Albert Woodfox was freed today on his 69th birthday. He was the United States’ longest serving prisoner held in isolation. Nearly every day for more than half of his life, Albert Woodfox woke up in a cell the size of a parking space, surrounded by concrete and steel.
There are still political prisoners languishing in US cages. To find out how you can support their releases/amnesty, check out Jericho Movement who has been on the case for years.
He provides the reader with captivating aerial perspectives and close-up encounters which frame the complex relationships that both fueled and obstructed the infamous slave trade.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is dying the death of a thousand cuts. In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court stuck a dagger in the VRA’s guts with Shelby County v. Holder, striking down the formula that determined which jurisdictions had to get federal approval before making changes to their elections.
In my previous column, I pushed for the election of Francesca Hong as a path to resuscitating a democracy on life support. I criticized the Democratic Party elites for always defaulting to the status quo and being tone-deaf to the literal cries of their constituency for economic relief and political freedom. Working people in this country are suffering under the MAGA regime and are desperately looking for candidates who fight for the working class and defend our democracy.
