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Jarrod Shanahan

  • Editor - Hard Crackers: Chronicles of Everyday Life and CUNYStruggle.org
Chicago, New York
As seen in: Medium, VICE, Gothamist, The Nation, Truthout, Jacobin, London Review of Books, Los Angeles Review of Books, Publishers Weekly, The New Inquiry and
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Jarrod Shanahan is an assistant professor of Criminal Justice at Governors State University in University Park, Illinois.

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Eric King's Ethics of Revolt

Eric King's Ethics of Revolt

"These jellyfish deserve no respect," writes Eric King, "and you won't give them any. You know they will hold…

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The Prairieland 19 Case Is a Test for Criminalizing Dissent

The Prairieland 19 Case Is a Test for Criminalizing Dissent

Nine members of the "Prairieland 19," anti-ICE protesters in Texas who the Trump administration is dubiously …

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Every Fire Needs a Little Bit of Help: A Decade of Rebellion, Reaction, and Morbid Symptoms

Every Fire Needs a Little Bit of Help: A Decade of Rebellion, Reaction, and Morbid Symptoms

Every Fire Needs a Little Bit of Help collects a decade of reflections on recent US struggles—Occupy Wall Str…

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The Dystopia of the World's Tallest Jails - Jarrod Shanahan & Zhandarka Kurti - Inquest

The Dystopia of the World's Tallest Jails - Jarrod Shanahan & Zhandarka Kurti - Inquest

New York City's plan to replace Rikers with skyscraper jails is a cautionary tale of how decarceral talking p…

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Nothing Can Truly Prepare You for Your First Time Behind Bars

Nothing Can Truly Prepare You for Your First Time Behind Bars

A new book offers an inside look at incarceration at Rikers Island, from intake to release.

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Stop Cop City and the Insurrectionary Horizon * Ill Will

Stop Cop City and the Insurrectionary Horizon * Ill Will

Jarrod Shanahan and Zhandarka Kurti on the need for an insurrectional orientation for abolitionist politics.

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Eric King’s Ethics of Revolt

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By Jarrod Shanahan
| hardcrackers.com
“These jellyfish deserve no respect,” writes Eric King, “and you won’t give them any. You know they will hold you down seven-on-one and have a party while they beat you up. You know that your possessions will be destroyed. That your skin will be burned, that your body will be broken. It doesn’t matter at that moment. All that matters is that you’ve had enough.” Eric King spent almost ten years as a federal prisoner.
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The Prairieland 19 Case Is a Test for Criminalizing Dissent

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By Jarrod Shanahan
| Reader Supported News
Nine members of the “Prairieland 19,” anti-ICE protesters in Texas who the Trump administration is dubiously accusing of domestic terrorism, are going on trial this week. The case is a test for how easily Trump might criminalize dissent going forward. Some in the Trump administration may now regret calling Renée Good and Alex Pretti “domestic terrorists.” The hasty application of this label by Kristi Noem, J. D.
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The Prairieland 19 Case Is a Test for Criminalizing Dissent

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By Jarrod Shanahan
| Jacobin Verified
Some in the Trump administration may now regret calling Renée Good and Alex Pretti “domestic terrorists.” The hasty application of this label by Kristi Noem, J. D. Vance, and other hard-liners generated justifiable outrage and helped mobilize opposition to Donald Trump’s terror campaign against immigrants.
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