Eating in prison is deeply political. Carceral institutions weaponize and transform the role of food provision into a tool of control, dehumanization, and state-sanctioned violence. By Kanav Kathuria and Jamesha Caldwell Food conditions in prisons across the United States have drawn increased media attention in recent months. Incidents such as white supremacist Jacob Chansley—also known...
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Rashida Tlaib Has Nothing To Apologize For — Hillary Clinton Deserves Condemnation
Rep. Rashida Tlaib is correct to disapprove of Clinton — publicly, privately, or however she may choose. Last week, Representative Rashida Tlaib engaged the crowd of a caucus event for Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, as they booed Hillary Clinton — encouraging a rightful condemnation of the former Secretary of State. Clinton, in the past month,...
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California Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Bill Allowing County Inmates To Vote
California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB2466, a bill that effectively gives county inmates across the state the franchise. Inmates serving time in a county jail for petty crimes in California will have their voting rights reinstated, according to CBS13. In a move that resembles the efforts of Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who issued an executive order...