Criminology
- Understanding racial disparities in Gainesville gun violence May 13, 2025 11:16 pm The Independent Florida Alligator - Florida 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 May 13, 2025 11:16 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 …
- Agent of change: Beth Skinner May 13, 2025 6:16 pm The CEO Magazine Beth Skinner’s favorite superhero is Superman. “He’s been my role model my entire life,” she says. “Truth, justice and the American way, ever since I was a little girl.” As a child growing up in Strongsville, Ohio, Skinner would perk up when driving past …
- Meet the candidates for Warwick school board May 13, 2025 5:38 pm Warwick Advertiser - New York The Warwick Valley School District School Discrict (WVCSD) budget vote will take place on Tuesday, May 20. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Four candidates are running for three seats on the board of education. Board members are unpaid and serve three- …
- Why the ant-smuggling trade is booming – and why we should care May 13, 2025 4:27 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 …
- From theft to cabin safety, how do cruise ships deal with crime at sea? May 13, 2025 11:40 am 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 …
- Undergraduate research program digs into mining industry's social and environmental impact May 12, 2025 11:37 pm University of Toronto Five students at the University of Toronto got to dig deep into the issue of mine reclamation and rehabilitation this year as part of an undergraduate program offering hands-on research experience. The students were all part of a research opportunities …
- Gross Under-Policing of Nigeria: Need for Recruitment of More Hands May 12, 2025 9:07 pm Kogi Reports Introduction Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, faces persistent security challenges that threaten the peace, stability, and development of the country. Despite the massive population, the Nigerian security architecture is grossly under-policed …
- ‘Move beyond siloed thinking’ May 10, 2025 6:56 pm The Malaysian Star WITH the world changing at an unprecedented pace, the resulting uncertainty calls for fresh perspectives on education, leadership and innovation, said HELP University chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Paul Chan. He pointed to the “transition nexus” – where …
- From Evidence To Empowerment: How Forensic Science Is Redefining Modern Justice May 10, 2025 4:27 am Kashmir Reader With DNA profiling, AI-driven analysis and digital forensics, science is becoming the ultimate witness in solving crimes and delivering truth. From blockchain tracking to rapid DNA tools, the tech revolution is transforming criminal investigations and …
- Idaho college murder suspect Bryan Kohberger's online habits emerge in new details May 9, 2025 5:42 pm NBC News Six weeks before a masked intruder slipped inside a rental home on the edge of the University of Idaho campus, fatally stabbed four students and ducked into the darkness, Bryan Kohberger was coming under pressure. During the fall semester of 2022, …
Crime Theory
- Historical Antisemitism, Populism & Modern Jewish Identity May 13, 2025 1:44 pm The Good Men Project - California Dr. Weixelbaum, a historian, writer, filmmaker, and organizer, explains his background and his work on the dramatized film “A Nazi on Wall Street,” which follows a Jewish FBI agent investigating Nazi espionage during World War II. He outlines two …
- Hands-On, High-Stakes Teaching and Learning May 13, 2025 7:05 am Inside Higher Ed The other night, I had an eye-opening experience watching a cousin, a filmmaker and professor, work frame by frame with an undergraduate editing a TV pilot. The level of precision, focus and real-world application was striking—a sharp contrast to what most …
- UPSC Key: BrahMos missile, US-China Geneva talks, and India-Pakistan ceasefire declaration May 11, 2025 12:39 pm The Indian Express Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Main Examination: General Studies-II, III: India and its neighbourhood- relations. Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security. …
- 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
- Kyle Rittenhouse Coming to Golden for JeffCo GOP Fundraiser May 13, 2025 10:59 pm Westword - Colorado A week after Eric Trump comes to Golden for a fundraiser, infamous shooter Kyle Rittenhouse will be at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds on June 28 to raise money for the Jefferson County Republican Party, now headed by former jailbird Rich Wyatt. …
- Bay Area Book Festival coming back to downtown Berkeley for 11th year May 13, 2025 10:57 pm East Bay Times - California With the Bay Area Book Festival (baybookfest.org/2025-festival) well-positioned and booming after more than a decade, the 11th annual celebration on the weekend of May 31 and June 1 in downtown Berkeley will include headliner presentations, a family …
