In a sweeping order, a judge has ruled that the bail system in Harris County, Texas, including the city of Houston, is unconstitutional. Because of the decision, “we are on the road to eradicating the notion of wealth-base human caging,” said Alec Karakatsanis, executive director of the Washington-based Civil Rights Corps. The ruling affects defendants charged with low level offenses. “On any given night in this country there are about 450,000 human beings who are sitting in a cage because they can’t come up with a particular amount of money that’s been required for their release,” said Karakatsanis.
The Pentagon explored the AI software for research, but the new deal is the first by a combatant command whose mission is one of killing.
In this week’s segment, we hear about protests in Martinique, an overseas department of France, where the people struggle against economic oppression and discriminatory treatment. But first, we…
Dr. Anthony Monteiro joins us to discuss the latest twists and turns of the 2024 presidential election. Barack Obama felt compelled to scold Black men, while Kamala Harris talked endlessly about…
Roddy Rod is an anti-Kepone activist, pan-African, anti-imperialism resident of Martinique. He is also a resident of the African nation the Ivory Coast. He joins us to discuss recent protests in…
The ongoing U.S./Israeli genocide has diverted attention away from other crimes. The electricity crisis in Cuba is but one example of how the U.S. determination to dominate has created suffering…
