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
Submitted by R Totale on Mar 17 2019 16:03
Prison journalist Jason Walker reports on the continuing practice by guards of staging “gladiator fights” between rival groups of prisoners.
Psychology of the private individual - Marxist Group
A critique of bourgeois consciousness.
Al Ditty – Working Class Hero
A tribute to a white Minneapolis sanitation worker who was fired and committed suicide after leaking plans for a police raid on the Justice for Jamar Clark protest encampment outside the 4th Precinct police station in North Minneapolis.
A Personal View of Homophobia and Youth Suicide: Richard Kim
An article arguing that homophobic bullying is a symptom of the core attitudes and structure of society, and a criticism of liberalism as a solution to this problem.
On the Suicide of a Revolutionary (For Bob Starobin)
Submitted by armillaria on Apr 17 2016 23:22
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)
Submitted by Nao on Oct 29 2014 07:56
Translations of poems by Xu Lizhi (许立志), the Foxconn worker who took his own life on 30 September 2014, at the age of 24, in Shenzhen, China. Also includes an obituary with some explanatory notes.
Is life worth living or should I blast myself?
Submitted by Poe Man's Dreams on May 26 2014 03:48
An account of being a juvenile delinquent and having to live with a family who had a multitude of issues.
A class struggle perspective on the gun control debate
Submitted by Phil on Dec 15 2012 17:18
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
Submitted by Italy Calling on May 23 2012 21:37
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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