- Honoring the Lives of Victims in Tops Shooting May 13, 2025 10:44 pm New York State Office of the Governor Governor Kathy Hochul, City of Buffalo Mayor Christopher P. Scanlon and members of the 5/14 Memorial Commission announced a major milestone for the permanent and living memorial to honor the lives taken and those impacted by the racially motivated mass …
- MAGA World Is Not Happy About Trump’s Gift From Qatar May 13, 2025 10:30 pm Mother Jones President Donald Trump boarding Air Force One on Monday.Alex Brandon/AP Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Some of President Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters are not …
- Coquitlam high school teacher reprimanded for discriminatory remarks May 13, 2025 9:14 pm Vancouver Sun “In discussing humans, Melnik said that humans were complex thinkers. With respect to God, Melnik said ‘everyone wants to reach this.’ At some point during the lesson, Melnik referenced Black Lives Matter protesters and circled ‘Animals’ at least three …
- How a funding pause and renewed controversies could tank California’s ethnic studies mandate May 13, 2025 8:54 pm The Daily Pilot - Calfornia California became a national pioneer four years ago by passing a law to make ethnic studies a high school graduation requirement. But only months before the policy is to take effect, Gov. Gavin Newsom is withholding state funding — delaying the mandate as …
- Winning the War on Beauty May 13, 2025 8:45 pm The American Spectator - Virginia Historians analyzing the first quarter of the 21st Century will have many anomalous riddles to ponder about the no longer ruling class. Did they really believe defunding the police would lower crime? That employment based on race, sex, or sexual …
- The Real History of the Complex Relationship Between Chinese and Black Americans in the Mississippi Delta May 13, 2025 8:40 pm Smithsonian Magazine The story of the descendants of Wong On offers a multi-faceted look at the intersection of the African American and Chinese immigrant communities. Illustration by Meilan Solly, Images courtesy of Erika Hayasaki, Uba Sing, Getty Images When I visited Rodell …
- How democrats and republicans fail Black communities May 13, 2025 8:28 pm Meer Kamala Harris, as the Democratic candidate, faced notable criticism and resistance from the Black Community, more significantly than previous Democratic candidates. This response sparked some confusion. However, several factors help explain why such an …
- Why ‘Welcome to Country’ ceremonies, BLM push are inherently racist May 13, 2025 7:59 pm Sky News Australia All ‘Welcome to Country’ and ‘Acknowledgement of Country’ ceremonies are racist. That will look like an outrageous and offensive statement to some people. So let me try to make my point clearer. I am not saying that everyone who does a ‘Welcome to Country’ …
Gender and Crime
- Anora dominates Oscars with five wins — see our critics’ verdicts May 13, 2025 11:17 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' May 13, 2025 11:17 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 May 13, 2025 11:17 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 …
- 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 …
- Diddy trial: Mike Myers and Michael B Jordan are named as jury selection begins in disgraced rapper's case May 5, 2025 5:32 pm Daily Mail By GERMANIA RODRIGUEZ POLEO, CHIEF U.S. REPORTER and DANIEL BATES AT THE DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN FEDERAL COURTHOUSE IN NYC FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 05:51 EDT, 5 May 2025 | Updated: 17:33 EDT, 5 May 2025 Jurors who will determine the fate of Sean ' …
- Diddy trial: Mike Myers and Michael B Jordan are named as jury selection begins in disgraced rapper's case May 5, 2025 1:07 pm Daily Mail By GERMANIA RODRIGUEZ POLEO, CHIEF U.S. REPORTER and DANIEL BATES AT THE DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN FEDERAL COURTHOUSE IN NYC FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 05:51 EDT, 5 May 2025 | Updated: 17:33 EDT, 5 May 2025 Jurors who will determine the fate of Sean ' …
- Diddy trial live updates: Mike Myers and Michael B Jordan are named as jury selection begins in disgraced rapper's case May 5, 2025 12:06 pm Daily Mail By GERMANIA RODRIGUEZ POLEO, CHIEF U.S. REPORTER and DANIEL BATES AT THE DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN FEDERAL COURTHOUSE IN NYC FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 05:51 EDT, 5 May 2025 | Updated: 13:52 EDT, 5 May 2025 Jurors who will determine the fate of Sean ' …
