“We should ask ourselves whether efforts to achieve "cosmetic" racial diversity- that is, reform efforts that make institutions look good on the… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
There is a tremendous amount of confusion and denial that exists about mass incarceration today, and that is the biggest barrier to… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“Far from fading away, it appears that prisons are here to stay. And despite the unprecedented levels of incarceration in the African… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“...Nekhlúdoff clearly saw that all these people were arrested, locked up, exiled, not really because they transgressed against justice or behaved unlawfully,… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
The US and Europe are committing suicide in different ways. In Europe it's austerity in the midst of recession and that's guaranteed… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“Taxpayers and legislators alike seem generally ignorant of the extent to which they are being soaked by the hidden costs of this… — Ron Powers Copy Share Image