Daily Archives: June 5, 2022


New podcast from DecARcerate Arkansas.

My Justice Our Justice. The first episode is on solitary confinement. Speakers are formerly incarcerated people telling their own stories. They are insightful, smart and interesting people with “insider” understanding of a system that few of us understand. Definitely worth following.


Plastic bags and Walmart: Some Facts

Ellen Bruce, Fayetteville It is estimated that 4 trillion plastic bags are used each year; 100 billion of them are used in the U.S. They do not degrade. They are found everywhere on earth, from the oceans to Mt. Everest, to the bellies of whales, seals and dolphins. Walmart has an estimated 230 million visits each week to its stores which number 4,742 in the U.S. an 10,593 worldwide. Seven states (California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, New York, Oregon and Vermont) have outlawed plastic grocery bags. Walmart has over 800 stores in those states, providing groceries without plastic bags. Walmart is boasting […]