Criminology
- Understanding racial disparities in Gainesville gun violence June 17, 2025 7:37 pm The Independent Florida Alligator When a white construction worker fired four shots into an occupied Gainesville hotel in 2022, he was given three days in jail. But many Black defendants with similar cases found themselves with harsher sentences. In a sample The Alligator collected of 571 …
- Brazilian Officials Pursue Mandatory Drug Treatment Plan Following Supreme Court’s Decriminalization Of Cannabis April 14, 2025 9:40 pm Marijuana Moment “Like many similar endeavors in the United States, this is law enforcement disguised under a therapeutic banner.” By Felipe Neis Araujo, Filter In 2024, Brazil’s federal Supreme Court decriminalized personal possession of cannabis up to 40 grams, a ruling …
- Just stop jailing criminals? The absurd odyssey of Canada's catch-and-release justice system April 8, 2025 11:16 am Drayton Valley Western Review Breadcrumb Trail Links News In the past decade, identity-based justice and a distaste for punishment has created a regime that allows chronic offenders to walk free African American prisoner in orange uniform looks at barred window and leans on prison cell …
- American Marxism Got Lost on Campus December 8, 2024 4:42 pm Jacobin Excerpted from the The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Chinese Communism, edited by Wang Gungwu and Richard Yarrow (Wiley, 2025) “American Marxism exists, it is here and now, and indeed it is pervasive.” So laments Mark R. Levin in his 2021 book American …
- Deaths of 9 Indigenous people at hands of police in one month fuel renewed calls for justice December 2, 2024 11:05 am The Toronto Star OTTAWA—Martha Martin can still remember the exact time police knocked on her door saying her daughter, Chantel Moore, had been shot and killed. It was 4:19 a.m. on June 4, 2020, in Edmundston, N.B. Martin had received a knock at her door a few hours …
- Ad Hoc Committee hosts racial simulation at Kent State Ashtabula November 27, 2024 5:52 am Star Beacon - Ohio SAYBROOK — The city’s ad hoc committee on exploring racism as a public health crisis hosted a simulation on racial issues at Kent State Ashtabula Monday night. The simulation’s goal was to shed light on the systemic inequities that continue to affect local …
- Unshackling Justice for Black and Indigenous Communities in Canada: Reimagining the “Public Interest” Test in Criminal Prosecutions July 25, 2024 11:31 am Slaw For decades, the ideas of equality, justice, and human rights have been the core pillars of Canada’s national identity. However, the reality embedded within our criminal justice system creates a significant obstacle to the actualization of those ideas. …
- How a major Ontario police force is changing the warrior cop culture July 16, 2024 11:11 am Cochrane Times Breadcrumb Trail Links News Peel police had a reputation for being hard-nosed and uncompromising. A chief's reset is delivering surprising results MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO:TUESDAY MAY 28, 2024—POLICE—Peel Police Chief Nishan Duraiappah at the police forces …
- Former Savannah Mayor Otis Johnson still has a vision for the cityMaxine L. Bryant April 22, 2024 11:34 am Savannah Now - Georgia Maxine L. Bryant An African proverb says, “When an elder dies, a library burns to the ground.” This saying speaks to the vast knowledge retained in the minds of seasoned contributors to society. With that being the case, it is prudent to glean as much …
- Black History Month: WHIO celebrates all who have pushed our nation forward February 13, 2024 9:52 pm WHIO TV - Ohio Every February, Black History Month gives us the opportunity to learn about the rich and, oftentimes, forgotten pieces of American history. Black Americans helped build this country physically, culturally, diplomatically, and philosophically. They have …
Critical Criminology
- Why Socialists Must be Abolitionists: Challenging Carcerality in Socialist Spaces June 17, 2025 7:37 pm Cosmonaut Magazine Introduction It has become fashionable to repeat abolitionist slogans and demands—All Cops Are Bastards (ACAB), “defund,” or “abolish.” In the Philippines, it is in vogue to demand the defunding or the abolition of the NTF-ELCAC, the National Task Force to …
- President Tinubu, Our Flag is Bleeding; A Call for Unity Amidst Nigeria’s Challenges June 16, 2025 10:55 pm Kogi Reports In recent times, Nigeria has faced a tumultuous wave of violence and unrest, with tragic killings in various regions, including alarming incidents in Benue, Plateau, Kogi, Nasarawa states, and other parts of the country. These acts of violence threaten the …
- How To Spot A Fake Police Officer, According To Former Law Enforcement Officials June 16, 2025 10:01 pm HuffPost The horrific shootings in Minnesota over the weekend have sparked concerns about safety, particularly given the news that the suspected shooter, Vance Boelter, impersonated a police officer as he approached his victims’ homes. State Rep. Melissa Hortman (D …
- Donald Trump Jr baselessly claims transgender ‘movement’ is ‘most violent domestic terror threat’ in the world June 16, 2025 9:57 pm The Independent Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our …
- FEU launches Pampanga campus June 16, 2025 3:07 am Philippine STAR Far Eastern University (FEU) is expanding its academic footprint in Central Luzon with the official launch of FEU Pampanga in partnership with UNILAB Education under a new venture, Higher Academia Inc. (HAI). This new campus aims to become a vital …
