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Let Us Explain: Body Fascism
Body fascism is not a relic of the past. It is an active feature of modern imperial regimes. Every time a government decides whose body must be protected and whose body must be erased for the sake of national imagery, this is body fascism.
Why are we letting the drug warriors win?
The silence is deafening: Bates doesn't care about diversion or justice. He simply cares about numbers, even if those numbers come from helping lock up drug users and other vulnerable populations.
Five solutions that could help solve housing inequality
his isn't some abstract policy problem. It's why your rent keeps climbing, why buying a home feels impossible, and why so many people are stuck spending half their paycheck just to keep a roof overhead.
"We Are Striking a Blow at the State:" The Alabama Prisoners Work Strike
In order to continue to exploit Black prisoner labor and profit from it, Thomas E. Kilby, the governor of Alabama, ordered the construction of the Kilby prison and even named it after himself.
Deadly adulterants have proliferated as drug-war policing escalates in Baltimore
The fact that law enforcement has essentially been given carte blanche to continue its assault on drug users in the name of public safety is not only nonsensical but incredibly dangerous.
Let Us Explain: Sportswashing
Sportswashing: the use of an athletic event by an individual or a government, a corporation, or another group to promote or burnish the individual's or group's reputation, especially amid controversy or scandal.