Tag: justice system
Payback? The arrest of Max Blumenthal
The way Blumenthal’s arrest was handled should send a chill down our collective spines because it shows a widening war on left-wing journalists and whistle-blowers that is remarkably resilient to changes in government.
Why haven’t presidential candidates proposed to end the criminalization of poverty?
The Democratic candidates are missing an opportunity to pitch sweeping criminal justice reform as an economic justice issue.
Declawed special prosecutor: A mockery of independence and justice
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.
Packing the Supreme Court
Mitch McConnell’s long-term strategy of packing the Court in order to entrench the Republican Party is becoming an obscene reality.
Three LGBTQ cases before the Supreme Court asks the question: How...
Will the Supreme Court back LQBTQ rights? Time will tell.
Men, we can do better
Survivors of sexual assault like Christine Blasey Ford deserve our support, not our opposition.
The victims who don’t count
“People with money and power are treated differently in our justice system. They’re not policed the same way.”
Everything Wrong With How Our Justice System Treats Poor People, In...
“Driving while poor” can be a harrowing experience, as minor offenses can lead to fines that low-income drivers cannot afford.
The Mirage of Justice
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.
The Best Way To Honor Tamir Rice is by Reforming Our...
How many times will our justice system refuse to charge police with killing unarmed black people?
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White House plan would erase age from Social Security disability decisions
Sources say the administration may raise the age threshold from 50 to 60 or remove it entirely, a move that could cut benefits for 750,000 people and reduce payouts by $82 billion.
Organizers plan massive Oct. 18 ‘No Kings’ protests as Trump escalates attacks on dissent
Organizers say more than 2,110 protests across all 50 states will build on June’s nationwide actions, as Trump expands National Guard deployments, ICE raids, and rhetoric about cities as “training grounds.”
Video claim challenges DHS account of Border Patrol shooting in Chicago
Attorney says body camera shows agent saying “Do something, b––” before firing; prosecutors charge two drivers as officials expand Operation Midway Blitz.
Nuclear power plants pre-deployed weapons of mass destruction
The global crisis it now embodies was foreseen 45 years ago by Bennett Ramberg, in his book “Nuclear Power Plants as Weapons for the Enemy: An Unrecognized Military Peril.”
Will teachers save our democracy?
A new book by teachers’ union president Randi Weingarten explains “why fascists fear teachers.”