Criminology
- 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 …
- Public Practice and the Origins of Sociology: New Thoughts on an Old Issue January 30, 2024 1:28 pm Contexts by Marcus A. Brooks | January 30, 2024 As sociology faculty nationwide counted down the days to winter break, heated debate again erupted on Academic Twitter (ahem, X). The point of contention? Praxis-oriented, justice-focused sociology. The debate was …
- Identifying and Treating Incarcerated Women Experiencing Substance Use Disorders: A Review November 13, 2023 4:33 am Dove Medical Press Introduction Rates of substance use in the United States (US) continue to rise, with the number of individuals endosing past month illicit substance use increasing from approximately 27 million in 2015 to more than 37 million in 2020.1 Nationally …
- Celia Donert: Invention of the Trickster October 25, 2023 4:26 pm London Review of Books In August 1992, violent riots in the former East German port city of Rostock culminated in arson attacks on a tower block housing Roma and Vietnamese asylum seekers. Neo-Nazis threw Molotov cocktails while local residents looked on. The surrounding estate …
- Pregnancy and childbirth should not be deadly for Black women in CT July 6, 2023 4:16 am The Connecticut Mirror Tori Bowie, the former fastest woman in the world and three-time Olympic medalist, tragically died at age 32. Recent news revealed that her death was due to complications from childbirth while being eight months pregnant. The Associate Medical Examiner …
- Book Review: Gender, Race, Identity & Batman in Gotham City Living June 22, 2023 3:30 pm The Geek Anthropologist By Alissa Whitmore McCrystal, Erica. 2021. Gotham City Living: The social dynamics in the Batman comics and media. New York: Bloomsbury. Erica McCrystal’s ambitious Gotham City Living: The Social Dynamics in the Batman Comics and Media (2021) aims to trace …
- FactChecking Ron DeSantis’ Presidential Announcement May 26, 2023 9:39 am FactCheck.org Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made his presidential candidacy official on May 24, first with a glitch-delayed livestream on Twitter Spaces, followed by an interview on Fox News. Making his pitch for the Republican nomination, DeSantis leaned heavily into his …
Critical Criminology
- Troy University announces new degree programs aimed at meeting industry needs in Alabama November 20, 2024 9:46 pm Troy University - Alabama TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) — Troy University is expanding its degree offerings with the addition of a new Ph.D. program, a new Ph.D. concentration and a new master’s program, the University announced Thursday. The three new degree options include a Ph.D. in …
- What we know about the likely consequences of the new Gangs Act November 20, 2024 9:13 pm RNZ Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER New gang legislation comes into effect from today. Based on what we know about how similar laws have worked in Australia, and measures taken in New Zealand previously, experts have some idea of how this is likely to play out. …
- My DCMA: Kahlil Dawson, management analyst November 19, 2024 10:49 pm Defense Contract Management Agency FORT WORTH, Texas – My DCMA showcases the Defense Contract Management Agency’s experienced and diverse workforce and highlights what being part of the national defense team means to them. Today, Kahlil Dawson shares his story. My name is Kahlil Dawson, …
- Factors Influencing Occupational Stress of State Security Forces During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review November 19, 2024 8:08 pm Dove Medical Press Introduction The pandemic situation caused by COVID-19 has posed significant and unprecedented challenges to police forces worldwide.1 Police officers were responsible for enforcing the rules and other public health measures implemented during the lockdown …
- World Toilet Day: ‘Eliminate pit latrines from public schools in SA’ November 19, 2024 1:04 pm Mail & Guardian Pit latrine toilets at a school. Every 19 November, the United Nations encourages governments and the private sector to address the global sanitation crisis. It relates to target 6.2 of the UN’s sixth sustainable development goal: safe toilets for all by …
- Green light for PolSC nominees November 19, 2024 9:19 am Trinidad Express THE House of Representatives has approved five nominees as members of the Police Service Commission (PolSC), with National Security Minister Fitzegrald Hinds yesterday endorsing their qualifications. Hinds yesterday moved a motion to approve the …
- A human smuggler was ordered to surrender his passport. Then the federal government gave him a new one November 19, 2024 9:10 am CBC/Radio-Canada The federal government issued a new passport to an admitted human smuggler after he was ordered to surrender the travel document as part of court-imposed release conditions, CBC News has learned. The new passport was discovered in June 2023 by RCMP …
- World Toilet Day shines spotlight on pit toilets November 19, 2024 7:57 am Northglen News PIT toilets remain a stark challenge for most communities, posing dangers of injuries and diseases. This year, in commemoration of World Toilet Day, the theme ‘Toilets – A Place for Peace’ will be observed. While the world is moving towards more civilised …