- Male supremacists entrench their ideas in the Trump administration, policy May 1, 2025 8:59 pm Southern Poverty Law Center - Alabama Far-right extremists celebrated President Donald Trump’s 2024 election as an opportunity to further entrench a male supremacist culture that is permissive to violence against women. And within his first 100 days, Trump has validated their optimism. Through …
Prison Privatization
- A Lesson in Systemic Racism, Part II: ALEC, School Closures, and the School-to-Prison Pipeline May 13, 2025 11:17 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 …
- Sanctuary studies May 12, 2025 3:52 pm Source New Mexico University of New Mexico Political Science Associate Professor Loren Collingwood was born in Scotland, has an American mother and an English father and holds dual citizenship. His own family story made him inclined early to “question notions of nationalism …
- The U.S. Aid Plan for Gaza – A Tool for Control, Not Relief May 11, 2025 6:49 pm ImpACT International The U.S. Aid Plan for Gaza – A Tool for Control, Not Relief. Credit: Getty image Background and Context The U.S. government’s newly announced aid plan for Gaza was unveiled during a period of complete humanitarian collapse caused by Israel’s ongoing siege …
- 'MAGA is very angry': Conservative strategist says new pope is in far right's 'crosshairs' May 9, 2025 10:48 am Raw Story If this shocks you, it sure as hell should. The news broke this week that the administration is preparing to send migrants to Libya on military flights as early as Friday. And this isn’t just another policy announcement from the daily outrage factory; it’s …
- OP-ED. From Promise to Punishment: How Washington Turned on The Republic of Georgia May 8, 2025 8:16 pm Georgia Today The scene was downtown Tbilisi. The year 2005. And the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush proclaimed that before the winds of freedom blew from Baghdad to Beirut, it was Georgia’s Rose Revolution that inspired freedom-loving folks across …
- Opinion: Keep private prisons out of Connecticut May 6, 2025 4:22 am The Connecticut Mirror Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. Beginning in the 1980s, federal budgetary constraints and increasing incarceration rates moved the U.S. government to issue its first contracts with the private …
- Educated citizens are MAGA’s greatest enemy | Opinion May 3, 2025 10:27 am centralmaine.com - Maine Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich recently summarized the MAGA regime’s assault on public education: robbing people of their freedom to learn is right out of the fascist playbook. Reich’s analysis puts the regime’s all-out attack on Maine’s education …
- On the trail of the former fascist dictator Augusto Pinochet May 2, 2025 9:57 pm Indybay - California Photo of U.S. Supported Chilean Dictator Augusto Pinochet Before He Passed Away: On the trail of the former fascist dictator Augusto Pinochet Or, how to stage a coup to unlawfully take over a country from the elected leader Salvador Allende By Lynda Carson …
- Slog AM: Trump Celebrates His 100 Days, SPD's Hiring Spree, and We've Got a Women's Hockey Team April 30, 2025 6:08 pm The Stranger - Washington State Weather: Today will be mostly sunny with a high of 64 degrees, which means the goddess Ishtar is in a good mood, just not good enough for 70. Go outside, bask in that filtered nuclear radiation we call sunshine, and remember: the planet’s still spinning… …
- ‘Worse’ than McCarthyism: Trump’s war on higher education, free speech, and political dissent April 28, 2025 8:02 pm The Real News Network A dystopian reality has gripped America’s colleges and universities: ICE agents are snatching and disappearing international students in broad daylight; student visas are being revoked en masse overnight; funding cuts and freezes are upending countless …
Prison Abolition
- Beyond binaries: Gender, law and the reproduction of power May 13, 2025 10:00 am Freedom News As the state doubles down on binary gender, trans resistance challenges the machinery of control from below ~ Blade Runner ~ On 16 April 2025, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the term “woman” in the Equality Act 2010 refers exclusively to so-called “ …
- Elon University celebrates largest Lavender Graduation to date May 10, 2025 7:59 am Elon News Network - North Carolina Elon University’s Gender and LGBTQIA Center hosted its 13th annual Lavender Graduation on May 9 in Alumni Gym, recognizing 87 students across the undergraduate and graduate programs. Lavender Graduation serves to recognize undergraduate and graduate …
- In Contempt #52: Mohsen Mahdawi Freed as Action Against ICE Heats Up May 4, 2025 7:56 pm It's Going Down In this column, we present our monthly roundup of political prisoner, prison rebel, and repression news, happenings, announcements, action and analysis. Packed in as always are updates, fundraisers, and birthdays. There’s a lot happening, so let’s dive …
