Think of it as a field trip to the county jail–a chance to study the criminal justice system from the inside, to gather material for a short story, or to be compassionate with someone down on their luck. “It’s not prison; it’s jail,” a student reminded me. I was speaking to a peace studies class […]
Bill Gural
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Bienvenido, protesters
My introduction to the Free Trade Area of the Americas conference in Miami last week was helicopters hovering overhead, designating the militarized zone of downtown. When I walked there Wednesday night, I saw a ghost town, with boarded storefronts, deserted save for intrepid Billy Bragg fans and scores of police. It seems that the media […]