Edition #1048 Today we look at the ways in which the 13th amendment to the constitution opened the doors to a mere evolution of slavery rather than it’s abolition as our national myth contends Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe - Excerpt: Attica explained Ch. 3: Song 1: Attica State - John Lennon & Yoko Ono Ch. 4: Act 2: 45 Years After Legendary Attica Prison Uprising, New Book Reveals State Role in Deadly Standoff - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 09-09-16 Ch. 5: Song 2: Strong Animals - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin Ch. 6: Act 3: Prison Labor = Modern Day Slavery? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-16-16 Ch. 7: Song 3: High Demand - The Haymarket Squares Ch. 8: Act 4: Rattling the Bars US Prison Labor - @TheRealNews - Air Date 9-5-16 Ch. 9: Song 4: Forward - Northbound Ch. 10: Act 5: Noelle Hanrahan on National Prison Strike - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 9-16-16 Ch. 11: Song 5: Prison Abolition (feat. Daman) - Conscious Youth Ch. 12: Act 6: Prisoners Strike To Say 'We're Not Slaves!!' (w/Guest: Maya Schenwar) - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 09-21-16 Ch. 13: Song 6: Chain Gang (2005 Remastered) - Sam Cooke Ch. 14: Act 7: Important stories of the prison strike are blacked out by media - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 9-30-16 Ch. 15: Song 7: Everyday (Single Version) - Carly Comando Ch. 16: Act 8: Support Prison Strikers by Joining Actions Around the Country - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 17: Song 8: This Fickle World - Theo Bard Ch. 18: Act 9: Advocates: The U.S. Still Profits from Slavery Because the 13th Amendment Perpetuates Prison Labor - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 10-03-16 Ch. 19: Final comments on the timely release of the new Ava DuVernay doc, “13th” Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone TAKE ACTION Read the call to action post on ItsGoingDown.org and find an event near you at the bottom of the post. Create your own local action to support the prison strikes and submit it to be posted by emailing info@itsgoingdown.org.  EDUCATE YOURSELF Why Prisoners Across the Country Have Gone on Strike (via Mother Jones) "We're Freedom Fighters": The Story of the Nationwide Prison Labor Strike (via truthout) The biggest national prison strike in American history is happening now (via Daily Kos) Meet the inmate who launched a massive prison strike from his jail cell (via Vice) Free Alabama Movement  (website of the inmates spearheading the strike in Alabama) IWW Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (unrecognized union for incarcerated prison workers)   Written by BOTL social media/activism director Amanda Hoffman Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!