- Visible Records is not your typical art gallery May 4, 2025 4:49 pm The Cavalier Daily - Virginia Tucked away in the Belmont neighborhood of Charlottesville, a former data warehouse has been transformed into an affordable artist-run gallery and studio space. Opened in 2021, Visible Records was created with the goal of providing both central Virginians …
- From ICE to Hannaford: Vermonters rally on May Day for human rights and social justice amid escalating Trump administration attacks, rollbacks May 2, 2025 11:47 pm VTDigger - Vermont Get Vermont news sent to your inbox. Daily Digger is everything you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday-Saturday morning. Thousands in Williston marched in support of immigrant and farmworker rights on May Day 2025. Photo by Auditi Guha/ …
- Harvard Law Review Asked Prospective Editors To Disclose Their Race Days After It Was Hit With Civil Rights Probes May 2, 2025 8:45 pm The Washington Free Beacon - Virginia The Trump administration announced on Monday that it was investigating the Harvard Law Review over allegations of race discrimination. 72 hours later, the journal asked prospective editors to disclose their race as part of the application process, writing …
- How a Community Network Caught A Tufts Student Being Abducted by ICE April 30, 2025 12:37 pm Teen Vogue Those volunteers are some of the more than 750 who have been trained in the last six weeks at “community hubs” in over a dozen cities across the state, where 50 hotline operators with member groups of the LUCE Immigrant Justice Network of Massachusetts are …
- Debora Rodrigues: Brazilian hairdresser facing prison for lipstick stunt April 29, 2025 2:19 pm Malay Mail BRASÍLIA, April 29 — Debora Rodrigues dos Santos lived most of her life in relative anonymity: a hairdresser raising two children in a small Brazilian city. Now, she is the face of a battle to get amnesty for participants in a 2023 right-wing uprising that …
- Unchained uplifts incarcerated voices, talks prison abolition advocacy April 28, 2025 7:12 am Daily Orange - New York Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. At the Dunbar Community Center on Sunday afternoon, the organization Unchained encouraged members of the Syracuse community to engage in prison abolition activism …
- Keith LaMar performs poetry from death row at Freedom First concert April 25, 2025 9:27 am The Student Life - California Courtesy: Amy Gordiejew On April 17 and 18, Keith LaMar called in to the 5C Prison Abolition Collective’s Freedom First concert series from death row in Youngstown, Ohio, to perform original spoken-word poetry. “If I had to capture his essence in just a …
Corporate Crime
- Florida drivers targeted by toll smishing scam May 13, 2025 11:12 pm WESH 2 - Florida It’s a scam that didn’t exist a year ago. Now, it’s the leading cyber scam in America, and Florida is proving to be a huge target for criminals trying to steal your money. If you have gotten one of those suspicious text messages on your phone warning you …
- Judges Who Ruled Against Trump Are Receiving Unsolicited Pizza Deliveries May 13, 2025 11:03 pm Truthout Federal judges across several states are being delivered unsolicited pizza orders — an act of harassment and attempted intimidation, they say, from people who are unhappy with their rulings involving President Donald Trump. The U.S. Marshals Service has …
- As a Political Prisoner, I Won’t Back Down on Supporting Palestine May 13, 2025 11:03 pm Truthout Part of the Series This piece was handwritten by Badar Khan Suri, who read it to one of his attorneys while he was imprisoned in Texas. It has been lightly edited for clarity. On December 10, 2022, I arrived in the United States to start a post-doc …
- “I’m Going to Write My Way Out of Prison”: A Vision From Solitary Confinement May 13, 2025 11:03 pm Truthout This article has been excerpted from Ghost in the Criminal Justice Machine: Reform, White Supremacy, and an Abolitionist Future by Emile Suotonye DeWeaver. Copyright © 2025. This text was originally published by The New Press and has been reprinted here …
- Our narrative prison May 13, 2025 10:46 pm Aeon How is it that we live in an era of apparently unprecedented choice and yet almost every film and TV series, as well as a good many plays and novels, have exactly the same plot? We meet the protagonist in their ordinary world, plodding along, not living …
- Key Takeaways from the National Association of Attorneys General 2025 General Symposium May 13, 2025 9:44 pm JD Supra - California Beginning on April 7, 2025, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) held its three-day Symposium in Nashville, Tennessee. Throughout the forum, attorneys general, their senior staff, federal officials, and other subject matter experts …
