2019 highlights: The prison-industrial complex

It’s 2020 and the Redacted team takes a look back at their highlights from the year on America’s mass incarceration industry. Tune in to learn about the reality that the US places millions of its citizens in through the over-policing of low-income communities, draconian sentencing, and a for-profit industry that allows businessmen to capitalize on the labor of the unfortunate people placed in their cells. … Read More >2019 highlights: The prison-industrial complex

Iran reserves right to self-defense, ‘harsh revenge’ for Soleimani coming – Tehran’s envoy to UN

Calling the US killing of General Qassem Soleimani “criminal” and an act of terrorism, the Iranian envoy to the UN said his country reserves the right to act in self-defense and threatened vengeance in US media interviews. … Read More >Iran reserves right to self-defense, ‘harsh revenge’ for Soleimani coming – Tehran’s envoy to UN

Shia Muslims of India’s Kashmir protest Soleimani assassination, vow ‘revenge’ on US & Israel (VIDEOS)

The assassination of Iran’s elite Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad has sparked an angry reaction among Shia Muslims – and India’s own community was no exception, taking to the streets to decry the US move. … Read More >Shia Muslims of India’s Kashmir protest Soleimani assassination, vow ‘revenge’ on US & Israel (VIDEOS)

‘Undeniable role in defeating ISIS’: Russian MOD says Iran’s Soleimani organized anti-terrorist fight ‘long before US was there’

Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US airstrike, played a vital role in fighting terrorists in Syria and Iraq, the Russian Defense Ministry said, adding that his death would harm international security. … Read More >‘Undeniable role in defeating ISIS’: Russian MOD says Iran’s Soleimani organized anti-terrorist fight ‘long before US was there’

The State Of Journalism With Sam Knight (District Sentinel)

This is a special episode with the correspondents. Naomi Karavani looks at some of the headlines from the last week. Mike Bloomberg has used prison labor to make fundraising calls for his campaign, Virginia school district is giving its students one day off a year for civic engagement, and Amazon’s “Ring” is caught up in a creepy lawsuit after their cameras and speaker systems were hacked. … Read More >The State Of Journalism With Sam Knight (District Sentinel)