equal justice
Extra Credit For Being From A Good Family-- And For Non-Traditional Rape
What does "from a good family" mean? White and well-off? Religious? And what does it mean to say a politicians is "too old?" And what does it mean when you put those things together. New Jersey Superior Court Judge James Troiano, a 70 year old Republican hack politician, became a judge in 1992 and retired in 2011 but started serving again the following year to help alleviate the crowded system.
Do U.S. Police Have a License to Murder?
Protesters opposed to murder by cop (source; click to enlarge)by Gaius PubliusThe real answer to the headline question requires a look at literally hundreds of cases of unjustified, unpunished police shootings, just a few of which have been in our faces and on our TV screens lately.
Is Equal Justice Ever Possible With Such Gigantic Income Inequality As We Have In The U.S.?
Remember that horrific story-- about a decade back-- about cops in New Orleans shooting unarmed civilians running for their lives from the Hurricane Katrina flood waters? In 2007 5 white police officers were indicted for opening up with shotguns and AK-47s on two families of black people on the Danziger Bridge looking for shelter from the deadly storm.
Bernie Sanders Scores Big Win; Breaks Major Fundraising Record
"Killer Mike" interviews Bernie Sanders. Could this dynamic be a game-changer in southern Democratic primaries?by Gaius PubliusIn the most recent underwatched Democratic debate, there was a lot of ISIS-this and terror-that thrown around — and not one climate word, as near as I could tell.