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This week in history: May 27-June 2
World Socialist Web Site· 3 days agoOn May 31, 1999, the trial of PKK (Kurdish Workers Party) Chairman Abdullah Öcalan began before a State Security Court on the Turkish prison island of Imrali. There he was presented before television ...
Sacramento has turned its back to its own river. A park atop I-5 would change that | Opinion
The Sacramento Bee· 12 hours agoEditorials and other Opinion content offer perspectives on issues important to our community and are independent from the work of our newsroom reporters. Sacramento has turned its back to its own river.
Trans inmate deserved better treatment | HeraldNet.com
Everett Herald· 2 days agoLife is already incredibly difficult for transgender inmates such as Jaylee. A prisoner should be able to combat false accusations without fear of 10 months in solitary < ...
Environmental Activists Accused of Spying in Iran Finally Free After Years of Suffering
One Green Planet· 3 days agoA group of environmental activists were released from Iranian prisons after years of suffering under...
The Sympathizer’s Co-Creator Knew the Show Had to End in a Sea of Ghosts
Slate· 3 days agoThe Sympathizer, HBO’s series adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize–winning 2015 novel, came to a close with its seventh episode Sunday. The show—co-created by Don McKellar and famed ...
Cotton, Booker spar on value of prison labor at Senate panel | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette· 7 days agoRepublican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas said Tuesday at a Senate judiciary subcommittee hearing that...
Judge Blocks Australia’s Worldwide Ban on Bishop Attack Video
National Catholic Register· 6 days agoA government agency in Australia recently tried to exert its global influence in a case that may...
KENT PATRICK: Happy Memorial Day
The Valdosta Daily Times· 3 days agoThe following story was shared by John S. McCain, USN Captain (Ret.) and U.S. Senator from Arizona. Memorial Day is so much more than the “official start of summer.” In the early years of our ...
REALITIES | The Fillmore Gazette
The Fillmore Gazette· 5 days agoKelly brings up the perpetual Gaza-Palestinian question, the “Trump election fraud” trial, and the (unfair?) condemnation of our “justice system” by sycophantic Republicans seeking his 2024 ...
Op-Ed | New York must protect incarcerated Trans people by passing the GIRDS Act now | amNewYork
amNewYork· 7 days agoPrisons and jails are inherently dehumanizing and needlessly cruel places for all human beings—but...