Former correctional captain pleads guilty to assaulting detainee
“When members of law enforcement engage in excessive force, they not only victimize an individual but do grave disservice to the dedicated work of so many others who honorably serve the public.”
Supreme Court grapples with Purdue Pharma’s settlement
Awaiting a decision expected by June 2024, the case stands as a pivotal moment in America's ongoing struggle against opioid crisis.
Does #MeToo have the power to take down a Supreme Court nominee?
It comes against the backdrop of the #MeToo movement and 27 years after another dramatic showdown over sexual harassment allegations against another conservative Supreme Court nominee, Clarence Thomas.
Watching as the Fabric Holding This Society Together Unravels
A society is supposed to bond together for the common good, but lately violence is all that the U.S. is seeing. Political, social, and racial negativity is responsible for this violent epidemic and it needs to end now.
Germany blazes past US, setting new record for renewable energy production
Germany is the champion among industrialized economies in going green.
Is today’s NRA the “price of freedom”?
Someday, people will read about this moment in history books and wonder how we got to this level of insanity.
Prison inmates fighting California’s deadly fires
More than 2,000 inmates are working as firefighters, prompting new debate over this aspect of prison labor.
All Charges Dropped in Freddie Gray Case
Prosecutors in Baltimore just dropped all remaining charges against the last three city police officers awaiting trial in the death of Freddie Gray.
Puerto Rico suffers while defending against disaster capitalism
While more disaster capitalists will be lining up, the resilient population of Puerto Rico will build momentum for renewable alternatives to the fossil-fuel power grid that has failed them.
Policing on trial: Attorney Ben Crump on Fed case against three cops involved in...
The trial will show the importance of accountability even from police who are bystanders to murder, says Benjamin Crump, part of the legal team for George Floyd’s family.