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What is a fair wage for a prisoner’s labor?

The Progressive Wing Posted on July 20, 2017 by Subir GrewalJuly 20, 2017

​   Samuel Sinyangwe visited Louisiana a few weeks ago, and wrote about how conscript labor is used there in the state legislature and across government facilities. Some background: Louisiana has the highest incarceration rate in the *world.* Within that, black people are locked up at much higher rates. pic.twitter.com/Wcc85JCOwM — Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 19, 2017 I thought I understood racism and mass incarceration. But nothing prepared me for what I saw in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (1/x) — Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 19, 2017 The thread is worth reading, and Sinyangwe was particularly affected by the sight of prisoners … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter, Police Reform | Tagged Alabama, Angola Prison, Arkansas, Convict Labor, Convict Leasing, Criminal Justice Reform, Fair Wage, Georgia, Governors, Hillary Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Labor, Louisiana, Mass Incarceration, minimum wage, Pardons, Prison Labor, South Carolina

5/9 Open Thread – Sanders And Jimmy Carter Discuss Human Rights, Digging Into The DNC Lawsuit, & More

The Progressive Wing Posted on May 9, 2017 by LieparDestinMay 9, 2017

https://youtu.be/LSNm_FD4Nkc

In Atlanta, Bernie Sanders says Trump ‘lies all the time’

“People often ask me, ‘What do you think about what the president said yesterday,’” Sanders, 75, said bluntly during a joint appearance with Carter. “It’s hard to answer because his view will be different tomorrow, and very often, factually what he says is just not correct.”

Sanders and Carter’s “conversation” came at the end of Day One of the Carter Center’s annual Human Rights Defenders Forum. The audience, which included activists, peacemakers, and community leaders from 31 countries, frequently broke into applause, particularly when Sanders launched into one of his signature pull-no-punches commentaries on the impact corporate money has on American politics. Even Carter seemed to get caught up in it. After Sanders suggested that higher voter turnout was the key to defeating the Republican Party, Carter quipped to the audience, “Can you all see why I voted for him?!”

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The topic of their “conversation” was human rights, and Sanders, who ran for the Democratic nomination for president last year, didn’t hold back when it came to expressing his true feelings about the growing gap between rich and poor in this country, health care reform and other progressive topics.

Meanwhile, Carter had pulled no punches earlier in the day about why Sanders had been invited to address the two-day forum which is focused on strategies for protecting human rights in the wake of rising authoritarianism.

“I think during the last election in America, Bernie Sanders represented the best of all the candidates what this conference is about,” Carter told the AJC in an interview about an hour before their joint appearance at the end of a forum dinner. “When you lose your opportunity to have some reasonable chance of a decent income, you lose a lot of other things as well. One of the key things people feel is that they’ve lost a voice in their own government.”

More news/video/etc. in the comments.

Posted in Activism, Bernie Sanders, Democrats, News, Open Thread, Video | Tagged Bernie Sanders, DNC, Human Rights, Human Rights Defenders Forum, Jimmy Carter, News, Open Thread

4/28 News Roundup & Open Thread – ‘Quist Campaigns At UM & MSU’ & ‘Sanders & Carter To Talk Human Rights’

The Progressive Wing Posted on April 28, 2017 by LieparDestinApril 28, 2017

Rob Quist arrives on the Oval with pizza and Alyssa Milano

Rob Quist spoke to a crowd of about 100 on Thursday afternoon about growing up across the river from the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, his time at UM and his ongoing congressional campaign.

“Coming to the University of Montana changed my life forever,” Quist said to the students gathered around the Grizzly Bear statue.

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Protecting Montana’s public lands was Quist’s main talking point at the Thursday rally. Both he and Gianforte have spoken out against transferring public lands out of federal control.

He also included his stance on protecting funding for programs on Native American reservations, standing up for special interest groups while in Congress and stopping tax breaks for the rich. Some of his ideas echo former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who has announced that he’ll be campaigning for Quist in Montana.

Student loans was another issue Quist brought up. He said that the average student graduates with $37,000 in debt and he believes that is “fundamentally wrong.”

Quist: Actions Speak Louder Than Words On Keeping Public Lands Must Stay In Public Hands:

The entire Q&A as well as the rest of the news/videos I am watching will be in the comments. See you there!

Posted in Activism, Bernie Sanders, Democrats, Meta, News, Open Thread, Video | Tagged Bernie Sanders, Jimmy Carter, Montana, MSU, News Roundup, Open Thread, Rob Quist, UM

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