Baltimore City! This Sat, Aug 8 at 3 PM, join Dr. S. Rasheem & organizers at The Real News Network for a screening of Beyond the Wire—a film placing grassroots organizing, not street crime, at the heart of its story. Q&A to follow. Don't miss it!

Beyond the WIRE screening and Q&A

Beyond the Wire is a powerful documentary that challenges media distortion of Baltimore City popularized by the WIRE.

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As GOP lawmakers push “tough-on-crime” policies in Washington, D.C., re-entry advocates argue these backward measures will only increase recidivism, not prevent it.

Voices for a Second Chance: Returning citizens demand investment in re-entry, not incarceration

As GOP lawmakers push "tough-on-crime" policies in Washington, D.C., re-entry advocates argue these backward measures will only increase recidivism, not prevent it.

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Immigrant rights advocates say more detainees are risking their lives to protest inhumane conditions and legal rights violations

Hunger strikes are spreading in ICE jails amid widespread due process violations, advocates say

Immigrant rights advocates say more detainees are risking their lives to protest inhumane conditions and legal rights violations

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This week on Rattling the Bars, TRNN continues its coverage from the nation's capital, speaking with returning citizens as the GOP uses DC to test tough-on-crime & anti-science policies. Research via @prisonpolicy.org: www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2026/03...

Bad Omens: Reform rollbacks in Washington D.C. are a warning sign for state-level advocates

Bills in Congress that repeal bail reform, worsen mandatory minimums, and further criminalize youth threaten to undo decades of criminal legal system reform in D.C.

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As GOP lawmakers push “tough-on-crime” policies in Washington, D.C., re-entry advocates argue these backward measures will only increase recidivism, not prevent it.

An honor to be on @democracynow.org this morning with force-of-nature Amy Goodman to discuss my new book "The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn." www.democracynow.org/2026/8/3/dav...

“The People’s Historian”: Dave Zirin’s New Book Explores “Remarkable” Life of Howard Zinn

We speak to Dave Zirin, author and sports editor at The Nation, about his new book, The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn, chronicling the life and activism of the legendary histori...

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DC is GOPs guinea pig for archaic, ineffective criminalization policies.

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Cash bail, mandatory minimums, incarcerating children as adults—the Trump-led GOP is destroying decades of criminal justice reforms for “tough on crime” policies that are not only cruel but objectively don’t work. @rattlingthebars.bsky.social therealnews.com/republicans-...

BREAKING: Community marches into 7-11 where 74-year-old elder was brutally beaten in Baltimore. I was there on the ground for @therealnews.com therealnews.com/baltimore-co...

Community marches into 7-11 where 74-year-old was brutally beaten in Baltimore

A local elder and Black Panther veteran was attacked and brutally beaten by six teenagers at the same 7-11 in Baltimore where Victorious Swift was murdered in 2017. Now, the community is rising up to ...

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Can the Democratic Party be Saved? Watch our full, unedited sit-down interview with @abdulelsayed.bsky.social, Democratic candidate running to represent Michigan in the US Senate youtu.be/l9dBde8q0so?...

Can Abdul El-Sayed Reshape the Democratic Party? UNEDITED INTERVIEW

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This latest episode of Rattling the Bars is based on a report by @prisonpolicy.org, whose indispensable research provides insight and clarity on how to organize against the prison-industrial complex. Thanks to Sarah Staudt for authoring it! www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2026/03...

Bad Omens: Reform rollbacks in Washington D.C. are a warning sign for state-level advocates

Bills in Congress that repeal bail reform, worsen mandatory minimums, and further criminalize youth threaten to undo decades of criminal legal system reform in D.C.

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Cash bail, mandatory minimums, incarcerating children as adults—the Trump-led GOP is destroying decades of criminal justice reforms for “tough on crime” policies that are not only cruel but objectively don’t work. @rattlingthebars.bsky.social therealnews.com/republicans-...

Cruelty and ignorance are the hallmark of this Administration. (Plus profiteering through insider trading, foreign gifts and grifting through the misuse of government funds)

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Cash bail, mandatory minimums, incarcerating children as adults—the Trump-led GOP is destroying decades of criminal justice reforms for “tough on crime” policies that are not only cruel but objectively don’t work. @rattlingthebars.bsky.social therealnews.com/republicans-...

Cash bail, mandatory minimums, incarcerating children as adults—the Trump-led GOP is destroying decades of criminal justice reforms for “tough on crime” policies that are not only cruel but objectively don’t work. @rattlingthebars.bsky.social therealnews.com/republicans-...

Republicans’ ‘dumb on crime’ crusade in Washington, DC, is coming to your state next

Cash bail, mandatory minimums, incarcerating children as adults—the Trump-led GOP is destroying decades of criminal justice reforms for “tough on crime” policies that are not only cruel but objectivel...

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Shannon is an excellent reporter and I hope you will read this story. www.themarshallproject.org/2026/07/24/p...

A Prison on Fire

Designed to help people with serious mental illness, Joliet Treatment Center repeatedly failed to prevent or respond to fires, despite two deaths.

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NEW: I sit down with @abdulelsayed.bsky.social to talk about his campaign to represent Michigan in the US Senate, the civil war within the Democratic Party, & about fighting corporate oligarchy & MAGA fascism at the same time. @therealnews.com therealnews.com/abdul-el-say...

