(2023-07-03). For Health Equity, We Must End Mass Incarceration. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint discusses the health harms to individuals and communities because of mass incarceration in the US and proposes interventions to ensure health equity for all individuals.
(2023-07-03). US Chamber Of Commerce Comes To Rescue Big Pharma In Pricing Lawsuit. trofire.com We recently talked about drug company Merck suing the federal government because they don't want to lower the cost of their drugs. That lawsuit has now expanded, with groups like the US Chamber of Commerce and Big Pharma front groups joining in to keep prices high for American consumers. Mike Papantonio & Farron Cousins discuss more. Transcript: *This transcript …
(2023-07-03). The African Angle on WikiLeaks on Julian Assange's 52nd Birthday. towardfreedom.org Julian Assange turns 52 today. The WikiLeaks founder is spending a fourth year at Britain's Belmarsh prison and faces charges in the United States for violating the Espionage Act. But for many, he's an example of a journalist punished for exposing shocking truths about governments and the rich and powerful. African Stream looks at his revelations on Africa.
(2023-07-03). In Brutal Summer Heat, Prisoners Say Their Cells Are Like "Stifling Hot Coffins" truthout.org Shortly after midnight this past Friday, guards found 37-year-old Elizabeth Hagerty dead in her unair-conditioned Texas prison cell. The day before, temperatures had reached nearly 100 degrees. Hagerty was scheduled for parole on August 2. She had been sentenced to four years in prison for not meeting the many requirements of her 10-year probation sentence for a fight with an ex-girlfriend. |
(2023-07-03). The Prison of Religion and the Freedom in Vedic Culture. transcend.org The reason I call it "The Prison of Religion" is that religion, when used improperly or without the real essence of spiritual truth, can also be a way of confining and restricting people of their understanding of the universe and themselves.
(2023-07-03). In Contempt #30: Dan Baker Set to Be Released, Call-In for Rashid Johnson. itsgoingdown.org 
In this column, we present our monthly roundup of political prisoner, prison rebel, and repression news, happenings, announcements, action and analysis. Packed in as always are updates, fundraisers, and birthdays. There's a lot happening, so let's dive right in! Political Prisoner News June 11th is the international day of solidarity with long-term anarchist prisoners. The…
(2023-07-03). Chicago rally demands drop the charges on The Tampa 5 and free all political prisoners. fightbacknews.org
(2023-07-03). Chicago Rally Demands Drop The Charges On The Tampa 5. popularresistance.org On Saturday, July 1, more than 70 students and activists gathered in downtown Chicago. They joined the nationwide campaign by Students for a Democratic Society and the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression demanding that the charges on the Tampa 5 be dropped. | The Tampa 5 are Gia Davila, Laura Rodriguez, Chrisley Carpio, Lauren Pineiro and Jeanie Kida. They are students and workers in Florida who were beaten and arrested, and now facing ten years in prison, for protesting DeSantis' far-right attacks on diversity in education. | The Chicago rally was called by Students for a Democratic Society…
(2023-07-03). Daniel Ellsberg's Dying Wish: Free Julian Assange, Encourage Whistleblowers & Reveal the Truth. democracynow.org 
Whistleblower Dan Ellsberg joined us after the Justice Department charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act for publishing U.S. military and diplomatic documents exposing U.S. war crimes. Assange is locked up in London and faces up to 175 years in prison if extradited and convicted in the United States. Ellsberg died in June, and as we remember his life and legacy, we revisit his message for other government insiders who are considering becoming whistleblowers: "My message to them is: Don't do what I did. Don't wait 'til the bombs are actually f…
(2023-07-03). RIP Daniel Ellsberg: "Most Dangerous Man in America" on Leaking Pentagon Papers, Exposing Gov't Lies. democracynow.org 
In a special broadcast, we remember the life and legacy of Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who died in June at the age of 92, just months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, then a top military strategist working for the RAND Corporation, risked life in prison by secretly copying and then leaking 7,000 pages of top-secret documents outlining the secret history of the U.S. War in Vietnam. The leak would end up helping to take down President Nixon, accelerate the end of the War in Vietnam and lead to a major victory for press freedom. Henry Kissinger once called El…