- How Can You Determine the Right Fit for Your Psychology Internship? June 15, 2025 10:33 am Psychologs Magazine If you’re in psychology, beginning to consider internships, you’re likely wondering: “Where do I even start?” There are numerous areas of psychology—clinical, counselling, organisational, forensic, sports, and several others, so it’s easy to become …
- Beyond the Gates weekly preview sees Chelsea and Madison’s spark ignite, Martin confronts a threat, and Nicole makes a bold move June 14, 2025 10:48 pm Sportskeeda Fairmont Crest will be full of surprises on the week of June 16 to 20, as Beyond the Gates prepares for emotional roller coasters and fast-paced action. The weekly preview sees relationships being shifted, loyalties being changed, and long-buried secrets …
- Addressing youth crime: The critical role of social services in South Africa June 14, 2025 11:25 am IOL South Africa continues to grapple with high levels of violence targeting children and youth, with recent statistics painting a grim picture of the risks facing young people across the country. Between April 2024 and March 2025, official police records show …
- Idaho students who discovered brutal murders break silence ahead of Kohberger's critical hearing June 13, 2025 11:16 pm The Mirror US Two friends of the victims of a 2022 killing spree in a rental home in Idaho have spoken publicly for the first time about the day they discovered their slain friends. Their comments come as the murder suspect, Bryan Kohberger, awaits a trial that may …
- Idaho students who discovered bloodbath break silence ahead of critical Bryan Kohberger hearing June 13, 2025 3:57 pm Daily Mail The Idaho students who discovered the bloodbath inside the off-campus home in Moscow have broken their silence, two months before their friends’ accused killer Bryan Kohberger goes on trial. Emily Alandt and Hunter Johnson had been called over to the house …
Crime Theory
- Looking through the NSA Prism at all Americans June 15, 2025 8:30 pm Renew America Spectrographic Profiling at its finest but turning a blind eye to the real threat By Desmond McGrath June 21, 2013 Disclaimer: I will say up front that some of this perspective on "Data Mining" is my hypothesis based on the limited facts that I …
- A Fatherless Nation Cannot Prosper June 15, 2025 12:17 pm Daily Wire This Father’s Day, we should do more than hand out neckties and grill steaks. We should confront the truth: America leads the developed world in a heartbreaking and preventable trend — the collapse of fatherhood in the home. According to a Pew Research …
- From well-being to white replacement: What psychology research says about immigration June 12, 2025 5:42 am PsyPost Immigration is one of the most debated issues in many countries, often sparking strong opinions about its social, economic, and political consequences. But what does the research actually show? From mental health outcomes to attitudes shaped by uncertainty …
- Republican Study Committee Praises Trump Halting Federal Funding of Gain-of-Function Research in Controversial Countries May 6, 2025 6:33 pm Breitbart The Republican Study Committee is praising President Donald Trump for signing an executive order ending federal funding for gain-of-function research in controversial countries. President Donald Trump signed the executive order on Monday, which essentially …
- I fed NotebookLM a 218-page research paper on string theory and the podcast results were mind-blowing" target="_self"… April 17, 2025 6:55 pm TechRadar My latest NotebookLM podcast creation is deeper and more fascinating than anything I've ever created, and I bet it'll shock you, too. I don't understand string theory. In fact, I bet there's fewer than 1% of the world that can speak …
- The age of lost innocence April 12, 2025 7:25 pm Financial Express It’s been exactly a month since the British limited crime drama series Adolescence—created by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, and starring Owen Cooper—premiered on OTT streaming platform Netflix. Since then, the show, which revolves around 13-year-old …
- ‘A case study in groupthink’: were liberals wrong about the pandemic? April 5, 2025 2:05 pm The Guardian Were conservatives right to question Covid lockdowns? Were the liberals who defended them less grounded in science than they believed? And did liberal dismissiveness of the other side come at a cost that Americans will continue to pay for many years? A new …
- 100+ Courses You Can Study with Low JAMB Scores (100–180) in 2025 April 3, 2025 3:36 pm Zikoko! For many Nigerian students, writing the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) exam is a stressful experience. Scoring high can open doors to a wide range of courses and top universities, but what happens if — for whatever reason — you didn’t pass …
- Trump’s Simple Racism March 27, 2025 2:44 pm The American Prospect - Washington D.C. This article appears in the April 2025 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. On February 21, President Trump removed the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a four-star Air Force general with a distinguished military record named …
- GRAHAM GRANT: It's time for an honest discussion about the SNP's 'free' degrees - but Swinney's fingers are stuck in his ears March 24, 2025 11:25 pm Daily Mail There are few areas of public life which have been spared the ham-fisted reforms of the SNP – and sadly higher education isn’t one of them. In an act of hubris, Alex Salmond promised ‘free’ degrees - and even had the pledge carved into a commemorative …
