Anarchist prisoner Eric King facing threats and intimdation against his family while preparing for trial
New documents filed in Eric King's ongoing court case reveal the extent of staff intimidation and threats toward Eric and his family. This information was first posted on his legal fundraiser page. Content note: the following text includes a discussion of suicide
Prisoner found half-dead in bloodbath: Back to TDCJ’s houses of horror and staged gladiator fights
On the Suicide of a Revolutionary (For Bob Starobin)
Letter eulogizing radical scholar Bob Starobin, by author and photographer Julius Lester, mailed to me (paper copy) by my comrade Ellen from her personal archives. 6-page pdf.
The poetry and brief life of a Foxconn worker: Xu Lizhi (1990-2014)
Is life worth living or should I blast myself?
A class struggle perspective on the gun control debate
Yesterday's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conneticut once again re-ignited the gun control debate. For US liberals, stricter gun regulations are the key to preventing future tragedies. For conservatives, responsible gun ownership and armed citizenry is the best defence. But neither position really gets to the roots of the issue.
The voiceless’s last scream: a suicide a day among the unemployed in Italy
In the last few years many suicides in Italy have been strongly linked to the economic crisis and unemployment. 357 people killed themselves in 2009, compared to the 260 of the previous year: a 37.3% growth. 76% of those people had lost their jobs or couldn’t find one due to the crisis, with a smaller percentage of younger people who were looking for their first job.
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