The campaign against the death penalty has been - while a powerful campaign, its participants have been those who attend all of the vigils, a relatively small number of people.

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I'm involved in the work around prison rights in general.

I'm involved in the work around prison rights in general.

To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and...

To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and...

First of all, I didn't suggest that we should simply get rid of all prisons.

First of all, I didn't suggest that we should simply get rid of all prisons.

You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take...

You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take...

That's true but I think the contemporary problem that we are facing increasing numbers of...

That's true but I think the contemporary problem that we are facing increasing numbers of...

Racism is a much more clandestine, much more hidden kind of phenomenon, but at the...

Racism is a much more clandestine, much more hidden kind of phenomenon, but at the...

As soon as my trial was over, we tried to use the energy that had...

As soon as my trial was over, we tried to use the energy that had...

When Bush says democracy, I often wonder what he's referring to.

When Bush says democracy, I often wonder what he's referring to.

We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.

We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.

To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and...

To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and...

What I think is different today is the lack of political connection between the black...

What I think is different today is the lack of political connection between the black...

The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that...

The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that...

It's true that it's within the realm of cultural politics that young people tend to...

It's true that it's within the realm of cultural politics that young people tend to...

Well, we see an increasingly weaker labor movement as a result of the overall assault...

Well, we see an increasingly weaker labor movement as a result of the overall assault...

Had it not been for slavery, the death penalty would have likely been abolished in...

Had it not been for slavery, the death penalty would have likely been abolished in...

Now, if we look at the way in which the labor movement itself has evolved...

Now, if we look at the way in which the labor movement itself has evolved...

The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that...

The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that...

I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows you to...

I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows you to...

And I guess what I would say is that we can't think narrowly about movements...

And I guess what I would say is that we can't think narrowly about movements...

Radical simply means grasping things at the root.

Radical simply means grasping things at the root.