Black Lives Matter
- Flint celebrates Juneteenth with a week of free community events June 17, 2025 8:06 pm Flint Beat - Michigan FLINT, Mich. — With Juneteenth approaching, Flint continues to host free events across the city, offering residents opportunities to reflect, celebrate and connect with their community. Here is a list of events: Help us empower, impact, and inform our …
- NAACP Won’t Invite President To National Convention For 1st Time In 116-Year History…And We All Know Why June 17, 2025 7:46 pm NewsOne Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty For more than a century — 115 years to be exact — the person who holds the office of president of the United States has been invited to the NAACP’s national convention. That tradition has been put on pause for the first …
- My Turn: Free-ish since 1865 June 17, 2025 7:32 pm Greenfield Recorder - Massachusetts On Jan. 1, 1863, The Emancipation Proclamation became law in the United States. It declared that “all persons held as slaves … shall be … forever free and the …Government of the United States … will do no act … to repress such persons … in any efforts they …
- The heart of the matter– Pharma, Health and Wellness & Grand Prix for Good picks from Cannes Lions: BE Extraordinary June 17, 2025 7:04 pm ETBrandEquity.com Representative image (iStock)Here are our top picks from the Health, Wellness, Pharma, and Grand Prix for Good categories at Cannes Lions. In this exploration beyond the Grand Prix, presented in collaboration with Harsh Kapadia, CCO, Grey India, we …
- This Might Have Been the Most Embarrassing Part of Trump’s Military Parade June 17, 2025 6:39 pm Slate Magazine Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Saturday evening, as millions of Americans turned out for a nationwide spate of anti–Trump administration “No Kings” protests, …
- What does Phil Murphy's budget contain for the state-run Paterson police? June 17, 2025 6:02 pm The North Jersey Record - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy's proposed budget includes an additional $10 million for Paterson law enforcement for the third straight year. This funding supports increased police presence, new technology, training and salaries, contributing to a 20% rise in …
- Gen Zers Who Watched BLM Burn Down The Country Have No Sympathy For L.A. Riots June 17, 2025 5:52 pm The Federalist Riots have become an all-too-familiar sight on American television screens. The country seems constantly braced for radical extremism disguised as “peaceful protests.” The images of car burnings and “F*ck ICE” graffiti coming out of Los Angeles last week …
- Police federation make formal complaint over Glasgow museum exhibit June 17, 2025 5:26 pm The Herald (Scotland) The body, which represents police officers, said the display of a street sign “Sheku Bayoh Street” in the collection is “biased” and misleading”. The street sign, which was part of a Black Lives Matter protest, was put up by Celtic ultras, the Green …
- Jury Finds Mike Lindell Guilty of Defaming Dominion Voting Exec June 17, 2025 5:17 pm Westword - Colorado A federal jury found that MyPillow CEO and prominent election denier Mike Lindell defamed former Dominion Voting Systems executive Eric Coomer on the trial's eleventh day in a federal courthouse in downtown Denver. Coomer had asked for $62.7 million in …
- Forward Madison FC launches first-ever Juneteenth pre-match top June 17, 2025 4:56 pm Madison365 - Wisconsin Forward Madison FC is launching its first pre-match top in celebration of Juneteenth, designed by Madison artist Brooklyn Doby with input from members of the Featherstone Flamingos – an inclusive group of Forward fans that celebrates Black culture. During …
Gender and Crime
- Anora dominates Oscars with five wins — see our critics’ verdicts June 17, 2025 8:07 pm The Times • Best supporting actor: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain • Best supporting actress: Zoe Saldana, Emilia Pérez • Best original screenplay: Sean Baker, Anora • Best adapted screenplay: Peter Straughan, Conclave Best-dressed stars at the Oscars Ariana Grande …
- Church juggles delayed abuse allegation, pastor's 'tremendous growth' June 17, 2025 8:07 pm Indianapolis Star - Indiana Rosalyn and Keith Carlson felt proud as pastors at their church preached about the importance of taking a strong stand to support sexual abuse survivors. The message at Grace Church Noblesville called for swift action against abusers and healing aid for …
- Men, women and Aurat Marches June 17, 2025 8:07 pm The News International hese women want to normalise incest in our society,” one of the four men casually remarked curling his handlebar moustache. They all stared derisively at the procession of Aurat March ’24 near National Press Club in Islamabad. They stood, with their arms …
- J.K. Rowling Savages Boy George in Blistering Exchange Over Transgender Ideology June 16, 2025 3:55 pm PJ Media - Virginia In a heated social media showdown, author J.K. Rowling once again proved that she’s not backing down from defending women’s rights — this time, by blasting washed-up has-been Boy George on X. It all began when Rowling posted a sharp critique of gender …
- Of Contempt Of Parliament, In Parliament, By Parliamentarian... May 29, 2025 4:41 pm Modern Ghana ….. But before we ask for our pound of flesh, Respect is earned, how we behave or misbehave will determine how the people will behave or misbehave towards us.”[1] Alban Bagbin, 29th January 2025. INTRODUCTION In the time of Socrates[2] in Athens, Greece, …
