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.
Pulse oximeters give biased results for people with darker skin, and the consequences can be serious.
We must at every instance solve the question of how to fund the revolution without becoming subservient or dependent on our oppressors.
The Green Party’s presidential pick discusses his foreign and domestic policy positions.
“Black August” Honors Captives of Armed Struggle
Dr Sasha Turner, professor of History at Johns Hopkins University, says more extensive use of midwives would reduce skyrocketing increases in maternal birth difficulties, worldwide