- Three Caribbean Students Named 2025 Rhodes Scholars November 19, 2024 5:51 am St. Kitts Gazette News Americas, New York, NY, November 16, 2024: Three outstanding Caribbean-born students have been named 2025 Rhodes Scholars, joining a prestigious cohort recognized for their academic excellence, leadership, and commitment to making a difference. The …
- Thirteen Georgia Southern faculty ranked among world’s top 2% of scientists November 19, 2024 1:19 am Grice Connect Georgia Southern is highlighting thirteen of its researchers for their inclusion in Elsevier and Stanford University's 2024 list of the world's top scientists. Read more about each of these individuals and their research interests. Thirteen …
Crime Theory
- Analysis suggests threat of punishment less effective at deterring crime November 20, 2024 6:33 pm The Center Square (The Center Square) – Analysis of several long-term studies reveals new insights into the factors that shape convicted offenders’ decision-making and the influences that can drive fluctuations in crime rates. Preliminary results suggest that early contact …
- Academic Boycott Now: It is time to end the UC Davis-Hebrew University Professional Veterinary Exchange November 14, 2024 4:28 pm Mondoweiss Emblazoned on the UC Davis crest is the motto “Let there be light.” Let what is done in darkness be brought to light. It is time to end the decades-old institutional cooperation agreement and veterinary medicine professional exchange program between the …
- Fact-checking Over 12,000 of Donald Trump’s Statements About Immigration October 21, 2024 12:08 pm The Marshall Project Donald Trump knows how important his words about unauthorized immigrants are. “Migrant criminals.” “Illegal monster.” “Killers.” “Gang members.” “Poisoning our country.” “Taking your jobs.” “The largest invasion in the history of our country.” Repetition …
- California Told Its Richest Cities to Build Housing. Instead, They Made Homelessness a Crime. October 18, 2024 6:38 pm Mother Jones Gov. Gavin Newsom helps clean up a homeless encampment alongside I-5 and G Street in San Diego in 2022.K.C. Alfred/San Diego Union-Tribune/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that …
- MIT economists honored with Nobel Prize say their research into drivers of inequality was ‘a big risk,’ ‘a long journey’ October 14, 2024 8:36 pm The Boston Globe - Massachusetts Johnson, meanwhile, said his career path that ultimately won him a Nobel Prize was “very messy.” “I came to these issues after 10 hard years of working in Eastern Europe, and really being frustrated with some of the answers that standard economics was …
- In the Journals, October 2024, Part 1 October 13, 2024 7:20 pm Somatosphere Somatosphere welcomes you to the first part of our October edition of “In the Journals.” Scroll through our monthly round up of new research across anthropology, STS and social science journals. One health governance of antimicrobial resistance seen …
- Board approves 22 new faculty appointments October 2, 2024 8:55 pm Princeton University - New Jersey The Princeton University Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of 22 faculty members, including five full professors, one associate professor and 16 assistant professors. Professor Mircea Dincă, in chemistry, specializes in inorganic and materials …
- What’s behind recent false claims about immigrants and crime? September 27, 2024 10:09 pm Politifact Sign on to social media these days and you’ll soon find posts warning about the threat of immigrants to your family’s — and your pets’ — safety. Immigrants are eating the dogs, cats and geese in Springfield, Ohio, some posts have claimed. (They’re wrong.) …
- What to study: how to choose your course September 20, 2024 10:10 am The Times What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s a fun question to answer when you are a toddler — superhero, ballerina, astronaut — but as a teenager the question starts to come with baggage: thoughts of career prospects and intellectual fulfilment and the …
- Community policing and crime prevention in Nigeria September 11, 2024 3:50 pm The European Times By Emmanuel Ande Ivorgba, Centre for Faith and Community Development, Nigeria ([email protected]m) 1. INTRODUCTION Crime prevention – whether at the societal, community or individual level – is a much sought-after goal in contemporary societies across the …
Black Lives Matter
- Coffee and cuddles: 10 of the best cat cafes in the US November 21, 2024 5:12 am 10Best — Our editors and readers independently select what you see on 10Best. When you buy through a link on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Cat cafes provide coffee, cuddles, and help find homes for adoptable kitties — Photo courtesy of Aleksandra …
- ‘Died for being themselves': Transgender Day of Remembrance honors lives lost to violence November 21, 2024 4:50 am NBC 6 Miami - Florida Transgender Day of Remembrance has been held annually since 1999, and the vigils and memorials have only gotten larger. That’s 25 years of honoring lives lost to hate crimes. Wednesday was another solemn day for the trans community. Dozens of trans people …
- Downtown march for man killed by police officer set for Saturday November 21, 2024 3:39 am Las Vegas Review-Journal - Nevada A Las Vegas civil rights activist estimated that hundreds will march the streets of downtown Saturday in honor of Brandon Durham, who was shot and killed by a Metropolitan Police Department officer on Nov. 12. “We’re outraged as a community,” said Minister …
