According to a survey conducted by the Treatment Advocacy Center and the National Sheriffs’ Association, there were 319,918 seriously “”mentally ill” people in prison, making up 16% of the total […]
I just finished making some substantial revisions and additions to my book. As I edit the rest, I will post each section until the whole book is online. Please read […]
The Dakota Access Pipeline, a $3.7 billion, 1,134-mile-long underground pipeline that is being built to carry over ½ million barrels of oil per day across North Dakota, South Dakota, Illinois, […]
In December 2013 within the first week of South Sudan’s ongoing civil war 5,000 people were killed. i Less than a year into the civil war in November 2014, the […]
I strongly believe it is impossible to be nonviolent in a violent world because even when you refuse to harm anyone, if you are attacked and let yourself be harmed, […]
To see the full databse, go here: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2015/jun/01/the-counted-police-killings-us-database#
I recently stumbled across this site and I highly recommend it for data on police violence. Via http://www.fatalencounters.org/: “Hello. Our efforts to collect information about officer-involved homicides going back to […]
On August 9th, Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American was killed by Ferguson police officer, Darren Wilson. Minutes prior to the murder, surveillance cameras captured Mr. Brown with a friend […]
Tools of control 