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Alabama Guards Stage Work Strike Months After Prisoner Uprising at Overcrowded Holman Facility

Prison officials in Alabama have confirmed a group of correction officers refused to report for the evening shift Saturday at the Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore. The apparent work strike comes as

September 28, 2016
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Hunger Strikes, Marches & Work Stoppages: Unprecedented National Prison Strike Enters Third Week

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The largest prison work strike in U.S. history has entered its third week. Organizers report that as of last week at least 20 prisons in 11 states continued to protest, including

September 28, 2016
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What Drives Trump Supporters?: Sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild on Anger & Mourning of the Right

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In the wake of Monday night’s first presidential debate, the establishment Republican Party and conservative newspapers continue to distance themselves from Donald Trump amid increasing accusations of racism, sexism, xenophobia and Islamophobia.

September 28, 2016
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Protests Continue in San Diego After Police Kill Mentally Ill, Unarmed Ugandan Refugee Alfred Olango

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Protests continue in the San Diego, California, suburb of El Cajon, where police shot and killed an unarmed African-American man Tuesday after his sister called 911 to report her brother was having

September 29, 2016
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California Cop Who Shot Unarmed Black Man Was Demoted in 2015 for Sexually Harassing Female Officer

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The El Cajon police officer who shot Alfred Olango dead has been at the center of controversy before. Last year, Richard Gonsalves was sued for sexual harassment after making lewd propositions

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Study: People with Mental Illness are 16 Times More Likely to Be Killed During a Police Encounter

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The shooting of Alfred Olango in El Cajon, California, is just the most recent in a string of police shootings of primarily men of color with mental illness or disability. Just

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Alabama Guards Stage Work Strike Months After Prisoner Uprising at Overcrowded Holman Facility

Hunger Strikes, Marches & Work Stoppages: Unprecedented National Prison Strike Enters Third Week

What Drives Trump Supporters?: Sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild on Anger & Mourning of the Right

Protests Continue in San Diego After Police Kill Mentally Ill, Unarmed Ugandan Refugee Alfred Olango

California Cop Who Shot Unarmed Black Man Was Demoted in 2015 for Sexually Harassing Female Officer

Study: People with Mental Illness are 16 Times More Likely to Be Killed During a Police Encounter

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