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  • Obama Commutes Eight Draconian Crack-Cocaine Sentences
    December 19, 2013
    The administration addresses some high-profile cases of injustice.
  • How the Harshest Immigration Law in the US Ended in Disaster
    December 19, 2013
    | Joshua Holland
    Alabama's recent experience mirrors that of other communities that have criminalized immigration.
  • The Play's the Thing
    December 18, 2013
    | Chris Hedges
    In a moving post, journalist Chris Hedges recounts his experience teaching writing to 28 prisoners at a maximum-security prison.
  • US Has 25 Percent of World's Prisoners
    December 16, 2013
    | Joshua Holland
    A new report from the DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General finds that mass incarceration is draining public funds from other priorities.
  • Gunfighter Nation
    December 13, 2013 | Moyers & Company
    As the anniversary of the Newtown tragedy approaches, Bill speaks with cultural historian Richard Slotkin about violence in America. Plus, a Moyers essay on our gun culture.
  • The Criminalization of Everyday Life
    December 9, 2013
    | Chase Madar and Tom Engelhardt
    In another sign of over-policing throughout our society, many law enforcement departments are stocking up on surplus military tanks, grenade launchers and assault rifles.
  • Nelson Mandela on Overcoming Hatred
    December 5, 2013 | Updated July 18, 2015
    In a 1991 interview, Nelson Mandela, talks to Bill about how he developed positive relationships with prison wardens during his 27 years on Robben Island.
  • Zombie Politics and Casino Capitalism
    November 22, 2013 | Moyers & Company
    This week on Moyers & Company, scholar Henry Giroux connects the dots between our politics and "casino capitalism," Bill previews a new documentary and a tribute to writer Doris Lessing.
  • 23 Petty Crimes That Can Mean Prison for Life
    November 14, 2013
    | Josh Harkinson
    A new ACLU report documents the disturbing growth of endless sentences.
  • Freedom of Speech in the Digital Age
    November 11, 2013
    | Michael Winship
    Free Press's Craig Aaron discusses the challenges the Obama administration and corporations are posing to a free press and a free Internet.


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