News Update: DOJ Does Not Oppose Motion for Release in John Anthony Castro Case; Appeal Pending Before Fifth Circuit

In a notable procedural development, the U.S. Department of Justice did not file an opposition to a motion for release submitted by John Anthony Castro in the district court, setting up a potentially consequential appellate review before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Earlier, Castro had filed an emergency motion with the Fifth Circuit. That motion was denied before the […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Update on John Anthony Castro’s Constitutional Claims and Pending Motions

In November 2025, John Anthony Castro filed an emergency motion for mistrial alleging serious constitutional violations during his federal prosecution. The motion asserts that prosecutors entered into undisclosed agreements with witnesses, including a criminal immunity deal granted to Linda Rivera, without disclosure to the defense. Castro also contends that key stipulations were presented without his consent or adequate opportunity to […]

“A Packed Church, Empty Solutions: Philadelphia’s Housing Crisis and the Limits of Old Thinking”

Yesterday, P.O.W.E.R convened a housing affordability assembly at Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church. The sanctuary was full—overflowing, really—with more than 1,000 people from across Philadelphia, representing churches, faith communities, and concerned residents gathered under one shared anxiety: a city in the grip of a housing crisis. Rising rents. Shrinking housing stock. A looming reduction in federal funding as Washington signals cuts […]

Announcement: If You Don’t Want to See People on the Street, House Them

If You Don’t Want to See People on the Street, House ThemThis Sunday, February 1, 2026, Philadelphians from every corner of the city will gather at Mother Bethel AME Church for the POWER Interfaith Affordability Assembly—a collective response to a housing crisis shaped too long by private profit and public silence.The Assembly calls on City Council to establish a consistent […]

Fear Not 2.0 — Proud and Hopeful, I Bet on Us

Today is the National Shutdown — NO WORK. NO SCHOOL. NO SHOPPING. STOP FUNDING ICE — to protest the federal government’s misdeeds in Minneapolis. Amidst all the news—or perhaps because of its own internal difficulties—this National Shutdown hasn’t gotten much attention or publicity. I try to keep an eye out for these things, and I only found out when Oscar […]

Neoliberalism Globalization Income Inequality Poverty and Resistance by Renaldo Mckenzie Sale Price!

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Manifesto for the Establishment of a Department of American Freedmen Affairs

To Whom It May Concern: My name is Carnell Lamont Oliver. I write to initiate a national conversation on reparations for Black Americans, framed around the upcoming 14th Amendment case, expected in February or April 2026. The question before us is clear: what does justice and equity look like for descendants of enslaved Africans in the United States, and how […]

A Strategy for Fiscal Discipline: PBBA and Procedural Reform

To Whom It May Concern, My name is Carnell Lamont Oliver, a resident of Jacksonville, Florida, writing to urge serious consideration of a coordinated strategy to restore fiscal responsibility and functional governance at the federal level and to consider the Principles-Based Balanced Budget Amendment (PBBA). The Principles-Based Balanced Budget Amendment (PBBA) offers a constitutionally sound framework to address chronic deficits. Sponsored in the […]

Restoring Fair Representation in the U.S. House of Representatives

The U.S. House of Representatives has been capped at 435 members since 1929. This permanent limit is not just outdated—it is likely unconstitutional. Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution requires that representatives be apportioned “according to their respective Numbers” based on the decennial census. Historically, Congress expanded the House after each census to maintain proportional representation. Freezing membership at […]