- Friends identify man killed in shootout with police outside Long Beach church November 21, 2024 3:29 am ABC7 - California LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Black Lives Matter and community members identified the suspect killed in a shootout with Long Beach police as Brandon Boyd, a 38-year-old single father of four children. Boyd had been sitting on the steps of a church - the …
- Ex-Brandon PD Chief Brickell to run VT Police Academy November 21, 2024 3:23 am The Brandon Reporter - Vermont By STEVEN JUPITER PITTSFORD—Christopher Brickell’s career in Vermont law enforcement has taken him from Manchester to Brandon and now to Pittsford, where Governor Scott just appointed him Executive Director of the Vermont Criminal Justice Council (VCJC), …
- EXCLUSIVEThe American marketing guru who masterminded Jaguar's woke rebrand: BLM-supporting designer from New York who lives with Scottish husband and their cockapoo Mia boasted of British car icon's 'transformative journey' November 21, 2024 2:12 am Daily Mail This is the self-styled marketing guru who masterminded the 'woke' rebranding of the iconic Jaguar car which has sparked furious reaction and ridicule around the world, MailOnline can reveal. Santino Pietrosanti, who boasted at an awards dinner …
- ‘Do you have a warrant?’: Shorewood woman gets $760,000 settlement in ‘unlawful search and seizure’ lawsuit November 21, 2024 1:59 am TMJ4 - Wisconsin SHOREWOOD — A Shorewood woman received a $760,000 settlement after police arrested her inside her home without a warrant. Lawyers believe it’s the largest civil rights settlement without an injury or death in state history—and it was all caught on camera. …
- The illusion of allyship in an election year: A yard sign means nothing November 21, 2024 1:48 am Baltimore Afro-American - Maryland By Dawn Montgomery Political yard signs can symbolize intentions and allegiance. But this year, they’ve also symbolized betrayal. During this general election, Black women were led to believe that more White women would stand with us. Exit polls, however, …
- The Left’s War on Men is Backfiring Disastrously November 21, 2024 1:17 am NewGeography Sex is supposed to be fun, and productive, but when mixed with politics it can have some less fortunate societal impacts. This autumn, as the US presidential election moved to its denouement, both campaigns focused largely on their gender bases, hoping to …
- Keep fascism out of sports November 21, 2024 12:20 am PCC Courier - California Share: Colin Kaepernick’s blackballing by the NFL becomes an even bigger issue when players like Nick Bosa and Harrison Butker are freely allowed to display utter ignorance and bigotry. As a fan of the 49ers and as a Mexican-American, the decision of Nick …
Gender and Crime
- Trusting White Women Is A Delusional Lost Cause— And History Proves It! November 15, 2024 5:27 pm Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin By Stacey Patton Back in mid-October, President-elect Donald Trump headlined an annual white-tie event dripping with smugness and a sinister, jowly wink. He took to the stage and delivered a punchline with an insidious truth about white women. “There’s …
- Inside the growing movement to 'de-centre' men: How women are going on 'sex strike' and shaving their heads after Trump's election victory - inspired by the 4B Movement in Korea November 12, 2024 8:22 am Daily Mail As news of Donald Trump returning to the office of president for a second term looms over the USA, women around the world have reacted with fear and anger. Saying they've been 'inspired' by the 4B Movement originating in South Korea, American …
- Trusting White Women Is A Delusional Lost Cause—And History Proves It November 12, 2024 5:50 am NewsOne CLOSE Supporters react as Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, concedes the election during a speech at Howard University on November 6, 2024, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty Back in mid-October, President- …
- The Protection Racket October 27, 2024 4:22 pm The New York Review of Books In October 2020, on the morning after Kamala Harris had debated then vice-president Mike Pence, Donald Trump would not say her name. Calling in to Fox Business from the White House, he referred to her as “this monster that was onstage with Mike Pence.” The …
- Inside the Carjacking Crisis October 14, 2024 12:30 pm The Atlantic This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. On August 7, 2022, Shantise Summers arrived home from a night out with friends around 2:40 a.m. As she walked from her car toward her apartment in Oxon Hill, a …
- Sarah Benson, CEO of Women’s Aid, on how abuse starts and how victims can get help September 30, 2024 6:00 pm Image It was alarming to read that 2023 marked a record high for disclosures of domestic violence. When discussing an increase in calls or requests for support, it can sometimes be difficult to discern whether the increase is due to a rise in actual incidents of …
- Huw Edwards isn’t going to prison, here’s why that is a huge problem September 25, 2024 1:46 pm The New Feminist Back in July, former BBC Presenter Huw Edwards pleaded guilty to making (in this context this means opening WhatsApp images) indecent images of children, in short, he admitted to being a paedophile. Last week he received a suspended sentence of two years …
