Our Criminal "Justice" system is beyond appalling.

Coronavirus in prison. Containing the virus will be a daunting challenge for prisons and jails, which house a disproportionate share of the sick and elderly, at highest risk from the epidemic. That’s because prison routines and rules make it impossible for incarcerated people to follow the guidelines recommended for the public at large. Hand sanitizers are forbidden because they contain alcohol. People on work detail can’t easily wash their hands.

The gender gap in prison discipline is real and significant.

Women in prison are given disproportionately longer punishments for infractions committed while behind bars, a new federal study concludes. Female prisoners are more likely to be punished for nonviolent offenses, like disobeying or talking back to corrections officials, and kept at facilities far from their families. 

10 Best Portrayals of Van Gogh

I am very pleased to have been included among the top three. 

Top 10 Vincent Van Gogh Portrayals On Screen

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When They See Us

So far I've only seen the the final episode.  Searing. Horrifying. Almost unbearably real. Acting-directing-editing-cinematography superlative.

From the Equal Justice Initiative

Not a question of never forget. The imperative is to know and remember.

Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org

On this day in 1922, more than 1,000 white people lynched Arthur Young in Perry, Florida. No one was ever held accountable for the lynching. The mob also turned on the black community of Perry, burning several black-owned homes, a church, the Masonic hall, and a school.

For Sama - Devastating Syrian Documentary

Frontline Season 2019 Episode 19 | 1h 24m 18s

In a time of conflict and darkness in her home in Aleppo, Syria, one young woman kept her camera rolling — while falling in love, getting married, having a baby and saying goodbye as her city crumbled. The award-winning documentary unfolds as a love letter from filmmaker and young mother Waad al-Kateab to her daughter — Sama.

Tiananmen Redux

The end seems inevitable.  How will the world respond?