- CSOs call for release of Nigerian teenager, vocal social commentator Hamdiyyah Sharif May 24, 2025 2:48 am Blueprint Newspapers Limited A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Friday called for the immediate and unconditional release and full protection for Miss Hamdiyyah Sharif to enable her to enjoy her constitutional rights to freedom of movement, freedom of expression, and …
- The ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Uncensored Oral History of a Revolution May 22, 2025 3:35 pm The Hollywood Reporter - California The Handmaid’s Tale is ending. But to borrow a quote from Margaret Atwood, the end is not the end. And the Hulu series wasn’t the beginning of The Handmaid’s Tale, either. Back in 1985, Atwood published her best-selling novel of the same name, a near- …
- Amos N. Guiora on Institutional Complicity and Legal Reform May 12, 2025 2:01 am The Good Men Project - California Amos N. Guiora, J.D., Ph.D., is a legal scholar and former IDF Lieutenant Colonel whose work focuses on institutional complicity and the legal accountability of bystanders and enablers. Shaped by his Holocaust-survivor parents and counterterrorism …
- 35 New Movies to Watch This Summer May 6, 2025 8:30 pm IndieWire A summer with strikes in the rearview and Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” poised to keep kicking ass at the box office and sticking in IMAX theaters? We’re here for it. Starting this month, the summer movie season is upon us, with indies and blockbusters and some …
- Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex-trafficking trial: All the info you need to know May 5, 2025 10:37 pm Global News For more than two decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs was known as one of hip-hop’s biggest entrepreneurs, making hits for top talent like Notorious B.I.G. and creating a business empire that included Bad Boy Records, a fashion brand, a TV network, deals with …
Prison Privatization
- A Lesson in Systemic Racism, Part II: ALEC, School Closures, and the School-to-Prison Pipeline June 17, 2025 7:37 pm Grassroots DC - Washington D.C. The previous post, entitled “A Lesson in Systematic Racism: Stand Your Ground, the NRA, and the American Legislative Council (ALEC),” examined the connection between the untimely death of Trayvon Martin and the powerful lobbying groups that made laws like …
- Mumia Abu-Jamal on Trump’s America: ‘All Is Not Well in Babylon’ June 17, 2025 2:53 pm Rolling Stone Seven minutes from bucolic Molly Maguire Historical Park in Frackville, Pennsylvania is the State Correctional Institution at Mahanoy. Behind the dull-grey concrete walls and razor wire, in a situation he describes as “live from slow motion death row,” is …
- A Writer For Our Time: Why John le Carré’s Work Remains More Essential Than Ever June 16, 2025 7:15 pm Literary Hub Sometimes a great writer sneaks up on you. You’ve known his name for years, seen shelves of his paperbacks in every bookstore, watched adaptations of his novels for the screen. But you’ve always found reasons to leave him on the periphery: his historical …
- Professor Sadie Blanchard publishes article on incarceration-alternative contracts in the criminal justice system June 16, 2025 1:59 pm Notre Dame Law School - Indiana Professor Sadie Blanchard’s latest article, Contract or Prison, will be published in The University of Chicago Law Review. Blanchard’s article highlights growing criticism of the use and privatization of electronic monitoring, diversion, parole, and …
- Job Scare for Over 31,000 Civil Servants in Privatization Scheme June 16, 2025 11:54 am Kenyans.co.ke Narok Senator Ledama Ole Kina has proposed the privatization of all prison facilities in the country, signalling alarm among staff working with the Kenya Prisons Service (KPS). If prisons are privatized, it means that the private investors may decide to …
- Atiku Abubakar: A legacy deferred, not denied June 16, 2025 11:22 am The Cable In every generation, few personalities rise not just as politicians but as enduring forces in the story of a nation. Among notable Nigerians in public, private and political life, only few individuals have journeyed with as much persistence, clarity of …
- Two Weeks in Review, 2 – 15 June 2025 June 15, 2025 12:22 pm EJIL: Talk! Human Rights Law Marko Milanovic explores how lies by state officials, whether in authoritarian regimes or democracies, can constitute violations of international human rights, particularly when they affect freedoms of expression, the right to health, or …
- Meloni’s Italy: A Refreshing Crescendo to Brussels’ Dissonance June 14, 2025 3:05 am The American Spectator - Virginia Success stories in the EU are easily told — mostly because there are none. This makes the path charted by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni all the more remarkable. In Brussels’ long shadow, she is drawing new ideological lines. When Giorgia Meloni …
- The Authoritarian Machine Is Growing — and It Won’t Stop at Immigrants June 12, 2025 2:03 pm Truthout Part of the Series “Fascism and authoritarianism are deployed through law enforcement,” says Silky Shah. In this episode of “Movement Memos,” Shah and host Kelly Hayes discuss immigration raids, rising authoritarianism, mass protest, innocence narratives, …