- Patriarchy and violence against women September 25, 2024 12:58 pm The Indian Express (The Indian Express has launched a new series of articles for UPSC aspirants written by seasoned writers and erudite scholars on issues and concepts spanning History, Polity, International Relations, Art, Culture and Heritage, Environment, Geography, …
- Down on the farm August 31, 2024 2:00 pm The Monthly While activists shine a light into the dark corners of the meat industry, new legislation seeks to protect business as usual and criminalise efforts to expose it By the time 30-year-old Bradley O’Reilly’s sexual assault trial started in the northern …
- Punish the men who pay for sex, rather than the women lured into that life | Sonia Sodha August 25, 2024 6:42 am The Guardian Labour’s most ambitious pledge isn’t to reach the highest sustained growth in the G7, or to transition Britain to zero-carbon electricity by 2030. It is to halve male violence against women and girls over the next decade. At least 100 women were killed by …
Prison Privatization
- Abolish ICE! Fighting for Humanity over Profit in Immigration Policy November 21, 2024 5:39 am North American Congress on Latin America In its less than 20 years of existence, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has amassed an extensive and shocking record of human rights violations. The current administration’s anti-immigrant sentiment has radicalized the agency, emboldening it to …
- AdWatch: Gloves come off in guv’s race, with ad rapping Otter over prison scandal November 21, 2024 5:39 am The Spokesman-Review - Washington State The gloves have come off in Idaho’s governor’s race, with Democratic challenger A.J. Balukoff launching a hard-hitting new ad faulting GOP Gov. Butch Otter’s handling of a scandal involving the state’s largest prison. You can read my full AdWatch story …
- Puerto Rico is Chained in Silence November 20, 2024 7:36 pm Fordham Observer - New York WILLIAM LEE/THE OBSERVER The U.S. has been content to profit from the remarkable cultural contributions of Puerto Ricans while only giving the island a façade of political agency. While the United States recovers from a heavily polarized election with …
- My Turn: Election truths and consequences November 18, 2024 11:17 pm Greenfield Recorder - Massachusetts The gatherers of facts have it that our least educated citizens were those most likely to vote for Trump. As a career teacher and school administrator, I take keen interest in that analysis. Privatization of schooling in New Orleans was the opportunistic …
- Trump boosters expect big returns on their investment: ‘The shackles are off’ November 18, 2024 12:10 am The Boston Globe - Massachusetts Ease the antitrust crackdown on big-tech companies. Buy more military drones. And don’t raise taxes on billionaires. The to-do list for President-elect Donald Trump from Marc Andreessen, the venture capital billionaire from California, is long but quite …
- Immigration crackdown: Trump’s return fuels stock surge for private prisons ahead of mass deportations November 15, 2024 8:17 pm The Milwaukee Independent With the president-elect’s plan to execute the “largest mass deportation operation” in U.S. history, the private prison industry has seen unprecedented gains, stoking fears of a costly humanitarian purge that will reshape the American labor force and …
- Shehbaz led PML-N government doesn’t have mandate or performance: Abbasi November 11, 2024 5:57 pm Pakistan Today ISLAMABAD: leader of the Awam Pakistan Party (APP) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has issued a strong critique of the current government, stating it lacks both the mandate and the effective governance needed for stability in Pakistan. In an interview with a private …
- Corporate activities that influence population health: a scoping review and qualitative synthesis to develop the HEALTH-CORP typology November 10, 2024 12:14 am Globalization and Health Characteristics of articles included in the review Following the screening process, a total of 116 articles were included in the analysis (see Appendix 2 for the PRISMA diagram) [3]. Almost half of the articles included were conceptual (50 articles; 43%) …
- CoreCivic Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results November 6, 2024 9:15 pm EIN Presswire Cost Management and Higher Occupancy Continue To Drive Positive Financial Performance Raises Full Year Financial Guidance BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Nov. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE: CXW) (CoreCivic or the Company) announced today its third …
- Involuntary treatment is a policy fad destined to failure October 31, 2024 12:00 pm Canadian Dimension Homeless man resting on a sidewalk. Vancouver, Canada. Photo by Jay Black/Flickr/Wikimedia Commons. If a person is using drugs, should the government force them to accept treatment? The recently re-elected premier of British Columbia, David Eby, …
Prison Abolition
- U.S. House Dem quartet calls for Biden to spare lives of federal death row inmates November 21, 2024 12:10 am Kansas Reflector WASHINGTON — House Democrats and anti-death penalty advocates pressed Wednesday for President Joe Biden to save the lives of federal death row inmates before his term expires in January. The push comes as President-elect Donald Trump is set to return to …