- Trump Admin Orders FBI to Deprioritize White Collar Crime, Shift Focus to Immigration: Report May 13, 2025 9:43 pm Mediaite - New York Photo by Tony Webster via Flickr under a Creative Commons license. The FBI has ordered its agents to scale back white-collar crime investigations and focus more on immigration enforcement, according to a report by Reuters. President Donald Trump has made …
- California files for preliminary injunction to stop Trump's tariffs May 13, 2025 9:21 pm The Center Square (The Center Square) – Another attempt to stop President Donald Trump’s tariffs came Tuesday as California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a motion for a preliminary injunction. The motion is part of the lawsuit against Trump that …
- Here are the newcomers, familiar faces in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s inner circle May 13, 2025 9:11 pm Brandon Sun OTTAWA – Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced his new cabinet. Here is the list of all 28 Liberal cabinet members, as well as 10 secretaries of state. Returning members of cabinet: Anita Anand, minister of foreign affairs The MP for Oakville East in …
- Sweden detains suspected spy, TV reports diplomat in custody May 13, 2025 8:58 pm The Straits Times STOCKHOLM - Sweden's security service has detained a Swedish diplomat on suspicion of espionage, public television SVT reported on Tuesday, citing unidentified sources. The security service (SAPO) said it had detained a person on suspicion of spying …
White Collar Crime
- 5 career insights from a former federal prosecutor May 13, 2025 11:17 pm Cal Lawyer - California Matthew Yelovich began his legal career at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in their white-collar crime practice group, where he worked for approximately three years. Unlike the traditional path taken by many law graduates who clerk immediately …
- The European Response to DOJ’s FCPA Enforcement “Pause” May 13, 2025 9:44 pm JD Supra - California On March 20, 2025, the United Kingdom, France and Switzerland jointly announced the formation of a new International Anti-Corruption Prosecutorial Taskforce (the “Task Force”) aimed at strengthening cross-border collaboration in prosecuting foreign …
- Trump Admin Orders FBI to Deprioritize White Collar Crime, Shift Focus to Immigration: Report May 13, 2025 9:43 pm Mediaite - New York Photo by Tony Webster via Flickr under a Creative Commons license. The FBI has ordered its agents to scale back white-collar crime investigations and focus more on immigration enforcement, according to a report by Reuters. President Donald Trump has made …
- What Is The Cast Of Malcolm In The Middle Up To Now? May 13, 2025 6:07 pm /FILM - Indiana We're not the boss of you now, but we still strongly recommend revisiting the classic sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle." Created in 2000 by "Little House on the Prairie" alum Linwood Boomer, the series ran for seven seasons and over …
- Boynton Beach man arrested in 314K Cheney Brothers check fraud scheme, police say May 13, 2025 5:13 pm WPTV 5 - Florida RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — A nearly yearlong investigation led a Riviera Beach detective to a Boynton Beach man accused of a check fraud scheme that targeted regional food distributor Cheney Brothers. Jammel Many, 29, is facing multiple charges and is accused …
- Letters: Former University of Sask. president wrong on racism education May 13, 2025 2:09 pm Saskatoon StarPhoenix Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Letters Readers share their opinions on an op-ed on racism training at the University of Saskatchewan and the threat of Western separation. This aerial view of Saskatoon, SK in September of 2019 shows the University of …
- News in brief for May 13 May 13, 2025 10:34 am Hawaii Tribune Herald FBI to prioritize immigration, as DOJ scales back white-collar cases WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The FBI ordered agents on Monday to devote more time to immigration enforcement and scale back investigating white-collar crime, four people familiar with the …
- Raid 2 box office collection day 12: Ajay Devgn's action film remains steady; earns THIS amount May 13, 2025 5:05 am Bollywood Life Ajay Devgn starrer thriller drama Raid 2 has maintained its steady position on second Monday. The film has recorded a solid... on day 12. Read to report more. Raid 2, starring Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh, and Vaani Kapoor in the main roles, is receiving a …
