Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora, Diáspora en Resistencia, Diáspora en Acción, and Construyamos Otro Acuerdo. “The summer uprising showed people want democracy; they want to be part of the decisions being made.”
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NYC Climate Strike set for Friday, schools to excuse students
NYC Climate Strike set for Friday, schools to excuse students
Featured speaker: Julio López Varona, Co-director of Community Dignity Campaigns, Center For Popular Democracy. Read...
Featured speaker: Julio López Varona, Co-director of Community Dignity Campaigns, Center For Popular Democracy.
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Climate Strike In New York City: What You Need To Know
Featured speaker: Julio López Varona, Co-director of Community Dignity Campaigns, Center For Popular Democracy. Read...
Featured speaker: Julio López Varona, Co-director of Community Dignity Campaigns, Center For Popular Democracy.
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