- True Worship vs. Corrupt Worship (Ezek. 8–9) November 20, 2024 8:58 am The Gospel Coalition Listen or read the following transcript as D. A. Carson speaks from Ezekiel 8–9 in this sermon from The Gospel Coalition Library “In the sixth year, in the sixth month on the fifth day, while I was sitting in my house and the elders of Judah were sitting …
- Charles Manson: Everything We Know About Cult Leader's Family November 20, 2024 12:19 am Newsweek Seven years after his death, a new Peacock docuseries debuting on November 19, Making Manson, unearths 20 years of unheard conversations with Charles Manson, infamous for his manipulation and role in a series of gruesome murders. It offers fresh insights …
- Report examines 'persistent racial disparities' in federal death penalty use November 19, 2024 9:06 pm Detroit Catholic WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- As activists push President Joe Biden to commute existing federal death sentences during his final months in office, a new report by the Death Penalty Information Center examined what it called persistent racial disparities in …
- KU organization reclaims Jayhawker identity by continuing same fight for freedom November 19, 2024 6:35 pm The University Daily Kansan Jayhawkers: Student Abolition Group’s introductory event urged students to rethink the Jayhawk mascot through the lens of its history with abolition on Monday. Jayhawkers: Student Abolition Group is a new group centering around the idea of abolition, or …
- Abolition Work Shows Us There’s Joy to Be Found Even as the World Is on Fire November 19, 2024 6:30 pm Truthout Part of the Series We Grow the World Together: Parenting Toward Abolition is a call to rethink and re-practice the deeper everyday meaning, existential vitality and vulnerability of abolition praxis. As a co-parent of Black sons, I was deeply moved by Maya …
- Bosnia Is Coming Apart At The Seams. The Dayton System Is On The Verge Of Collapse November 19, 2024 5:24 pm SouthFront Support SouthFront Click to see the full-size image Republika Srpska’s quest for greater autonomy and subjectivity is perceived by the West as a destabilizing factor in the Balkans. At the same time, the unwillingness of Washington and Brussels to respect …
- How Love Fuels Resistance: Parenting for Liberation November 19, 2024 3:42 pm The Nation Activism / Q&A / November 19, 2024 Maya Schenwar and Kim Wilson discuss their new anthology, We Grow the World Together, about how caregiving and the organizing work of abolitionists can go hand in hand. Edit Ad Policy Maya Schenwar (left) and …
- Slavery in an Age of Emancipation November 19, 2024 12:11 pm The Nation Books & the Arts / November 19, 2024 Robin Blackburn’s sweeping history of slavery and freedom in the second half of the 19th century. Ad Policy A detail of a painting by Thomas Nast.(Getty) Robin Blackburn is undoubtedly one of the most prolific …
- What Donald Trump’s election could mean for the federal death penalty November 19, 2024 11:54 am KTVZ - Oregon (CNN) — Opponents of the death penalty are bracing for Donald Trump’s return to the White House, fearing it will herald a new round of federal executions in an echo of the final months of the president-elect’s first administration. Many of those advocates …
Corporate Crime
- Trump’s incoming chief of staff is a former lobbyist. She’ll face a raft of special interests November 21, 2024 5:23 am My Northwest - Washington State WASHINGTON (AP) — As incoming White House chief of staff, one of Susie Wiles ’ vexing challenges will be policing the buffet line of powerful interests who want something from Donald Trump. It’s a world she knows well. During Trump’s first presidency, she …
- California Voters Reject ‘California Values’ November 21, 2024 4:48 am The American Spectator - Virginia SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state’s political establishment spend a lot of time blathering about protecting “California’s values,” but the election results show that even voters here have tired of that nonsense. Vice President Kamala …
- It’s the Economic Reporting, Stupid November 21, 2024 3:16 am Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) Ask voters to verify basic facts related to major political issues, and the results are depressing. An Ipsos survey from October of this year, for instance, discovered most Americans were unaware that unauthorized border crossings were at or near their …
- Five Scattered Spider suspects indicted for phishing spree and crypto heists November 21, 2024 2:37 am The Register The US Department of Justice has issued an indictment that names five people accused of stealing millions in cryptocurrency – and we are told they are suspected members of cyber-gang Scattered Spider. The arachnid-inspired crew is thought to have …
- ‘60 Minutes’ pushes lies to derail Trump’s deportation mandate November 21, 2024 1:49 am The Blaze As the rubble is still being cleared from the presidential election, the corporate media should reflect on its shamelessly partisan coverage and how it once again failed to gauge voter sentiment. Instead, it is launching a massive campaign to sway public …