Abdul El-Sayed believes a new Democratic Party is possible

“The majority of Democrats out there are so far away from the party elders who hold all the power. And I think we have an opportunity as a party to molt: out with the old, in with what the people unde...

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"More patriotism and more loyalty will only drive us deeper into the problems that got us here. It will not go away with denial, optimism, and distortion."

William C.@williamcson.bsky.social · 2w ago

I went to the Netherlands and visited Leiden, where the Pilgrims first departed on the Speedwell. For @prismreports.org, I reflected on the U.S. semiquincentennial in a personal essay about letting go of the national myth of what the U.S. is and what it could be. prismreports.org/2026/07/23/e...

In the report, officials condemn the dissidence of left-wing figures like Hasan Piker and Zohran Mamdani.

As Trump threatens invasion, admin releases report vilifying Cuba and the left

In the report, officials condemn the dissidence of left-wing figures like Hasan Piker and Zohran Mamdani.

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“I think we're politically facing the most dangerous moment in my lifetime. The Battle for Free Speech is more critical than ever.” In this episode of @freespeechbattle.bsky.social civil rights activist & radio host Marc Steiner discusses community organizing, underground newspapers & journalism

Marc Steiner: A life standing for free speech | Ep. 8

From civil rights activism to community organizing, from theater and education to radio, Marc has been standing for free speech since the late 1950s. Today, we talk with Marc about his extraordinary l...

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Ro Khanna Reveals New Names From Epstein Files: But Who Is Still Being Protected? 1200 Survivors want to know who is being protected and why! #epsteinfiles #standwithsurvivors #inequalitywatch #rokhanna #thomasmassie @therealnews.com

So I put money in their commissary funds, and tried to schedule it again, but I have no insight into how they would know they could accept my call request without having it eat into their funds. So my time slots came and went, and now I'll start the process over again. Site still doesn't work.

...it wouldn't allow me to put money on my account, so when I tried to schedule the call, the system forced me to select an option promising that the person inside would pay for it.

This is an important story and I think that most folks outside do not understand how difficult it is to talk to anyone inside any carceral facility. I spent most of yesterday afternoon trying to schedule a call over Getting Out, but the site is so glitchy, that

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“What we’re talking about is real basic human connection, … being able to get on the phone and talk to that family member is a basic human need.” - Peter Mayer of @worthrises.bsky.social

“What we’re talking about is real basic human connection, … being able to get on the phone and talk to that family member is a basic human need.” - Peter Mayer of @worthrises.bsky.social

Want less prison violence? Make prison phone calls free.

"What we're talking about is real basic human connection, ... being able to get on the phone and talk to that family member is a basic human need."

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"While the United States was building the largest incarceration system in the world, it was simultaneously carrying out a radical decriminalization of corporate crime."

As mass incarceration rose, corporate crime ran amok

Jacobin spoke to political scientist Marie Gottschalk about how corporate criminals have been let off the hook as prisons have exploded and what the path to ending mass incarceration might look like.

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New from me. It's urgent, please watch. Time is running out to save the life of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya... @therealnews.com youtu.be/HaUCGJY01nQ?...

Israel Is Killing Gaza’s Most Famous Doctor

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"Borders exist to maintain racial capitalism. They’re monetized for the rich & militarized for the poor," says @harshawalia.bsky.social "This is designed by imperialism capitalism to maintain control." Incredible @rattlingthebars.bsky.social @therealnews.com #ICE therealnews.com/ice-from-the...

ICE: From the 'War on Terror' to the war on us

“Every president across party lines has poured money into ICE,” author and immigrant justice organizer Harsha Walia tells us.

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“Every president across party lines has poured money into ICE,” author and immigrant justice organizer @harshawalia.bsky.social tells us.

ICE: From the 'War on Terror' to the war on us

“Every president across party lines has poured money into ICE,” author and immigrant justice organizer Harsha Walia tells us.

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60 years of the Black Panther Party! In part 2 of our conversation, Dr. Joy James & Harlem Panther Dr. K. Kim Holder dive into the BPP’s unique approach to communal socialism—from survival programs to fighting racial capitalism. youtu.be/F5kqH72afgo?...

Were the Black Panthers Socialists?

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Hey, New York! Will be in town on 16 July for—"Loving Sports in an Age of Authoritarians"—at Chilo's in Brooklyn w/ @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social @kaylarivara.bsky.social & @edgeofsports.bsky.social. Help support @therealnews.com. 6pm. Hope you can join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/loving-spo...

Loving Sports in An Age of Authoritarians

A Live Event & Bar Debate

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Establishment Democrats have racked up disastrous electoral losses over the past decade—so why are they furious when their own party actually wins?

The great 'moderate' fallacy: Democrats will keep losing if they reject socialists

Establishment Democrats have racked up disastrous electoral losses over the past decade—so why are they furious when their own party actually wins?

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“While the youth got no clue what the [Black Panther Party] was about, they got the essence… What they like is that the Party were no punks, they were no sellouts.”

Rebels with a cause: The Black Panther Party and socialism in practice

“While the youth got no clue what the [Black Panther Party] was about, they got the essence… What they like is that the Party were no punks, they were no sellouts.”

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Rattling( @rattlingthebars.bsky.social )the Bars w/ Mansa Musa "What Would the Black Panthers Say About DSA? ft. Dr. Joy James & Dr. K. Kim Holder" @therealnews.com #TheRealNewsNetwork www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWwc...

What would the Black Panthers say about DSA?

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