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.
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The international liberation struggles of colonized people in nations like Haiti, Palestine, as well as Indigenous nations on land stolen by the U.S., are inextricably linked to the struggle for the…
The contributions of Malcolm X to African liberation cannot be understated.
The ICGSP put out this call for movements around the world to support the university movement for Gaza solidarity.
Kenyan President William Ruto is serving the role of a comprador facilitating the continued colonization of Kenya and betraying the revolutionary history of their people.
