Incarceration, INC.
Nobody should have a vested interest in anybody else’s incarceration.
If we have the right economic policy that serves the needs of the people instead of the corporations and the wealthy, it will go a long way toward eradicating the cancer of racism from our society.
I won’t go point by point over her message, just let me tell you it was tent-revival time for me that day in Detroit. My conversion was powerful and complete.
It is obvious we need an organization that actually represents progressives values and is willing to support progressive candidates. Tim Canova has created an alternative: Progress For All
What ever happened to due process and the right of habeas corpus guaranteed by the Constitution?
Wealth accumulation by the top 1% is currently at its highest level since 1928. Such inequality was not sustainable then, and it is not sustainable now. In fact, history has demonstrated that modern societies with high levels of income inequality ultimately collapse; either as a result of war or due to failure within the financial system.
The hour-long town hall style meeting was moderated by Jorge Ramos and Alicia Menendez. Throughout the program, the pair of candidates discussed a wide range of subjects including police brutality, gun control, marijuana legalization and the continuing crisis in Syria.
The issue, in the end, is whether our government will be forced to serve humanity or to serve the private interests of those who would be predators upon it.
Many people on Twitter are outraged by the thought of speeding up the process of executing people whom often are mentally ill, poor, etc. just to ‘save’ the state money.