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The true cost of mass incarceration exceeds $1 trillion

Carimah Townes  Criminal justice reporter at ThinkProgress. Contact me: ctownes@thinkprogress.org Sep 12 In recent years, the bipartisan push for criminal justice reform has been fueled in large part by the astronomical … Continue reading

2016/10/11 · Leave a comment

DN: Activists Shut Down Five Pipelines Carrying Tar Sands Oil Into U.S.

Breaking: Activists Reportedly Shut Down Five Pipelines Carrying Tar Sands Oil Into U.S. Originally posted at democracynow.org This is viewer supported news Climate activists are claiming they have shut down all … Continue reading

2016/10/11 · Leave a comment

Richard Rohr: Non-Violence

Ahimsa: Love Is Your Nature Before you speak of peace, you must first have it in your heart. —St. Francis of Assisi Christianity seems to have forgotten Jesus’ teachings on nonviolence. … Continue reading

2016/10/09 · Leave a comment

Post-Capitalism and the City

Paul Mason Author: Postcapitalism — A Guide to Our Future | Producer: #ThisIsACoup documentary Keynote at Barcelona Initiative for Technological Sovereignty CCCB, 7 October 2016: The idea of postcapitalism consists of two hypotheses, … Continue reading

2016/10/08 · Leave a comment

What Happens Once the Protesters Go Home?

October 7, 2016 Richard D. Bartlett This is part 3 of a 4-part series of conversations with activists from France, New Zealand, Spain, Tunisia and Taiwan. Originally published in P2P Foundation. https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/happens-protesters-go-home/2016/10/07# Rich: I have … Continue reading

2016/10/07 · Leave a comment

BLM: A Movement of Movements

 This interview with Alicia Garza on the evolution of the Black Lives Matter movement shows that it is not a single movement, but a diverse coalition of more than 50 … Continue reading

2016/10/07 · Leave a comment

Freed from [re]Birth: The Evolution of Consciousness

This is a continuation of my contemplation of the traditional Buddhist doctrine on pratityasamutpada, the chain of dependent origination, karma and rebirth. Part 1, Pratityasamutpada: The Evolution of Evolution is … Continue reading

2016/10/06 · 1 Comment

Foucault, Derrida and Buddhism

I’m excited about a great new book that’s just out in 2016: Edwin Ng’s Buddhism and Cultural Studies: A Profession of Faith. This is a critical contribution to Buddhist social … Continue reading

2016/10/05 · Leave a comment

Towards Decolonization and Settler Responsibility

Reflections on a Decade of Indigenous Solidarity Organizing  By Liza Minno Bloom & Berkley Carnine, CounterPunch Editor: this article is an excellent primer on how to dismantle the ‘white settler mindset’ in order … Continue reading

2016/10/05 · 2 Comments

Philippines Secret Death Squads

Philippines secret death squads: officer claims police teams behind wave of killings  Inaugurated on 30 June, Duterte had been elected on a promise to rid the south-east Asian nation of … Continue reading

2016/10/04 · Leave a comment

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