Violence
How America’s newest prison became one of its deadliest
June 2, 2022Fatal beatings. A “torture room.” Pairs of men held around the clock in tiny cells, tempers rising. “They’re literally afraid for their lives,” one lawyer said.
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Under U.S. capitalist culture, mass shootings like Uvalde are becoming normalized
June 1, 2022If I appear harsh on my homeland, it’s because so many suffer there—and everywhere!—despite a material abundance that could secure a decent life for everyone.
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Journalists and leftists are targets on new Ukraine ‘undesirables’ hit list
May 24, 2022Earlier lists have led to the assassination of reporters and political activists.
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‘Zoot Suit Riots’: Culture wars in wartime Los Angeles
March 25, 2022Tovares deftly weaves the context around the resulting social upheaval, helping us understand the moral ambiguities of Los Angeles’ corrupt government, notorious police force, get-rich-quick land development schemes, and the diverse population trying to emerge from...
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‘They are really killing me in here’—Michigan women’s prison under scrutiny
February 10, 2022The Huron Valley Women’s Correctional Facility has been described as a “special hell” with a culture of “rape punishment” against inmates.
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