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Mumia on “Sex Wars”
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
14 Nov 2017
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The scandals of Hollywood’s so-called “casting couch” have burst forth like a river, said the nation’s best known political prisoner, “and the names of nationally known politicians began to fill the air.” Mumia Abu Jamal believes a real “movement” is afoot. “We are seeing the extraordinary costs” of the casting couch, he said, “but this time, the men in power are paying the price.”


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