
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is formally backing a proposal being considered by the U.S. Sentencing Commission that would shorten the amount of time that federal drug offenders currently behind bars would have to spend in prison.
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is formally backing a proposal being considered by the U.S. Sentencing Commission that would shorten the amount of time that federal drug offenders currently behind bars would have to spend in prison.
In her eulogy to the beloved and distinguished actor, playwright and activist Ossie Davis…
As Brazilians opposed to outrageous sums of public money spent on preparations for the upcoming World Cup protest with marches and strikes…
This article explains how the United States is exporting its model of mass incarceration and social and political control to at least 25 countries.
On Monday afternoon, as the Seattle City Council was poised to pass a historic minimum wage hike, Kshama Sawant wasn’t quite ready to relish the imminent victory.
President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. The Act granted reparations to Japanese-Americans interned during World War II. (Ronald Reagan Presidential Library And Museum)
An awakening is occurring, the U.S. is finally getting on the right path, can we end the war on drugs?
Much banter is happening in Chicago’s Black neighborhoods about the prospects for the upcoming municipal 2015 elections.
Congressman John Conyers has a storied legacy that was threatened by the campaign staff’s signature problems.
I wanted to take moment to reply to Kevin Williamson’s Case Against Reparations.
On Thursday, June 12, 2014, Brazil will play the opening game of the World Cup against Croatia. The World Cup brings together 32 teams from all corners of the world.
Mass street protests are usually seen as a hallmark of democratic aspirations. And elections are meant to be a culmination of such aspirations, affording people the opportunity to choose their own leaders and system of government. But in country after country these days, the hallmarks of democracy are being dangerously subverted and co-opted by powerful elites. The question is, are we recognizing what is happening under our noses? Three examples unfolding right now are indicators of this trend: Thailand, Ukraine and Egypt.