On Troy Davis: Is ‘Probably’ Really Enough?
We weren’t sure if Troy Davis was a murderer, Slade Sohmer writes, so why is he dead? Originally posted at HyperVocal. Did Troy Davis shoot and kill off-duty Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail in a...
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NOTE: The following is a first person editorial. Every week I do a column full of comic book reviews as I've done since March 2003 and currently published at Comic Book Resources. Then, after the...
View ArticleTroy Davis
On Wednesday, Troy Davis, a man who may well have been innocent of the crime for which he was convicted, was executed. Troy Davis was accused of killing Mark MacPhail, a Georgia police officer. Seven...
View ArticleLet’s Abolish Prison, Not Reform It
Does mass incarceration actually ensure “public safety” at all? Theresa Runstedtler and the prison abolition movement think not. Before Occupy Wall Street, there were prison hunger strikes in Georgia...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin: Not Just Another Cause-du-Jour
The Trayvon Martin case has taught Damon Young that it’s time to believe in something. Originally appeared at Very Smart Brothas Something dawned on me last night while reflecting on all the reading,...
View ArticleOn Troy Davis: Is ‘Probably’ Really Enough?
We weren’t sure if Troy Davis was a murderer, Slade Sohmer writes, so why is he dead? Originally posted at HyperVocal. Did Troy Davis shoot and kill off-duty Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail in a...
View ArticleTroy Davis
On Wednesday, Troy Davis, a man who may well have been innocent of the crime for which he was convicted, was executed. Troy Davis was accused of killing Mark MacPhail, a Georgia police officer. Seven...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin: Not Just Another Cause-du-Jour
The Trayvon Martin case has taught Damon Young that it’s time to believe in something. Originally appeared at Very Smart Brothas Something dawned on me last night while reflecting on all the reading,...
View ArticleLet’s Abolish Prison, Not Reform It
Does mass incarceration actually ensure “public safety” at all? Theresa Runstedtler and the prison abolition movement think not. Before Occupy Wall Street, there were prison hunger strikes in Georgia...
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