Applying Lessons from Circle Swimming to Prison Advocacy
The number of letters, emails, calls, etc., I got after I published this was truly moving overwhelming. It looks like many advocates and activists share a sense of immense exhaustion
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The long and winding road of Benjamin Netanyahu’s legal woes
Source: Al Jazeera by Thomas O. Falk Legal experts say Benjamin Netanyahu’s fight against corruption-related charges could take years to conclude after his recent removal as Israel’s longest-serving leader, with
Escaping the Opinion Marketplace
With our refreshing family vacation at Harbin Hot Springs now over, I have a lot to contemplate. The interruption of the constant stream of internet opinions, takes, takes on takes,
The Pains of COVID-19 Imprisonment
This is a quick preview of the ideas presented in chapter 3 of our book in progress Fester: Carceral Permeability and the California COVID-19 Correctional Disaster (under contract with UC
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Just as when managing the pace of swimmers sharing pool lanes, the success of prison advocacy depends a great deal on understanding [prison authorities] and where they come from, and on figuring out h...
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