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A. F. James MacArthur before his March 2009 trial. Image source: MacArthur International Media.
 

Informed and Dangerous: Why is A. F. James MacArthur in jail?

By Leo Zimmermann This article was originally published on Indyreader.org. Beth Emmerling and Bruce Emmerling contributed research to this article. Journalist A. F. James MacArthur has been in jail since December 1, 2012. Known for reporting on crime and politics as The Baltimore Spectator, MacArthur is currently being held without bail or access to visitors. He was initially arrested at his home for allegedly violating an expired probation, but is [...]

 

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Occupy Was Never 4 Me- (1 Yr Later)

Republished from Decolonize Oakland:   “I am the .000 25- the smallest number  u can think of in yermind- Didn’t even make it to the 99- love to all of yer awakeninig consciousnessness – but try to walk in mine…” excerpt from “I am 000.25″    Occupy was never for me. I’m Pour’, I’m a mother, I’m disabled, I’m homeless, I’m indigenous, I am on welfare, I never graduated from a formal institution of [...]

 

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A Statement from Formerly-Incarcerated People

A statement from Formerly-Incarcerated People (members of All of Us or None and Occupy for Prisoners) To the Occupy Oakland family, all supports of Occupy Oakland, and the larger Occupy Wall Street movement: We are writing to appreciate everyone who has ever supported PEOPLE inside jails, prisons, and detention facilities throughout the country.  We are also writing to ask for support from everyone planning to participate in February 20th, National [...]

 

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Corporate Control of People with Disabilities

This article was written by Sharon Wachsler and originally appeared at #Occupy at Home. It’s cross-posted here with her permission. View the original post and comments here. This post was written for the December issue of the Disability Blog Carnival, taking place at my personal blog, After Gadget. It’s not too late to get your post in! The call for submissions is here. [EDIT: The December issue of the Disability [...]