The FBI has added the former Black Panther Assata Shakur to its Most Wanted Terrorists list 40 years after the killing for which she was … Assata Shakur Added to FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists ListRead more
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Gut-Wrenching Testimony from Dr. Blasey Ford
The Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee is moving ahead with plans to vote on the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh today as a Supreme Court justice. This … Gut-Wrenching Testimony from Dr. Blasey FordRead more
The ‘Anti-Catholic’ Playbook
Confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, Brett Kavanaugh, began yesterday with a sustained uproar from Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, who … The ‘Anti-Catholic’ PlaybookRead more
History of U.S. For-Profit Prisons from Slavery to Today
A 3-week nationwide prison strike from coast to coast just ended this month, after prisoners participated in hunger strikes and called for the abolition of … History of U.S. For-Profit Prisons from Slavery to TodayRead more
Nestlé has been taking more water
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Witness Ties Guatemalan President to Maya Killings in Montt Trial
Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina has been directly accused in Guatemalan court of ordering executions during Guatemalas decades-long campaign against Maya indigenous people, which resulted … Witness Ties Guatemalan President to Maya Killings in Montt TrialRead more
Right-Wing Network Spent Millions to color the judges
Sarah Posner talking: for several cycles of Supreme Court nominations, conservatives have sought to portray Democrats’ questions about Supreme Court nominees’ views on issues like … Right-Wing Network Spent Millions to color the judgesRead more
Citigroup Lobbyists Help Write House Bill to Deregulate Trading
The New York Times has revealed lobbyists from Citigroup essentially wrote a recent bill approved by the House Financial Services Committee that would exempt broad … Citigroup Lobbyists Help Write House Bill to Deregulate TradingRead more
American Anomie
The French sociologist Emile Durkheim in his classic book “On Suicide” examined the disintegration of social bonds that drive individuals and societies to personal and … American AnomieRead more