Daniel McGowan: What the Government Shutdown Really Means for Federal Prisoners
Last week, USA Today ran a hit piece on federal prisoners with the tabloid headline, “Government shutdown: Federal inmates feast on Cornish hens, steak as prison guards labor without pay.” Not to be outdone, The Washington Post followed this up with their own shameful story under the headline, “‘I been eatin like a boss’: Federal […]
The City Paper (DC/MD), “The kind of police violence Trump encouraged in Long Island speech marked his inauguration, according to ACLU suit”
Police have argued that the protesters were part of a “black bloc” conspiracy to destroy property. But neither of the people hit by the grenade were wearing black. The only person in black, to the left of the screen, is wearing a black tracksuit with white stripes and a red hat, looking more like a […]
The Washington Post, “ACLU sues D.C. police over arrests during inauguration disturbance”
Horse is from New York and has described himself on Twitter as a “scrumptious/rambunctious anarchist.” At the protest, he said, “I was trying to find a good vantage point for my pictures.” Prosecutors have dropped all criminal charges against him. Continue Reading
Yahoo News, “ACLU is seeing a Trump-era surge in members and donations”
The ACLU was born in 1920 when a small group of idealists challenged then-Attorney General Mitchell Palmer’s order that thousands of people branded foreign anarchists or communists be arrested without warrants. Many were deported. Continue Reading