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'Rearranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic': Why This Abolitionist Believes Biden's Executive Order on Private Prisons Isn't the Progressive Measure He Thinks It Is
“If we want to transform society, we can’t just shun [incarcerated folks] and pretend that they don’t exist and lock them up and throw away the key. That kind of thinking is really at the root of reform.” — Kim Wilson, Ph.D., Co-host and Producer, Beyond Prisons podcast text Kim Wilson, Ph.D., is the living…
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Charges Dropped Against Amy Cooper, the Woman Who Called the Cops on a Black Man in Central Park Last Year
In news that is shocking to absolutely no one, misdemeanor charges have been dropped against Amy Cooper, the white woman who called the cops on a Black man in Central Park who asked her to leash her dog last May. According to CNN, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office dismissed the charge of falsely reporting an…
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