In your post, write about the two articles you read from the End of Capitalism blog – what did you think was most interesting about those articles, and how do they connect to themes of our course? Also relate the articles to Beuttner’s article about the people of Ikaria – how does the life on Ikaria show alternatives to living under global capitalism?

How can we think about the histories of prisons as a part of the history of globalization? Use specific examples from the Davis book to illustrate this.

What do you think about the concept of prison abolition? Is it desirable? Possible?