Police Unions VS the Public, Mass Incarceration VS Restorative Justice
A radio interview by Chuck Mertz on This is Hell Radio.
Flint Taylor, co-founder of the Peoples Law Office in Chicago, who has represented the victims of police and political violence for 45 years explains the role of police unions, public defenders, the problems of supposedly progressive candidates who claim more cops will solve problems, and what restorative justice might look like.
Among much else, Flint Taylor is the author of "Blood On Their Hands: The Racist History of Modern Police Unions," and helped author model legislation now before Chicago's City Council that would guarantee reparations to the victims of police torture.
Georgia’s ban on abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy was reported as being responsible for the deaths of two women. We will discuss this issue of abortion access and reproductive rights with Access…
There are very few true revolutionaries. Allowing ourselves to pretend that Angela Davis is among them is a grave mistake.
Vote for Harris, because Trump. Vote for Clinton, because Bush. Manning Marable shows when it comes to right-wing Democrats, it’s deja vu all over again.
US efforts to control information in Africa will ultimately backfire, says African journalist, author, and filmmaker David Hundeyin.
Terrorist attacks illustrate the character of neo-colonialism in the 21st century.