- June 12, Vatsa, Giwa, Others: IBB Lies in Autobiography – Falana June 12, 2025 10:08 am The News (Nigeria) Today is June 12, a day set aside by the Federal Government to commemorate the annulment of June 12, 1993 Presidential election, won by the late Chief MKO Abiola, but annulled by the then Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida. However, early this …
Prison Abolition
- Is the Pope right about the death penalty? June 17, 2025 7:37 pm Renew America By Rev. Mark H. Creech August 5, 2018 The Vatican announced on Thursday that Pope Francis had approved formal alterations to Catholic teaching that clarify the death penalty is unacceptable. The section of the Catholic Catechism which deals with capital …
- Ontario moves to fill jails, frames it as housing policy June 17, 2025 7:37 pm Spring By Emily Heil On June 4th, the Ontario government passed Bill 6, the so-called Safer Municipalities Act. Drug users experiencing homelessness can now be removed from encampments and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine or be sentenced up to six months of jail …
- Anti-NSA writer featured at Soros-Koch event June 17, 2025 7:37 pm Renew America By Cliff Kincaid September 17, 2014 In a case of politics makes strange bedfellows, organizations funded by four billionaires on the left and right are uniting to put on a major conference at Columbia University calling for the end to the war on terrorism, …
- Will the Pope endorse Bernie Sanders for President? June 17, 2025 7:37 pm Renew America By Cliff Kincaid August 21, 2015 If the Republican establishment thinks it has a problem with Donald Trump, just wait until the Pope visits America next month and endorses socialist Bernie Sanders for president. Such a move, which is not beyond the realm …
- The perverts and those who protect them June 17, 2025 7:37 pm Renew America By Cliff Kincaid October 30, 2020 Before Joe Biden committed a major gaffe by urging the eventual abolition of the oil and gas industry, he endorsed the idea of 8-year-old transgenders. This went beyond gaffe status to outright insanity. What’s more, it …
- Tracing the Marxist roots of the assault on the family June 17, 2025 7:37 pm Renew America By Jerry Newcombe June 18, 2015 Aristotle once said, "Men start revolutionary changes for reasons connected with their private lives." Is there a link to Karl Marx and his own abysmal failure as a family man and the all-out assault on the …
- 'Amazing Grace' and the abolition of slavery June 17, 2025 7:37 pm Renew America By Jerry Newcombe January 18, 2023 This month, January 2023, marks the 250th anniversary of the classic hymn “Amazing Grace.” The Museum of the Bible notes: “It was January 1, 1773. John Newton led his congregation down the road from the parish church in …
- South Africa "joined at the hip" to Cuba June 17, 2025 7:37 pm Renew America By Cliff Kincaid December 12, 2013 If President Obama's handshake with Cuban dictator Raul Castro is news, Castro's featured presence at the Nelson Mandela memorial service and what the South African government said about him are equally newsworthy …
- Prosecutors, judges and the future of justice in Korea June 17, 2025 3:55 pm Korea JoungAng Daily Published: 18 Jun. 2025, 00:04 Park Jin-seok The author is in the investigative reporting bureau at the JoongAng Ilbo. In July 1998, a convicted draft-dodging broker walked into the office of a senior military prosecutor. The man, just out of prison, …
- Week 73 of “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign Spreads to 47 Prisons June 17, 2025 2:01 pm Iran Focus Political prisoners in Iran condemned death sentences in the 73rd week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign. In their statement, they said: The people of Iran have become entangled in a war they never sought. War and execution are two sides of the …
Corporate Crime
- Trump pardons cost victims, taxpayers $1.3 billion, House Democrats' review says June 17, 2025 7:11 pm CBS News President Trump's flurry of recent presidential pardons has cost crime victims and taxpayers approximately $1.3 billion in restitution and payments, according to a review by House Judiciary Democrats. The pardons absolved hundreds of convicted …
- EWGâs 2025 âDirty Dozenâ exposes pesticide risks in blackberries and potatoes June 17, 2025 6:53 pm Natural News The EWG's 2025 "Dirty Dozen" report adds blackberries and potatoes due to high pesticide levels, including chemicals banned in Europe. Blackberries and potatoes are vulnerable to contamination due to their thin skins and post-harvest chemical …
- Amazon Will Decrease Workforce As AI Takes Over Jobs—CEO June 17, 2025 6:44 pm Newsweek By Hollie Silverman is the Deputy Weekend Editor at Newsweek based out of South Carolina. Her focus is reporting on breaking news and trending topics. Hollie has reported extensively on both local and national crime trends as well as health, climate and …
- The Meaning of Juneteenth 2025: The People Speak June 17, 2025 6:28 pm Shepherd Express - Wisconsin To most of you out there in reader-land, June 19th becomes a federal holiday filled with backyard barbecues, family activities, or maybe a Brewers game. But to African Americans, Juneteenth carries weight. It marks the day in 1865 when the last of the …
- Virginia Attorney General primary: Where candidates stand on key issues June 17, 2025 6:14 pm FOX 5 DC - Maryland RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia voters head to the polls Tuesday to select party nominees in several high-profile statewide races, including the attorney general. Two Democrats, Jay Jones and Shannon Taylor, are vying for the chance to challenge Republican …
