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Maps have a mysterious hold over us. Whether ancient, crumbling parchments or generated by Google, maps tell us things we want to know, not only about our current location or where we are going but about the world in general. And yet, when it comes to geo-politics, much of what we are told is generated by analysts and other experts who have neglected to refer to a map of the place in question.

The chief weapon deployed by the government-corporate-media Establishment against the Trump presidency was propaganda. Time and again, allegations from anonymous sources were disseminated by a partisan media, promoted by a dishonest Democrat Party leadership, and ultimately debunked when the facts surfaced. But by the time the truth came out, it was too late. There had already been casualties. One of the highest profile casualties was Paul Manafort.

This channel attempts to expose the short comings of the American justice system. It is said that the American justice system is designed to protect the individual from the State, with the standard of guilt being measured by "beyond a reasonable doubt" and the accused being "presumed innocent." When politics play a role in "justice," justice becomes illusive. Join me while I deep dive into criminal cases where the accused is suffering the consequences, not for their alleged crime, but for their thoughts and/or actions that challenged power relations.

First it was a rally at the Department of Justice. Then it was a protest at the DC prison. In September, we went back to the Capitol. And we continue to fight for Justice for J6. The Political Prisoner podcast, presented by Look Ahead America, offers personal accounts and commentary on the events that took place at our nation's Capitol on January 6. We expose the unequal justice in our justice system and how innocent Americans have become targets of their own government. Visit our J6 database for more details about each defendant https://lookaheadamerica.org/j6-arrestee-database/.

January 6 Political Prisoner and founder of free speech Social Media Platform Libertycentric.com, Jake Lang host daily news podcast focused on topics of Family and Freedom. Recorded Live from Alexandria Jail.

"Myanmar to Free Political Prisoners, Suu Kyi Says" is from the April 7, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Saw Nang, Richard C. Paddock and narrated by Caroline Miller.

Jen, a former police sergeant, & Jeremy, a former Green Beret, tackle current events through a Unconventional Warfare lens. Jeremy is an FBI Whistleblower, and recorded the FBI asking him to be a Confidential Human Source. After he came out with the recording, the DOJ charged him with trespassing on the Capitol. He never entered the building. Jeremy calls in to the podcast daily from prison.

Traveling across India, interviewing Hindu zealots, armed insurgents, jailed dissidents, and politicians and thinkers from across the political spectrum, Siddhartha Deb reveals a country in which forces old and new have aligned to endanger democracy. The result is an absorbing—and disturbing—portrait. India has become a religious fundamentalist dystopia, one depicted here with a novelist's precise language and eye for detail.

In this cinematic memoir, follow one man's journey from gang member to Black liberation leader to political prisoner–and the justice and redemption he fought for along the way. Inspired by Malcolm X, Russell Shoatz became a lifelong crusader for justice, a soldier in the most militant units of...

In 1977, Native American activist Leonard Peltier was sentenced to consecutive life terms for killing two FBI agents. Then in 2000, a Freedom of Information Act disclosure proved the Feds had framed him. But Leonard's still in prison. This is the story of what happened on the Pine Ridge Reservation half a century ago—and the man who's still behind bars for a crime he didn't commit.

The United States has the world’s highest rate of incarceration, a form of punishment that ruins lives and makes a return to prison more likely. With the authority of a prominent legal scholar and the practical insights gained through on-the-ground work on criminal-justice reform, Rachel Barkow explains how dangerous it is to base criminal-justice policy on the whims of the electorate, which puts judges, sheriffs, and politicians in office.

America is at a crucial turning point in its history, and Republicans have been losing ground to Democrats for too long. In Take No Prisoners, Horowitz sounds a clarion call for conservatives to use liberals' take-no-prisoners playbook against them. From his days as a founder of the radical New Left movement in the 1960s to his storied career as a leading conservative activist, Horowitz has a lifetime of experience in battleground politics. Now he lays out a winning political strategy for the Right that can save the country from sliding into economic and social ruin.

The sun is shining through the bars of my window on what must be a glorious summer day. I've been incarcerated in a cell five paces by three for twelve and a half hours, and will not be let out again until midday; eighteen and a half hours of solitary confinement. There is a child of seventeen...

A Most-Anticipated Book of the Year: Newsweek * Refinery29 “Timely and urgent . . . Pang is a dogged investigator.” —The New York Times “Moving and powerful.” —Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author Discover the truth behind the discounts. In 2012, an Oregon...