- Fraud Laws And Ineffective Enforcement Letting Criminal Companies Off The Hook, New IEA Research Suggests November 21, 2024 1:15 am Yorkshire Times 1:00 AM 21st November 2024 business Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay A successful market economy relies on effective laws that minimise fraud. Fraud incurs high economic costs by eroding public trust and deterring economic activity, distorting …
- Final defendant in VC Summer ‘fiasco’ sentenced to year in prison November 21, 2024 1:14 am WIS 10 - South Carolina COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The final chapter in a multi-year state and federal investigation into a failed South Carolina nuclear project is now closed. Jeffrey Benjamin, a former executive for Westinghouse Electric Company, was sentenced Wednesday in Columbia …
- 2024 Election: SIA’s Government Relations Team Offers a Security Industry Outlook November 21, 2024 1:08 am Security Sales & Integration SIA’s government relations team shares highlights of the 2024 election and what they may mean for the security industry and SIA members. With a 2024 presidential election that was decided more quickly than any of the leading pollsters expected, Republicans …
- Ex-Westinghouse exec sentenced to federal prison for role in VC Summer fallout November 21, 2024 1:02 am South Carolina Public Radio Former Westinghouse executive Jeffrey Benjamin was sentenced on Wednesday to a year and one day in federal prison for his role in the $9 billion V.C. Summer nuclear site failure. U.S. District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis also tacked a $100,000 fine onto …
- New Bern's RCS appoints Candice Parker as new executive director November 21, 2024 12:48 am WCTI - North Carolina Religious Community Services (RCS) in New Bern has announced a new director to lead the organization. Candice Parker, a New Bern resident, will be the new executive director. She began her new role on Nov. 7. The New Bern Chamber of Commerce released the …
White Collar Crime
- The Exceptional Life of Paul Coates November 21, 2024 5:39 am HuffPost In a just world, Paul Coates would not be famous primarily for the work of his son. As the father of Ta-Nehisi Coates, whose analysis of American history has transformed the public discourse on race, the 72-year-old Coates is immortalized in his son’s …
- California Voters Reject ‘California Values’ November 21, 2024 4:48 am The American Spectator - Virginia SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state’s political establishment spend a lot of time blathering about protecting “California’s values,” but the election results show that even voters here have tired of that nonsense. Vice President Kamala …
- Archegos founder sentenced to 18 years in prison November 21, 2024 4:14 am BBC Former Wall Street investor, Sung Kook "Bill" Hwang, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in a massive fraud case that cost banks billions of dollars. The sentence comes after Hwang was found guilty of fraud and market manipulation in a case …
- Every Ridley Scott Movie Ranked, from ‘The Martian’ and ‘Napoleon’ to ‘The Counselor’ and ‘House of Gucci’ November 21, 2024 1:21 am IndieWire An enterprising surveyor of genre and tone, Ridley Scott has earned the admiration of audiences and critics alike with a seemingly unending interest in exploring the outermost limits of his art form. The British director broke onto the scene in 1977 with “ …
- Archegos’s Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison for massive US fraud November 20, 2024 11:18 pm Al Jazeera Former billionaire investor Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang has been sentenced to 18 years in prison over the collapse of Archegos Capital Management, which cost Wall Street banks more than $10bn. Hwang was sentenced on Wednesday by United States District Judge …
- White Collar and Corporate Criminal Enforcement in the Trump 2.0 Era November 20, 2024 9:55 pm JD Supra When President-Elect Donald J. Trump takes office on January 20, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) is certain to be at the center of the action and conversation in Washington, D.C.—just as it was on January 20, 2017. Putting …
- HFW grows insurance practice in Sydney November 20, 2024 9:11 pm Lawyers Weekly Global sector-focused law firm HFW has bolstered its insurance group in Sydney with two special counsel, who join from Dentons and Meridian Lawyers. HFW has bolstered its global insurance group and continued the significant growth of its Australia business …
- Ex-federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh weigh in on Matt Gaetz November 20, 2024 9:05 pm Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania Robert Cindrich served as the federal government’s top prosecutor in Pittsburgh during the Jimmy Carter administration. He took over the U.S. Attorney’s Office a few years after Dick Thornburgh, who later went on to be the Republican governor of …
- Drinking in turn-style: Check out these underground bars located in the city subway November 20, 2024 8:46 pm New York Post There’s no MetroCard necessary to visit these subterranean watering holes. New York City’s subway system is home to a select group of underground cocktail bars — which have been transformed into glamorous rendezvous spots where straphangers can trade the …