- As ICE ramps up arrests, Plymouth sheriff's office shuttles men from jail to Hanscom airport June 17, 2025 6:13 pm WBUR - Massachusetts On a recent Saturday morning, sheriff's deputies from Plymouth County escorted 76 men from the jail onto a bus and several vans. All were being held for the federal government, on alleged immigration violations. Their destination: Hanscom Field, an …
- McFeely's Tip Sheet: Sports coverage withers at Valley News Live June 17, 2025 4:08 pm InForum - North Dakota McFeely's Tip Sheet is a compilation of notes, quotes, rumors, gossip and commentary by Forum columnist Mike McFeely. If you have a tip, a note or a hot rumor feel free to send it along to mmcfeely@forumcomm.com. Not all will be printed because of, you …
- Escalation of Israeli attacks on Iran risks causing serious radioactive contamination June 17, 2025 3:37 pm Common Dreams "Status quo politics is not good enough." "How does New York effectively address the crises in affordable housing, education, crime, drugs, transportation, childcare, and many more?" said Sanders (I-Vt.) in a statement. "The …
- 'A Clear Choice': Bernie Sanders Endorses Zohran Mamdani for NYC Mayor June 17, 2025 3:31 pm Common Dreams With the United States—and the Democratic Party—facing a "fundamental choice" between politics dominated by corporations and billionaires or by the needs of ordinary Americans, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday said that for 8 million people in …
- Former assistant U.S. attorney rejoins Lowenstein Sandler June 17, 2025 3:12 pm NJBIZ - New Jersey The basics: Shontae Gray rejoins Lowenstein Sandler as partner Brings federal experience from U.S. Attorney’s Office in Newark Handled high-stakes cases involving fraud, money laundering, civil rights Joins team of recent high-profile public sector hires …
White Collar Crime
- Democrats: “Deal with guns, mental problems, and education, then all crime will just disappear” June 17, 2025 7:38 pm Renew America Democrats: “Deal with guns, mental problems, and education, then all crime will just disappear” By Michael Bresciani February 8, 2022 Dealing with crimes by ending all gun ownership is the equivalent of bringing back prohibition laws and pulling all …
- Priests' tragic deaths need closure June 17, 2025 7:38 pm Renew America By Matt C. Abbott February 2, 2012 The mysterious and tragic deaths of two priests — Father Waclaw Jamroz of the Archdiocese of Chicago and Father Alfred Kunz of the Diocese of Madison — need closure. Father Jamroz's bizarre death in 2009 was ruled a …
- Race in the third millennium June 17, 2025 7:38 pm Renew America By Selwyn Duke November 25, 2008 Although the show was propaganda produced by leftist Norman Lear, no one could accuse "All in the Family" of not being funny. Its protagonist, blue-collar bigot Archie Bunker, is one of those legendary television …
- Biker shootout: libs going wacko over race in Waco June 17, 2025 7:38 pm Renew America By Selwyn Duke May 27, 2015 Leftists are upset about what they view as a double standard with respect to the Baltimore/Ferguson affair and the recent Waco gang shootout. They're right, too – there sure is a double standard. And, as usual, it's …
- Puppets, prostitutes, and pimps: Part two June 17, 2025 7:38 pm Renew America By Madeline Crabb March 4, 2021 In delivering his Gettysburg Address, President Abraham Lincoln declared “government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Just 157 years later, this is no longer true. In …
- 12 years later: the Father Alfred Kunz (unsolved) murder June 17, 2025 7:38 pm Renew America By Matt C. Abbott March 3, 2010 Father Alfred Kunz's life came to a tragic end either late March 3 or very early March 4, 1998. His body was discovered the morning of March 4, the victim of a homicide (his throat had been cut). It's been 12 years …
- Trump pardons cost victims, taxpayers $1.3 billion, House Democrats' review says June 17, 2025 7:11 pm CBS News President Trump's flurry of recent presidential pardons has cost crime victims and taxpayers approximately $1.3 billion in restitution and payments, according to a review by House Judiciary Democrats. The pardons absolved hundreds of convicted …
- Trump’s Pardon Spree Saving Criminals Up To $1 Billion In Restitution And Fines June 17, 2025 6:56 pm HuffPost WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s pardons for more than 1,500 criminal offenders could save the group more than $1 billion in fines and restitution payments they’d been sentenced to pay. Democratic staff led by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on the House …
- The gang war tearing a nation apart mapped: The territories under the control of 'Mr Big', 'Scarface' and a feared 'cocaine king' June 17, 2025 5:04 pm Daily Mail Detailed maps showing exactly where the battle lines have been drawn in a deadly gang war taking hold of Scotland can be revealed today. As four Scottish crime lords are embroiled in a vicious fight to control the country's drug trade, the Mail can …
- From gold bars to prison bars: Menendez heads to slammer June 17, 2025 4:21 pm New Jersey 101.5 NEW YORK — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez arrived at a federal prison on Tuesday to begin serving an 11-year sentence for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt. The New Jersey Democrat has been mocked for the crimes as “Gold Bar …
State Crime
