GAO Report Questions Widespread Use of Solitary Confinement in Federal Prisons
Jean Casella and James Ridgeway, Solitary Watch The U.S. Bureau of Prisons currently holds more than 12,400 individuals in 23-hour-a-day..
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Orange County to Pay $4.4 Million to Family of Unarmed Marine Shot Dead by Sheriff’s Deputy
Orange County, California will pay more than $4 million to the family of an unarmed Marine shot dead by a sheriff’s deputy in 2012...
US Government: Greatest Obstacle to International Action on Global Warming
Capitalism stands in the way of climate change remedies Liberation Emissions of greenhouse gases rose to record levels in the first decade..
Torture Victim James Kluppelberg Sues Chicago and Police
Jack Bouboushian, Courthouse News Service One of Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge’s torture victims spent 24 years in prison for an..
Berkeley Patients Group is Ground Zero in Federal Government’s War on Medical Marijuana
Berkeley Patients Group, widely regarded as a model community citizen, has become the latest target of the federal government’s war..
10 Things Government Can Do that Would Land You in Jail
Activist Post Do you still believe the government represents the people? Are you part of the majority that genuinely wants the government..
Under Fire on Multiple Fronts, Michele Bachmann Announces Retirement from Congress
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), the Tea Party darling and failed presidential candidate currently under investigation for unethical campaign..
Conservatives Pissed at Lena Dunham’s Memorial Day Toilet Tweet
Conservative commentators were left in a frothing rage by a Memorial Day message tweeted by actress/filmmaker Lena Dunham. The 27-year-old..
A Challenge to Memorial Day
M. George van der Meer, Center for a Stateless Society Memorial Day in the United States is a time for absentminded, almost spontaneous,..
Citigroup Lobbyists Wrote Wall Street Deregulation Bill
Lobbyists for one of Wall Street’s biggest financial firms helped draft legislation exempting banks from new regulations and allowing..
