Civil liberties
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Political blackness and Palestinian solidarity
The question of Palestine has become a black political litmus test, argues Annie Olaloku-Teriba, defining the very nature of black identity and politics
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Prison is not the answer
A humane society shouldn’t be caging up vulnerable people. Jasmine Ahmed of CAPE (Community Action on Prison Expansion) argues for radical alternatives.
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Prison abolition isn’t impossible. It’s necessary.
It’s time to take prison abolitionism seriously, argues David Scott.
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Our prison system is broken. Is it time to abolish prisons altogether?
David Scott argues that our prison system represents a human rights disaster, and reformist solutions can’t tackle the root problems.
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The police are not here to protect you
The police spend little of their time making arrests, and most crimes are not solved, writes Alex Vitale – their real purpose is social control.
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Defending the right to protest
Shami Chakrabarti examines the implications of New Labour’s expansion of anti-terror laws, and what it means for the right to protest
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