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Will California prison hunger strike lead to Gitmo-style force-feeding?
Amid a massive hunger-strike being waged across the state of California by thousands of prisoners in several facilities, officials may move to begin force-feeding inmates
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Detroit files for federal bankruptcy, marking largest case in US history
The city of Detroit has filed for federal bankruptcy, or Chapter 9 protection, which could mean municipal employees are laid off, assets sold and services
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Prisoner Hunger Strike Continues, Californians Gather From Across the State to Show Support and Continue Pressuring Gov. Brown and CDCR to Meet the Demands
For Immediate Release—July 15, 2013 Prisoner Hunger Strike Continues, Californians Gather From Across the State to Show Support and Continue Pressuring Gov. Brown and CDCR
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71-year-old black man found guilty of manslaughter, jury rejects ‘Stand Your Ground’ claim
by Abdul Sada A Tampa jury has found Trevor Dooley, a 71-year-old black man, guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of his white neighbor, 41-year-old David
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George Zimmerman will get back gun used to kill Trayvon Martin now that trial is over
By Sasha Goldstein / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS George Zimmerman’s attorney says his client, who has been in hiding since Saturday night’s verdict, needs the weapon now
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Zimmerman acquitted of Trayvon Martin murder
A jury in Florida has ruled that George Zimmerman is not guilty of all charges relating to the murder of unarmed African-American teenager Trayvon Martin.
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Sioux Nation Chief Oliver Red Cloud dies at age 93
A lifelong champion of Lakota culture. A delegate to the United Nations. A descendant of one of the most important leaders in Native American history.
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A Disturbing Sign of the Times
Recently a news story about a McDonald’s worker suing her employer has started making the rounds on the internet. Twenty-seven year old Natalie Gunshannon of
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South Dakota commits shocking genocide against Native Americans
by: ALBERT BENDER Genocide is not too strong a term for what is now happening in South Dakota. The huge, shocking violation of legal and human
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California prisons sterilized female inmates without permission
Prison doctors in California sterilized nearly 150 female inmates during the course of four years without ever obtaining proper approval from the state, a new
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