Tag: justice system

The Democratic candidates are missing an opportunity to pitch sweeping criminal justice reform as an economic justice issue.

Here's today's predictable nightmare when legislation imprisoned the Special Prosecution role under the Dept. of Justice. Or more accurately, in Trumpian times the slavish Dept. of Injustice and Coverup.

Mitch McConnell’s long-term strategy of packing the Court in order to entrench the Republican Party is becoming an obscene reality.

Will the Supreme Court back LQBTQ rights? Time will tell.

Survivors of sexual assault like Christine Blasey Ford deserve our support, not our opposition.

“People with money and power are treated differently in our justice system. They’re not policed the same way.”

“Driving while poor” can be a harrowing experience, as minor offenses can lead to fines that low-income drivers cannot afford.

There seldom are trials for the poor. Instead, under threat of draconian sentences, they are forced to accept plea bargains. The system is a sham set up for elites with godlike powers who seek to advance themselves and their agendas at the expense of the downtrodden.

How many times will our justice system refuse to charge police with killing unarmed black people?

Oklahoma is scheduled to execute Richard Glossip on Wednesday night. But as time is running out, is the state about to kill an innocent man? Democracy Now discusses the case.