Day August 29, 2002

Canadian Op-ed on the dangerous lunacy of an Iraq war This is from a long-term, friendly ally. And not unlike what much of Europe is saying.  Y’know, it occurs to me, Dubya has become so dangerously belligerent and irrational that – maybe…

Real Hip Hop MINISTER PAUL SCOTT, DAVEY D’S NEWSLETTER Unfortunately, despite all our hip talk and politikin’, to borrow from the Last Poets, “Nigga’s Are Still Scared of Revolution” in 2002.  This is especially evident in the world of Hip…

California prisons The California Three Strikes and You’re Out law is one of the harshest, if not the harshest, in the nation.  Under Three Strikes, a third felony conviction can, and often does, mean life without parole no time off for good…

Cellblocks or Classrooms? The Funding of Higher Education and Corrections and its Impact on African American Men Part of a summary from JusticePolicy.org. Spending on prisons is increasing fast while spending on education is declining fast. Background During a time in which…

George Bush, enemy of capitalism Why Bush Doesn’t Support Free Markets. The New Yorker’s James Surowiecki says “there are reasons to doubt” whether the Bush Administration really believes in free markets. He notes that although much was made of the…