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Bill Quigley
The Blueprint for the Most Radical City on the Planet
25 Oct 2017
“The long range plan is to participate in a radical transformation of the entire state of Mississippi and ultimately the radical democratic and economic transformation of the United Sta
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Social Justice Quiz 2017: Children – Ten Questions
17 Aug 2017
Spoiler alert for quiz-takers: The U.S. ranks pitifully low in maintaining the health and welfare of its children when compared with most of the richer countries of the world.
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Major Challenges of New Orleans Charter Schools Exposed at NAACP Hearing
26 Apr 2017
by Bill Quigley Former Obama education chief Arne Duncan declared that Katrina was the best thing that ever happened to New Orleans schools, which switched to a nearly all-charter system. But, Black…
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How to Reverse Incarceration in Louisiana: Thirteen Steps to Stop Being First in Being Last
08 Mar 2017
by Bill Quigley Louisiana is the world capital of incarceration, with more prisoners than China. Racial profiling is endemic, sentences are draconian, and jury decisions need not be unanimous. Not…
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Twelve Ideas Post-Election from Front Line Organizers
30 Nov 2016
by Bill Quigley Never in living history -- not even when Ronald Reagan won the White House -- have activists been so visibly distraught. The author has gathered some suggestions for coping with post…
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Social Justice Attorney Andrea Burton: Jailed for Refusing to Remove Black Lives Matter Lapel Pin
16 Nov 2016
by Bill Quigley A young Black lawyer from Youngstown, Ohio, had to sue a judge who held her in contempt of court for wearing a Black Lives Matter pin. The judge said his decision had nothing to do…
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Eighteen Examples of Racism in Criminal Legal System
04 Oct 2016
by Bill Quigley How may we imprison you? Let us count the ways. The U.S. criminal justice system seems designed primarily for one purpose: “to incarcerate as many black and brown people as possible…
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Katrina Pain Index 2016 by the Numbers: Race and Class Gap Widening
24 Aug 2016
by Bill Quigley When much of Black New Orleans was forced out of town in the wake of Katrina, the powers-that-be welcomed the opportunity to make the purge permanent. Today, “there are 95,625 fewer…
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Baton Rouge: “Put Those Damn Weapons Down!”
13 Jul 2016
by Bill Quigley Militarized cops are running amuck in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Hundreds of people protesting the death of Alton Sterling have been arrested and many more had guns pointed at them by…
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Louisiana Number One in Incarceration
18 May 2016
by Bill Quigley With over 38,000 people in prison, Louisiana is first in the planet in per capita incarceration. Plus, “there are an additional 69,000 people in Louisiana on probation and parole.”…