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Freedom represents a constant pursuit of equity, dignity, justice, and safety—yet it faces relentless attack.

Reader Comments: U.S.-Israel War on Iran; Bombing Creates Toxic Chemical Warfare Black Rain Over Tehran; Kristi Noem Is Out; More on New Wave of Protest Music; Conversation with Professor Angela Davis in New York; Lots of Cartoons;

How the cruelty of the Confederacy’s prison camps gave rise to the rules of war

Some have waited years for a conviction review. Their letters paint a picture of a review process rife with roadblocks, especially for applicants who didn’t have lawyers.

The power of having a film, having this play filmed is that I want to show that art and activism is a blueprint for liberation. And to show how an incarcerated population can become a powerful voting block through their family.

Readers Comments: Dept of War, Trump War on All People of Our Country; In Memory of Melissa Hortman; More Martin Niemöller; Mainstream Democrats; Epstein Files and Domestic Violence; MAGA Influencers Rehabilitating Hitler; Block the Bombs Act-Sept 15

The audit found that the state’s medical examiners “often failed to acknowledge restraint as a potential contributing factor” when restrained by police and "often failed to appropriately classify homicides” when the people who died were non-white.

The pandemic bared the cruelty of prison in new ways. It was a lost opportunity to move away from mass incarceration.

How a Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. 7 Ways to Cut TRILLIONS in Tax Giveaways to the 1%. Gideon Levy and Mouin Rabbani on Ceasefire. Sing Sing | Movie. John Deere Is Calling Trump's Bluff.