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To deny that white supremacy is one of the foundations of American capitalism is to deny our past, present, and what seems to be our future if we don't change. https://economic-historian.com/2020/10/capitalism-slavery-and-economic-white-supremacy/
The two are inextricably bound concepts—not by happenstance but by design. https://truthout.org/articles/white-supremacy-and-capitalism-are-deeply-entangled-with-the-colonial-slave-trade/
The evidence is right there before us all: people of color are systematically neglected by this system as that is a core component of how it functions to create an intentionally neglected underclass. https://www.businessinsider.com/us-systemic-racism-in-charts-graphs-data-2020-6?op=1
The idea that slavery ended in this country is also a misnomer...
It just changed shape in order to be hidden in the shadows of the massive prison industrial complex—another face of American capitalistic white supremacy and exploitation. https://www.centeronhumanrightseducation.org/u-s-prison-labor-legacy-american-slavery/
It just changed shape in order to be hidden in the shadows of the massive prison industrial complex—another face of American capitalistic white supremacy and exploitation. https://www.centeronhumanrightseducation.org/u-s-prison-labor-legacy-american-slavery/
The land of the free, right? That's what we're told.
Hard to reconcile that against our country locking up 25% of the world's prison population, and a disproportionate number of the same being people of color.
This is not a flaw. It's by design. https://truthout.org/articles/modern-day-slavery-from-incarceration-to-forced-adoption/
Hard to reconcile that against our country locking up 25% of the world's prison population, and a disproportionate number of the same being people of color.
This is not a flaw. It's by design. https://truthout.org/articles/modern-day-slavery-from-incarceration-to-forced-adoption/
Another tragic truth is that the origins of American law enforcement are deeply steeped in white supremacy, slavery, and genocide.
This interconnectivity is also by design to serve rich white capitalists who exploited and killed Africans and Natives.
https://plsonline.eku.edu/insidelook/brief-history-slavery-and-origins-american-policing
This interconnectivity is also by design to serve rich white capitalists who exploited and killed Africans and Natives.
https://plsonline.eku.edu/insidelook/brief-history-slavery-and-origins-american-policing
How does a system of "slave patrols" and "night watch" evolve to push systemic inequality and institutionalized racism in to the modern era?
It's simple: the war on drugs.
What are its true origins? Racism and to a lesser extent classism. https://library.law.howard.edu/civilrightshistory/blackrights/massincarceration
It's simple: the war on drugs.
What are its true origins? Racism and to a lesser extent classism. https://library.law.howard.edu/civilrightshistory/blackrights/massincarceration
"You want to know what this was all about?” he asked with the bluntness of a man who, after public disgrace and a stretch in prison, had little left to protect. “The Nixon campaign in 1968, and White House, had two enemies: antiwar left and black people." https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nixon-drug-war-racist_n_56f16a0ae4b03a640a6bbda1
There are monied interests promoting expansion, too:
"The role that correctional officer unions play in the expanding prison-industrial complex is often overlooked in the recent scrutiny of the justice system sparked by the Movement for Black Lives." https://truthout.org/articles/prison-guard-unions-play-a-key-role-in-expanding-the-prison-industrial-complex/
"The role that correctional officer unions play in the expanding prison-industrial complex is often overlooked in the recent scrutiny of the justice system sparked by the Movement for Black Lives." https://truthout.org/articles/prison-guard-unions-play-a-key-role-in-expanding-the-prison-industrial-complex/
"There is no doubt that private prison operators have spent money to influence sentencing policies and help elect officials who would help the industry. There is also no doubt that private prison operators have an economic interest in harsher sentences." https://voxeu.org/article/how-private-prisons-affect-sentencing
The extent to which mass incarceration is monetized by corporate interests (and state governments) is massively underreported.
Those that speak out are often punished.
Many also have indirect or direct investments in the private prison industry... https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/23/prisoner-speak-out-american-slave-labor-strike
Those that speak out are often punished.
Many also have indirect or direct investments in the private prison industry... https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/23/prisoner-speak-out-american-slave-labor-strike
As the saying goes, follow the money...
Here's a partial list of some of the companies exploiting prison slave labor to monetize mass incarceration.
Sourced from: https://corpaccountabilitylab.org/calblog/2020/8/5/private-companies-producing-with-us-prison-labor-in-2020-prison-labor-in-the-us-part-ii
Here's a partial list of some of the companies exploiting prison slave labor to monetize mass incarceration.
Sourced from: https://corpaccountabilitylab.org/calblog/2020/8/5/private-companies-producing-with-us-prison-labor-in-2020-prison-labor-in-the-us-part-ii
Following along, here's a partial list of some of the banks and other institutions that invest in GEO, a private prison real estate investment company.
They're one of a few that lobby for harsher sentencing and laws.
Sourced from: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/GEO/holders?p=GEO
They're one of a few that lobby for harsher sentencing and laws.
Sourced from: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/GEO/holders?p=GEO
