jamanetwork (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.

Staff (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 …

African Stream (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.

Victoria Law (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.

In Contempt (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…

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-03). Chicago rally demands drop the charges on The Tampa 5 and free all political prisoners. fightbacknews.org

Liz Rathburn, Fight Back News!. (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…

Staff (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…

Staff (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…

Amy Chen (2023-07-01). The ACLU is Committed to Protecting Your Personal Information. aclu.org Privacy laws serve as vital guardrails against the potential abuse of personal information in an increasingly interconnected world. As a nationwide organization dedicated to defending civil liberties, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) recognizes the paramount importance of privacy in today's digital age, and we firmly believe that transparency and accountability are necessary to protect all of our rights to privacy. | Right now, Americans risk being tracked and surveilled without any notice every time we open an app, walk into a store carrying a phone, or do an online search. As Congress works to…

Monica Moorehead, Workers World. (2023-07-02). SCOTUS's Latest Attack On Affirmative Action. popularresistance.org The Supreme Court of the United States confirmed once again what an utterly reactionary, rightwing institution it is by striking down the right to use affirmative action in college admissions. The 6-3 ruling, issued June 29, stems from two cases — Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard University and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina — which claim that whites and Asians are victims of "reverse discrimination." | What this vote means is that "race-conscious admissions policies," can no longer be used to assure that working class students of color, especially if they are Blac…

Fight Back (2023-07-02). Teamsters' non-discrimination contract proposal could help transgender UPS workers. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the United Parcel Service have reached agreements on multiple non-economic proposals, including more protections for transgender workers. If the Teamsters and UPS reach a tentative agreement by July 31, it will have updated language to include gender identity and sexual orientation as protected identities under article 36, the non-discrimination section of the contract. | UPS has had a policy on paper to accept transgender workers since 2014. However, there is no method to enforce this policy. This is why the Teamsters LGBTQ caucus and Teamsters Human Rig…

Morgan Artyukhina (2023-07-01). Supreme Court rules anti-LGBTQ discrimination is legal. liberationnews.org The entire case was theoretical, crafted so that the far-right could present the conservative-majority Supreme Court with an opportunity to rule against LGBTQ rights.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-01). Cancer and the LGBTQ+ community: Mayo Clinic expert addresses key topics. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Being diagnosed with cancer is a hardship on its own, but it's especially challenging if a person is a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Jewel Kling, M.D., director of women's health at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, explains that stigma and discrimination create barriers to healthcare, placing the LGBTQ+ community at heightened risk for certain forms of cancer due to delayed cancer screenings as well as challenges with survivorship care. Increased cancer risks…

A Guest Author (2023-07-01). Microaggressions in the prisons. workers.org By Cindy Lou By this time we are all too familiar with the horrific violence and racist oppression that takes place constantly in prisons and jails. But we also note the smaller incidents of disrespect that happen everyday. We call these occurrences "microaggressions," and their daily manifestation contributes to the . . . |

mforinoco (2023-07-02). UN expert demands immediate shutting down of Guantanamo prison, apology to inmates. orinocotribune.com

Fight Back (2023-07-02). Chicago rally demands drop the charges on The Tampa 5 and free all political prisoners. fightbacknews.org Chicago IL – 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 Demo…

Editor (2023-07-01). New Docs Link CIA to Medical Torture of Indigenous Children and Black Prisoners. scheerpost.com

Staff (2023-07-01). 8 July, Vancouver: Kanafani Lives, Palestine Lives! An evening of solidarity for Palestine. samidoun.net Saturday, July 8 7 pm Grandview Church 1803 E 1st Ave Vancouver Join us on Saturday, 8 July for an evening of solidarity for Palestine in Vancouver to mark the 51st anniversary of the assassination of Palestinian writer, leader and revolutionary, Ghassan Kanafani, build the struggle for the freedom of the 5,000 Palestinian prisoners behind …