- The Wild True Story Behind The Tom Cruise Crime Comedy American Made June 17, 2025 7:27 pm /FILM - Indiana In 2014, director Doug Liman and star Tom Cruise brought us what became known as Cruise's best sci-fi action movie in "Edge of Tomorrow." Three years later, the filmmaker and acting pair re-teamed for a wholly different project that, while it …
- Steve Brawner: Will Congress block state’s AI rules? June 17, 2025 7:16 pm Magnolia Reporter - Arkansas Arkansas state lawmakers this year passed a number of laws related to artificial intelligence. If the U.S. Senate passes the House version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the state may not be able to enforce them. Tucked inside the 1,000-page tax cut …
- Meghalaya honeymoon murder: Police bring Sonam Raghuvanshi, other accused to Sohra to recreate crime scene June 17, 2025 7:07 pm The Week Meghalaya Police probing the murder of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi have brought all five accused, including his wife Sonam Raghuvanshi, to Sohra to recreate the crime scene. Sonam, her boyfriend Raj Kushwaha, and three hired hitmen—Vishal …
- Democratic candidate for Nassau DA calls for stronger leadership to combat crime June 17, 2025 7:00 pm Long Island Press - New York Democratic candidate for Nassau County district attorney Nicole Aloise calls for stronger leadership to combat rises in crime. Cameryn Oakes Nicole Aloise, the Democratic candidate for Nassau County district attorney, called for stronger leadership to …
- Long Story Short: The State Expanded Medical Parole Four Years Ago, but the Number of Medical Paroles Has Plummeted June 17, 2025 6:56 pm KGOU - Oklahoma Imagine a criminal. Not a murderer sentenced to life without parole, but something bad: rape, assault, drug trafficking. Imagine that the criminal was sentenced to many years of incarceration, and after decades in prison his body has begun to break down …
- Nigeria: Hundreds Confirmed Dead In Militia Attack In Benue State June 17, 2025 6:55 pm The Nigerian Voice By Christian Solidarity Worldwide, CSW Over 100 people are confirmed to have been killed in an attack by militia of Fulani ethnicity on the Yelewata community in the Guma Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State, Nigeria on 13 June. Some reports indicate …
- $6.5 million in stolen goods seized in 2025, California leads in nationwide organized retail crime crackdown June 17, 2025 6:39 pm Office of Governor California Using arresting tools made available in part because of the Governor’s organized retail crime package he passed last year and ongoing commitment to public safety, compared to April, organized retail crime enforcement has gone up in all areas in May: 120 …
- Latest News | Haryana CM Nayab Saini Underlines Importance of Zero Tolerance for Crime June 17, 2025 6:35 pm Latestly Chandigarh, Jun 18 (PTI) Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the law and order situation in Haryana and the ongoing excise auctions. Underlining the government's zero tolerance for crime, Saini said that …
- India News | Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal Marks Beginning of New Chapter in State's Development Journey: Haryana CM Saini June 17, 2025 6:35 pm Latestly Gurugram (Haryana) [India], June 17 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, along with Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday inaugurated the country…
- India News | Haryana CM Directs 'all-out' War Against Criminals, Emphasizes Zero-tolerance for Crime June 17, 2025 6:33 pm Latestly New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday chaired a high level reviewing meeting to assess the law and order situation in the state and the ongoing excise auctions in Haryana. While issuing stern directives to …
Environmental Crime
- Letters to the editor: June 4, 2025 (Central Hudson, Big, Beautiful Bill, graceful aging and more) June 4, 2025 3:36 am Hudson Valley One - New York The views and opinions expressed in our letters section are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Hudson Valley One. Submit a letter to the editor at deb@hudsonvalleyone.com. Letter guidelines: Hudson Valley …
- Building Empathy by Developing an Ethically Sourced Materials Policy May 30, 2025 9:10 pm American Alliance of Museums - Virginia This article first appeared in the journal Exhibition (Spring 2025) Vol. 44 No. 1 and is reproduced with permission. If you don’t read the journal, become a member to receive your copy of the full upcoming issues or purchase the Spring 2025 issue. The …
- The world needs a new UN protocol to fight environmental crime (commentary) May 15, 2025 3:00 pm Mongabay As environmental crime goes global and awareness of its massive scope rises, finding agreement between governments on which illegal trades to target, and how, is not simple and leads to a piecemeal approach, a new op-ed argues. The case for international …
- State demands that BASF stop flow of pollution into Detroit River April 30, 2025 4:45 am The Detroit News - Michigan Wyandotte — State environmental regulators are demanding that BASF, an international chemical manufacturing company and major employer in Wyandotte, stop the flow of contaminated groundwater into the Detroit River, alleging the company is violating a 39- …
- Top Senate Stories: TSSAA: Controversial Bill Allowing One-Time School Transfers Up For Senate Vote April 3, 2025 1:54 pm The Chattanoogan - Tennessee 8:30 a.m. - Senate Regular Calendar - Watch - 2. SB0016 by Lowe Bill holds churches, charities liable when they shelter undocumented people who commit a crime 8:30 a.m. - Senate Regular Calendar - Watch - 6. *SB0227 by Taylor If a church or charity that …
