Stories by Michelle Alexander

Another Trayvon Martin Is Killed Every 28 Hours in This Country

Posted on: Jul 17, 2013, Source: Democracy Now!

A racist mindset infects our criminal justice system, our schools, and our politics in ways that have had disastrous consequences.

Drug War Nightmare: How We Created a Massive Racial Caste System in America

Posted on: Mar 26, 2012, Source: TomDispatch.com

The drug war has created a new Jim Crow system.

On MLK Day: How a Racist Criminal Justice System Rolled Back the Gains of the Civil Rights Era

Posted on: Jan 15, 2012, Source: Democracy Now!

For Martin Luther King, Jr. day, Democracy Now! hosts a discussion of mass incarceration among African-Americans and how it has created a new Jim Crow era.

The Drug War: Jim Crow in the Age of Obama

Posted on: Jul 31, 2011, Source: GRITtv

The war on drugs is the engine of 21st century discrimination - an engine that has brought Jim Crow into the age of Barack Obama.

The Failed Drug War Has Created a Human Rights Nightmare -- How Can This Happen in Our Country and Go Virtually Undiscussed?

Posted on: Apr 28, 2011, Source: Sojourners

If we fail to commit ourselves to ending mass incarceration, future generations will judge us harshly.

Prison Racism and the Myth of a Colorblind Justice System

Posted on: Jun 9, 2010, Source: CounterPunch

A conversation with author Michelle Alexander on media manipulations and the mass injustice incarcerated minorities face across the United States.

How the War on Drugs Gave Birth to a Permanent American Undercaste

Posted on: Mar 8, 2010, Source: TomDispatch.com

In the "era of colorblindness" there's a nearly fanatical desire to cling to the myth that we as a nation have "moved beyond" race. We haven't.

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