The Use of Forced Labor in Private Immigration Detention Centers

Leora Smith on labor
In their claim against GEO, plaintiffs argue that the company violated the TVPA through it’s “Housing Unit Sanitation” policy which dictated that six detainees be randomly selected in each “pod” every day and forced to complete maintenance tasks without pay, under threat of solitary confinement.

Waterblasting

John Sweden Portside
Amid “the caked-on lies” of our political leaders and corporate aggressors, New Zealand poet John Sweden offers no remedies, only an imagined hope.

Why Corbyn Won

Bhaskar Sunkara Jacobin
I don't care if he didn't actually win — he won. Jeremy Corbyn has given us a blueprint to follow for years to come.

Jeremy Corbyn's Victory

The Labour leader said the party had 'changed the face of British politics' after making significant gains across the country.

Citizen Jane: Battle for the City

A timely tale of what happens when engaged citizens fight the power. Jane Jacobs was a visionary activist and writer who fought to preserve urban communities in the face of destructive development projects.