The Negotiation

Great article about the asymmetrical relationship of the “student athlete” and the multibillion dollar college football industry.

Pathos of the Plutocrat

The very rich don’t just have more money. They expect a level of deference the Average Joe never experiences. And that has become a major factor in America’s politics.

Alabama Prisoner Killed from Roadside "chain gang".

Book Burning Party campaign.  Nice work. 

Julia Tutwiler Prison investigated for sex abuse claims

Pay Day Loan Testimonies - Birmingham

Obama’s dismal civil liberties record

All Dressed up and Nothing to Do but Arrest Photographers

The False Choice of National Defense Versus Helping the Poor — Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

How US Policies Fueled Mexico's Great Migration | The Nation

NAFTA,

immigration

How the GOP became the Party of the Rich

Rolling Stone article

Peru Passes Monumental Ten Year Ban on Genetically Engineered Foods

Who knew that Pat Robertson would one day be more rational, progressive, and courageous than Obama and Biden on an important issue?

Map: Immigration detention facilities, 1981-2011 | Lost in Detention | Investigative Reporting Workshop

Great scroll over allows you to see how the larger ones are typically “for profit” (i.e. GeoGroup, CCA, etc)

Please share with the website info: immigration.occupybirmingham.org.  And this will go past the date of April 14th, so contact us if you may want to do something on a different date.