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Death Row inmate who may be exonerated talks about his story

Dennis J. Bernstein - June 30, 2021

Kevin Cooper was three hours away from execution. Now he may be freed. He talks about racism, criminal justice, and his nearly 30-year fight to prove his innocence.

News + Politics

DA Boudin: ‘We don’t see jail or prison as the only or basic response to crime’

Tim Redmond - December 27, 2020

An exclusive interview with the district attorney after a year in what has been an immensely challenging job.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: New year, death row

Dennis Harvey - January 8, 2020

January is generally considered a dumping ground for unloved movies, squeezed in to fill any space remaining by Christmas and awards-bait major releases still...

Memories of the Ulcer Department

Peter-Astrid Kane - October 18, 2019

People who’ve watched a couple seasons of Orange Is the New Black sometimes think they have a savvy understanding of what it’s really like...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Lessons from the dictatorship mark ‘The Silence of Others’

Dennis Harvey - May 15, 2019

SCREEN GRABS This week brings the arrival of John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum, the latest entry in what’s been one of the few action-oriented franchises worth...

News + Politics

Good for Gavin: Is this the end of the death penalty?

Tim Redmond - March 13, 2019

Good for Gavin. Seriously: I have had a lot of issues with the gov, but he's done something really important. The new governor has started...

News + Politics

Mayor Breed’s brother should be released from prison

Tim Redmond - December 20, 2018

Jerry Brown is poised to leave office with 740 people on death row and 130,000 others in state prisons, 70 percent of them Black...

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Death Row inmate who may be exonerated talks about his story

DA Boudin: ‘We don’t see jail or prison as the only or basic response to crime’

Screen Grabs: New year, death row

Memories of the Ulcer Department

Screen Grabs: Lessons from the dictatorship mark ‘The Silence of Others’

Good for Gavin: Is this the end of the death penalty?

Mayor Breed’s brother should be released from prison

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