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Hunger Strikes, Marches & Work Stoppages: Unprecedented National Prison Strike Enters Third Week

The largest prison work strike in U.S. history has entered its third week. Organizers report that as of last week at least 20 prisons in 11 states continued to protest,…

September 28, 2016
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Alabama Guards Stage Work Strike Months After Prisoner Uprising at Overcrowded Holman Facility

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Prison officials in Alabama have confirmed a group of correction officers refused to report for the evening shift Saturday at the Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore. The apparent work strike…

September 28, 2016
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Outside First Presidential Debate, 24 Arrested at Protests & Jill Stein Escorted Away by Police

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Meanwhile, hundreds of people protested outside the debate at Hofstra University to demand the presidential debates be opened up to third-party candidates. At least 24 people were arrested. Green Party…

September 27, 2016
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Exclusive: Freed Gitmo Prisoner Jihad Abu Wa'el Dhiab Speaks as Pres. Candidates to Debate Terrorism

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Tonight, 100 million people are expected to watch the first presidential debate, where the topics will likely include foreign policy and terrorism. Eight years after President Obama vowed to close…

September 26, 2016
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Marc Lamont Hill Responds to Trump: "We Can't Arrest Our Way Out of a Problem of State Violence"

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Marc Lamont Hill, journalist, distinguished professor of African American studies at Morehouse College, responds to calls by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to expand the controversial police tactic of stop-and-frisk…

September 26, 2016
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Activism Works: Charlotte Police Release Dashboard & Body Camera Video in Keith Lamont Scott Killing

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have yielded to days of protests and released two videos of the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. One video is from a police dashboard camera, the…

September 26, 2016
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