Some self-described socialist candidates running within the Democratic Party "advocate more extreme changes, such as abolishing the prison system," the New York Times reports.
Sure enough, the Boston Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America has a "Prison Abolition Working Group" that meets monthly. The national DSA Twitter account has tweeted "we need to abolish the prison system." A resolution favoring the abolition of prisons reportedly passed last year at the DSA's annual convention.
A Cornell University senior upset about a professor's questioning of her cutoff shorts during a senior thesis presentation decided to protest by stripping down to her underwear.
The female professor of performing and media arts, who other students said is known for her "past and continued advocacy for women and minorities," had told the student during a practice run earlier in the week that her shorts were too short.
