All episodes of Mumia Abu-Jamal's Radio Essays

Episodes

Published 09/04/15

Murderers of the World Arrive in the Americas" (Murder Inc.)

Published 08/21/15

His name is Major - (his real name); Major Tillery of West Philadelphia.Although he had a reputation as a gangster, in prison such things matter little. It’s as a jailhouse lawyer that he shook the prison walls in the case known as Tillery v. Owens, a ground-breaking prison conditions case where double-dealing (or the placement of four men in a cell) was declared unconstitutional. The prison medical department was declared unconstitutional and living conditions in part of the prison were...

Published 08/21/15

Trump: And the Politics of Resentment

Trump: And the Politics of Resentment[col. writ. 7/31/15] © ’15 Mumia Abu-JamalWhen New York billionaire and GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump launched into his anti-immigrant tirade against Mexicans crossing the border, he was using a long known political technique of plugging into the live wire of American resentment of the other.Today, it’s Latinos, of course; more precisely, those from the Southern borders: Mexicans, Salvadorans, Guatemalans, Hondurans, and the like.But, since the...

Published 08/10/15

Democracy, Dictatorships & Empire (from Writing on the Wall)

Published 07/22/15

40 Years in the Wilderness(from Writing on the Wall)

Published 07/22/15

Silence of the Lambs (from Writing on the Wall)

Published 07/22/15

Gangsters in Blue (from Writing on the Wall)

Published 07/22/15

Flags & Rags

Published 07/10/15

What to a Prisoner is the 4th of July?

Published 07/10/15

Black & Blue in America

Published 07/10/15

Charleston

Published 06/22/15

NSA Anyway

Published 06/17/15

Dynasty: The Politics of Spectacle

Published 06/17/15

Waco

Published 05/22/15

Message to the Movement

Published 04/28/15

Of Punks, Predators, & Pigs

Action Alert: Demand that Mumia see a diabetes specialist On Monday, March 30, Mumia Abu-Jamal lost consciousness at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) Mahanoy and had to be rushed to the hospital. He was admitted with a blood sugar level of 779, suffering from diabetic shock, and a dangerously high sodium level of 160. Mumia must see a diabetes specialist (endocrinologist) in order to be properly diagnosed and provided with an individual treatment plan specific to him. Prison...

Published 04/10/15

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Published 03/09/15

International Hutzpah

Published 03/09/15

Feeding on Fear