CRIME & PUNISHMENT

“[The criminal justice system] is no longer primarily concerned with the prevention and punishment of crime, but rather with the management and control of the dispossessed.”
— Michelle Alexander
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The State Can't Isolate the Imagination: Vernon T. Bateman and the Struggle to Free Them All
The State Can't Isolate the Imagination: Vernon T. Bateman and the Struggle to Free Them All
Of Acorns and Martyrs: Reno 911, Police Violence, and the Prospect of Reform
Of Acorns and Martyrs: Reno 911, Police Violence, and the Prospect of Reform
From Atlanta to Palestine: Liberation By Any Means Necessary
From Atlanta to Palestine: Liberation By Any Means Necessary
State Repression Targets the "Stop Cop City" Movement
State Repression Targets the "Stop Cop City" Movement
More than Mercenaries: Police as the Crucible of Fascism in the U.S.
More than Mercenaries: Police as the Crucible of Fascism in the U.S.
Too Little, Too Late: Biden's Self-Congratulatory Marijuana Reform Falls Short
Too Little, Too Late: Biden's Self-Congratulatory Marijuana Reform Falls Short
The Power of Pull-Over Prevention Clinics ("POPs")
The Power of Pull-Over Prevention Clinics ("POPs")
Police Departments Spend Vast Sums of Money Creating “Copaganda”
Police Departments Spend Vast Sums of Money Creating “Copaganda”
Two Years Since George Floyd’s Death, Has Anything Changed in the U.S.?
Two Years Since George Floyd’s Death, Has Anything Changed in the U.S.?
No Letup In Economic And Social Decline: How Capitalism is Pushing the U.S. and World to the Brink of Disaster
No Letup In Economic And Social Decline: How Capitalism is Pushing the U.S. and World to the Brink of Disaster
From the Trenches, This is How We Heal: A Discussion Between Frontline Protestors in Portland, Oregon
From the Trenches, This is How We Heal: A Discussion Between Frontline Protestors in Portland, Oregon
50 years since Attica Rebellion: Reflections on the Prisoners’ Paris Commune
50 years since Attica Rebellion: Reflections on the Prisoners’ Paris Commune
Venezuela's Gangs Have Been Turned Into Armed Capitalist Enterprises: An Interview with Andrés Antillano
Venezuela's Gangs Have Been Turned Into Armed Capitalist Enterprises: An Interview with Andrés Antillano
Kamala Harris and the New Imperialism
Kamala Harris and the New Imperialism
Rock-A-Bye Baby: On the State's Legitimation of Juneteenth and Liberal Concessions as Political Anesthetization In Slavery's Afterlives
Rock-A-Bye Baby: On the State's Legitimation of Juneteenth and Liberal Concessions as Political Anesthetization In Slavery's Afterlives
On Police Abolition: Decolonization Is The Only Way
On Police Abolition: Decolonization Is The Only Way
While Heartening, the Chauvin Verdict Is Still an Outlier
While Heartening, the Chauvin Verdict Is Still an Outlier
South Station (Albany, NY) Occupation Ends in Community Brutalization
South Station (Albany, NY) Occupation Ends in Community Brutalization
The Necessity of Dismantling the U.S.: A conversation with Ajamu Baraka
The Necessity of Dismantling the U.S.: A conversation with Ajamu Baraka
Black Immigrants and Police Violence
Black Immigrants and Police Violence