- Archegos founder Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years for massive fraud that stunned Wall Street November 20, 2024 8:37 pm New York Post Former billionaire investor Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Wednesday over the collapse of Archegos Capital Management, which cost Wall Street banks more than $10 billion. Hwang was sentenced by US District Judge Alvin …
State Crime
- Nineteen charged and $80m in cannabis seized from alleged international crime syndicate November 21, 2024 5:14 am ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) NSW Police say a transnational organised crime network operating throughout Sydney's south-west and the Illawarra has been "successfully disrupted" after an 11-month operation. The operation began in December 2023 and led to the arrest of 19 …
- First female wins Jackson County State’s Attorney November 21, 2024 5:14 am KFVS - Missouri MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (KFVS) - History was made in Jackson County, Illinois as voters elected the first female State’s Attorney Tuesday to hold office. Marsha Cascio-Hale was voted the new State’s Attorney for Jackson County. She shared her excitement about …
- Ukraine, Poland discuss border situation, crime prevention measures November 21, 2024 5:09 am Ukrinform Head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Serhii Deineko and Chief Commander of Poland’s Border Guard Robert Bagan met in Chełm to discuss the situation at their shared border, its security, and measures to combat cross-border crime. This was …
- Neighbors react to crime scene tape going up after house fire in Palmer November 21, 2024 4:25 am WFMZ - Pennsylvania PALMER TWP., Pa. – What started out as a house fire in Palmer Township, Northampton County, ended with crime scene tape going up, and a response from both local and state police. "I think it's just insane," Liam Gilligan, who lives in the …
- Burglaries at Travis Kelce’s and Patrick Mahomes’ Houses Reportedly Linked to South American Crime Ring November 21, 2024 4:21 am People A recent string of home burglaries that have impacted high-profile athletes like Kansas City Chief stars Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes, may be connected to a South American crime ring, multiple sources told ABC News and Fox 4 Kansas City. “Multiple law …
- News24 | IN-DEPTH | SA's gun-crime problem starts with the state and its horrible gun records November 21, 2024 3:54 am News24
- IN-DEPTH | SA's gun-crime problem starts with the state and its horrible gun records November 21, 2024 3:39 am News 24
- SC Explained: Why State Cannot Claim Adverse Possession November 21, 2024 3:24 am ABC Live New Delhi (ABC Live): The Supreme Court of India on 19/11/2024 while speaking through Bench consist of Justice Vikram Nath & Justice Prasanna B.Varale retreated that State Cannot Claim Adverse Possession by citing a judgment passed by the …
- Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates discusses efforts to curb juvenile crime November 21, 2024 3:24 am CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland BALTIMORE -- Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates stopped by WJZ on Wednesday for a conversation on the alarming spike in juvenile crime and the efforts to hold young offenders accountable. Several new Maryland laws, which took effect on Nov. 1, …
- “This is a crisis,” Agencies across Colorado discuss solutions to address juvenile crime in the state November 21, 2024 2:40 am KKTV - Colorado COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) -On Wednesday, agencies from around Colorado met at the city admin building to address the increase in juvenile crime that’s been seen in the state. A public safety summit was held where agencies such as Aurora Police, city …
Environmental Crime
- How Specialized Cleanup Services Support Community Health And Safety November 5, 2024 10:14 am The Art of Healthy Living Specialized cleanup services do more than just handle messes; they protect communities from unseen hazards and contribute to public health and safety. These professionals are called upon for tasks that go beyond everyday cleaning, tackling everything from …
- A Trump Win Would Threaten Historic Climate Progress in North Carolina October 23, 2024 5:14 pm Rolling Stone In 1999, Hurricane Floyd roared through North Carolina as one of the state’s deadliest and most harmful hurricanes. It was the second major storm that month and the third in as many years to ravage the state. Chandra Taylor-Sawyer, senior attorney at the …
- 'Mere eyewash': SC dismisses Punjab, Haryana govts' efforts to stop stubble burning October 23, 2024 1:00 pm The Federal The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the governments of Punjab and Haryana describing their efforts to stamp out stubble burning as a "mere eyewash". The three-judge bench also slammed the Centre for making the environment …
- Colorado congressional candidates | 2024 VOTER GUIDE October 2, 2024 11:14 pm Colorado Politics Editor’s note: Candidates are listed in the order they appear on ballots. Active voter registration numbers are current as of Sept. 25, 2024, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. 1st Congressional District The strongly Democratic 1st CD …
- Project 2025 is a Mandate for Destroying Democracy and the Climate September 30, 2024 9:29 pm Greenpeace International The Heritage Foundation’s 900+ page Mandate for Leadership 2025, known as Project 2025, is a detailed transition plan for the next conservative president. The proposal was written and supported by over 100 organizations and funded by Wall Street …