- Park Hills hosts town hall meeting to address Reworld concerns March 21, 2025 12:10 pm Farmington Press - Missouri Representatives from the City of Park Hills hear comments from the public. Lisa Brotherton-Barnes The Park Hills City Council adjusted their regular monthly meeting to be held at Mineral Area College’s Cardinal Center on March 11. They hosted …
- Fed Court Allows Major Retaliation Claims Against Apple to Proceed; NLRB Charges Apple March 3, 2025 10:46 pm Indybay - California Ashley Gjovik, a whistleblower over environmental dangers and violation of labor rights at Apple has won the right to proceed with her case against Apple. Federal Court Allows Major Retaliation Claims Against Apple to Proceed; NLRB Charges Apple with Labor …
- Letters to the editor for Sunday, February 23, 2025 February 23, 2025 11:53 am Naples Daily News - Florida Letters to the editor should be 250 words or less. Include your name and city or community of residence. Guest opinions should be 600 words or less and include a brief summary of the author’s credentials relevant to the topic. Guest opinions may include a …
- Staff placed on leave, map tool shut down in tumultuous week at EPA February 8, 2025 11:12 am NBC News In the last two weeks, EPA staffers have had to contend with dramatic shake-ups at the agency. About 1,100 “probationary” employees were told they could be terminated, and 168 staffers working on environmental justice issues were put on leave. Lee Zeldin, …
- DOJ shutters environmental justice office February 7, 2025 1:22 am Courthouse News Environmental advocates warned that closing the Office of Environmental Justice would lead to more toxic contaminants, dangerous air and unsafe water in communities plagued by pollution. WASHINGTON (CN) — The Department of Justice shuttered a little-known …
Critical Theory
- With Republican help, steady Marxist 'progress' under Biden June 17, 2025 7:38 pm Renew America By Cliff Kincaid March 4, 2021 The Senate Republicans got a scalp. The mean tweets of Neera Tanden got her nomination as Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director pulled by the Biden Administration. Wow. Has the GOP demonstrated it’s a serious …
- Aufheben der Kultur - Cancel Culture - Part 4: Social Justice, Political Correctness, and the Woke Menagerie June 17, 2025 7:38 pm Renew America Aufheben der Kultur - Cancel Culture - Part 4: Social Justice, Political Correctness, and the Woke Menagerie By Tom DeWeese December 14, 2020 Below is an article by an associate of Tom DeWeese at the American Policy Center, Kathleen Marquardt, the Center…
- Karl Marx’s favorite quote June 17, 2025 7:38 pm Renew America By Jerry Newcombe August 25, 2021 It is incredible how a failed theory—Marxism—continues to make inroads into the hearts and minds of millions of fellow Americans. A new poll out the other week found that for the first time, a majority of Democrats say …
- Cancel Culture: We have met the enemy – our own government June 17, 2025 7:38 pm Renew America By Tom DeWeese March 25, 2021 Below is an article by an associate of Tom DeWeese at the American Policy Center, Kathleen Marquardt, the Center's vice president. The last time or two that my home alarm system repairman was here, we were talking about …
- Aufheben der Kultur - Part 6. Christianity, savior of Western Culture or casualty of Cancel Culture? June 17, 2025 7:38 pm Renew America Aufheben der Kultur - Part 6. Christianity, savior of Western Culture or casualty of Cancel Culture? By Tom DeWeese March 3, 2021 Below is an article by an associate of Tom DeWeese at the American Policy Center, Kathleen Marquardt, the Center's vice …
- Almighty God versus Satan: Into the valley of the shadow of death June 17, 2025 7:38 pm Renew America By Kari Lee Fournier April 4, 2023 You sense it. You feel it. We all do. Normal is never coming back. A few years ago, the election was stolen from one Mr. Donald J. Trump—during the early morning hours—and from that point on, the corrupt main stream media …
- The destruction of America June 17, 2025 7:38 pm Renew America By Madeline Crabb August 31, 2013 Believe it or not, the United States of America as we have known it, no longer exists. It is being destroyed from within and without. While we have been "tip-toeing through the tulips," trying not to offend …
- Will the Pope endorse Bernie Sanders for President? June 17, 2025 7:38 pm Renew America By Cliff Kincaid August 21, 2015 If the Republican establishment thinks it has a problem with Donald Trump, just wait until the Pope visits America next month and endorses socialist Bernie Sanders for president. Such a move, which is not beyond the realm …
- Readers sound off on Obama, 'excessive criticism,' clergy abuse scandal, dissenters June 17, 2025 7:38 pm Renew America Readers sound off on Obama, 'excessive criticism,' clergy abuse scandal, dissenters By Matt C. Abbott April 22, 2010 The following is a selection of (slightly edited) e-mails recently received by yours truly. Nancy Donaldson of Kansas: 'Matt, …
- Will someone investigate the NSA? June 17, 2025 7:38 pm Renew America By Cliff Kincaid December 2, 2023 The movie Oppenheimer is now for sale via various streaming channels at a cost of $19.99 on Prime Video, a complete waste of money. I am offering for free my 24-page analysis of how this film whitewashes a prominent member …