Lawyers, Jails, and the Law’s Fake Bargains
July 1, 2001
Michael Tigar is a leader of the U.S. Bar, and at the same time an avowed radical and activist for social justice. He is Professor of Law at Washington College… READ MORE
Articles
Cruel but Not Unusual: The Punishment of Women in U.S. Prisons: An Interview with Marilyn Buck and Laura Whitehorn
by Laura Whitehorn, Marilyn Buckand Susie Day
July 1, 2001
Marilyn Buck’s address is #00482-285, FCI Dublin Unit B, 5701 8th St. Camp Parks, Dublin, CA 94568. Laura Whitehorn is an editor at POZ magazine. Susie Day is a freelance… READ MORE
Disablement, Prison, and Historical Segregation
July 1, 2001
Marta Russell and Jean Stewart are writers and disability activists. They would like to thank Helene Knox and Ray Grott for their input on this paper. The story of disablement… READ MORE
Teaching in Prison
July 1, 2001
Monica Frolander-Ulf teaches anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Pennsylvania. Michael D. Yates taught economics at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Pennsylvania. He is the author of… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, June 2001
June 1, 2001
In response to the massive popular protests against the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) in Quebec City on April 20-21, the mainstream media has adopted as one of… READ MORE
A Prizefighter for Capitalism: Paul Krugman vs. the Quebec Protesters
by The Editors
June 1, 2001
A few weeks ago, the New York Times columnist on economics devoted his space to scolding the demonstrators at the Summit of the Americas in Quebec City, (April 22, 2001,… READ MORE
Imperialism and Globalization
June 1, 2001
SAMIR AMIN is director of the African Office (in Dakar, Senegal) of the Third World Forum, an international non-governmental association for research and debate. He is the author of numerous… READ MORE
Credo of a Passionate Skeptic
June 1, 2001
ADRIENNE RICH is the author of more than sixteen volumes of poetry and four nonfiction prose books. She is the recipient of numerous awards and prizes, including a MacArthur Fellowship… READ MORE
We Make the Road by Walking: Lessons from the Zapatista Caravan
June 1, 2001
Rachel Neumann is a Brooklyn based writer and the Assistant Editor at Dissent magazine. � Imagine Times Square filled with more than a hundred thousand people of all ages and… READ MORE
California’s Electrical Crisis and Conservation
June 1, 2001
Jeff Jones is a longtime political and environmental activist in Albany, New York. He is communications director of Environmental Advocates, an environmental policy group that includes energy conservation as part… READ MORE