- Environmental Analysis: Uncovering Earth’s Pollutants July 31, 2024 4:24 pm Technology Networks By understanding the complex interactions between pollutants and ecosystems, we can develop more effective strategies to protect our environment and ensure a sustainable future for generations to come. Through a collection of articles, interviews and …
- MI leads nation in toxic methane emissions from landfills July 31, 2024 7:34 am Public News Service The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating underreported methane emissions from landfills nationwide, and a recent report names Michigan as a major offender. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas and a key focus in combating climate change. Experts …
- Kamala casts herself as environmental warrior, but the truth is ... June 30, 2024 12:13 am WorldNetDaily [Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire.] By Lee Fang Real Clear Wire SAN FRANCISCO—Vice President Kamala Harris has long cast herself as a fearless pioneer of efforts to fight for social and environmental justice. “When …
- Presidential Debate and the Climate June 28, 2024 11:03 pm Living on Earth President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump faced each other in a historic debate at CNN's studios in Atlanta. According to Nielsen data, a combined 47.9 million total viewers watched the CNN Presidential Debate on TV. (Photo: Screenshot of …
- Letters to the editor: May 1, 2024 (Pride, Gaza, Music and more) May 1, 2024 5:15 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. You can submit a letter to the editor here. Letter guidelines: Hudson Valley One welcomes …
Critical Theory
- The Blue-Haired Marxist Demons Are on the Run November 19, 2024 5:57 pm PJ Media - Virginia Rejoice, patriots! After four long years of Democratic Party tyranny, the good guys are almost back in power. All power. It's been exactly two weeks since Trump shocked the world on Election Day when he and Republicans nationwide clown-slapped the …
- Alexander Dolitsky: Three sources of Marxism and its far-left outgrowth November 19, 2024 4:18 am Must Read Alaska By ALEXANDER DOLITSKY In 1982, I went with a group of graduate students from Brown University to a lecture by the prominent archaeologist Richard Leakey. Dr. Leakey began his lecture by holding his wallet and then dropping it on the floor in free fall, …
- Three sources of Marxism and its far-left outgrowth November 18, 2024 10:39 pm Alaska Watchman In 1982, I, with a group of graduate students from Brown University, attended a lecture of the prominent archaeologist Richard Leakey. Dr. Leakey began his lecture by holding his wallet and then dropping it on the floor in free fall, demonstrating that …
- Alexander Dolitsky: Explaining classical Marxism and American neo-Marxism November 16, 2024 6:19 pm Must Read Alaska By ALEXANDER DOLITSKY In the early 1980s, I attended a graduate school at Brown University, where only two Soviet-born and raised students attended the time. I was from Kiev, and Boris was from Odessa. Both cities were part of the former Soviet Union. I …
- Ecclesiology today: the crisis of Christianity and what we need now November 11, 2024 3:26 am Zenit Tracey Rowland (ZENIT News – WhatWeNeedNow / Perth, 11.10.2024).- The Cambridge historian Richard Rex has noted that the first great crisis in Christianity was over the nature of the Trinity, especially over the nature of Christ, hence the early …
- “Western Marxism” Is Not a Monolith November 4, 2024 8:13 pm Jacobin Review of Western Marxism: How It Was Born, How It Died, How It Can Be Reborn by Domenico Losurdo, edited by Gabriel Rockhill (Monthly Review Press, 2024) Like an electric shock, Domenico Losurdo’s Western Marxism: How It was Born, How It Died, How It Can …
- Jenny Turner: What else actually is there? October 31, 2024 12:30 pm London Review of Books Suppose a friend you trust more than any other, who taught you the meaning of friendship, lets you down suddenly, and then persistently ceases to fulfil the expectations you have come to have of them. Would you give up all your friends? Would you simply …
- Angela Davis’s Life’s Work Is Exposing State Repression October 27, 2024 2:57 pm Jacobin At the age of twenty-six, Angela Davis became one of the world’s most famous political prisoners and a revolutionary icon, her image as recognizable as that of Mao Zedong or Che Guevara. The circumstances that led to her imprisonment were complex and …
- Imperialism in Contemporary Russian Liberalism: Alexei Navalny’s Rhetoric October 26, 2024 3:05 am E-International Relations On the eve of the Soviet Union collapse that marked the end of the Cold War, Balakhonov (1989, 6) famously said that “among Russians the imperial instinct is tremendously strong, and we cannot as yet imagine any form of existence other than our current …
- How Critical Race Theory infiltrated and radicalised the SAHRC October 24, 2024 10:52 pm Politicsweb Thursday, 24 October 2024 24/10/24 OPINION How Critical Race Theory infiltrated and radicalised the SAHRC Richard Wilkinson | 24 October 2024 Richard Wilkinson writes on commissioner Tshepo Madlingozi's bracing views on race Last month, …