- Head of the Criminal Division, Matthew R. Galeotti Delivers Remarks at SIFMA’s Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Conference May 13, 2025 5:03 am District of Puerto Rico Thank you, Bernard, for that kind introduction. And thank you to SIFMA for having me here at your annual AML and Financial Crimes Conference. Over the last several months, the Department has made clear that its mission is to protect hard-working Americans …
- Erek Barron, former U.S. attorney for Maryland, joins D.C. law firm May 13, 2025 3:52 am Maryland Matters Erek L. Barron, a former state delegate and the first Black U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland, has a new gig at a law firm in Washington, D.C. Barron will work for the white-collar defense and government investigations practice at Mintz, where he …
State Crime
- Dover mayor delivers State of the City message May 13, 2025 11:09 pm Delaware Public Media Dover Mayor Robin Christiansen delivered his State of the City message at Monday’s City Council meeting. Christiansen said he and the newly elected and re-elected council members aim to make Dover a cleaner, safer and more beautiful city. “The trust placed …
- BCI probe of area state rep finds ‘concerning and suspicious’ behavior, raises concerns... May 13, 2025 10:54 pm Journal News - Ohio Simpson and Votel allegedly took no investigative action and created no record of the allegation when initially told a potential crime was committed, delaying a criminal investigation until it was reported a second time over a month later to a different …
- Expanding prison capacity ‘won’t do anything to prevent crime’ May 13, 2025 10:54 pm Catholic News Julie Edwards (CSSV) Jesuit Social Services says a $727 million expansion of Victoria’s prison capacity, announced ahead of the 2025/26 State Budget, is money spent at the wrong end of the system and won’t do anything to prevent crime in the long run. …
- MS Supreme Court denies relief for state's only woman on death row May 13, 2025 10:50 pm Hattiesburg American - Mississippi The Mississippi Supreme Court denied Lisa Jo Chamberlin's post-conviction relief petition, citing the claim of newly discovered evidence as time-barred. Chamberlin, convicted in a 2004 double homicide, argued she acted under duress from her then- …
- Lawyers confront witness in Harvey Weinstein sex crime trial with private diary entry May 13, 2025 10:44 pm The Times of Israel NEW YORK (AP) — A former teen fashion model testifying in Harvey Weinstein ‘s retrial on sexual assault charges was confronted on the stand Tuesday with a private journal where defense attorneys say she wrote about people who sexually abused her. Kaja …
- Thurston County shooting suspect arrested after multi-state search May 13, 2025 10:32 pm FOX 13 Seattle - Washington State CALIFORNIA - A man on the run for allegedly shooting at a deputy in Thurston County last week has been arrested. Timeline: Damien Madison, 27, was taken into custody near the Nevada-California state line on Tuesday, according to Thurston County Sheriff …
- State’s crime rate falls by 19.4 per cent in 2024: Tripura CM Manik Saha May 13, 2025 10:16 pm The News Mill Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha said that the overall crime rate in the state has decreased by 19.4 per cent in 2024 as compared to 2023 and announced that the government will soon recruit 916 constables and 218 Sub-Inspectors for Tripura Police. CM …
- California police department defends retail crime crackdown, bashes cities that don't punish thieves May 13, 2025 10:11 pm The Washington Times Police in a Southern California city used the Mother’s Day arrest of a shoplifter to highlight its own tough stance on theft, while also commenting on lax attitudes toward retail crime in the Golden State. Seal Beach police posted an Instagram photo of a …
- Crime in College Park Declines 18 Percent In 2024, Violent Crime Drops 22 Percent May 13, 2025 10:06 pm Atlanta Daily World - Georgia Crime in College Park Declines 18 Percent In 2024, Violent Crime Drops 22 Percent, Crimes Against Property 21 Percent The City of College Park Police Department today announced that overall crime in the city declined 18 percent in 2024 from 2023, with …
- New York State Senate Advances Legislation to Safeguard and Aid Domestic Violence Survivors May 13, 2025 9:58 pm The New York State Senate Clarifies and Expands the Meaning of “Welfare” in Relation to Crime Victim Awards: This bill, S.156, sponsored by Senator Julia Salazar, would expand the definition of “essential personal property” as it relates to determining awards for crime victims, …
Environmental Crime
- 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 …
- Sydney’s unusual sewerage system to blame for faecal and fat balls on beaches, experts claim January 17, 2025 2:03 pm The Crimson Quarry - Indiana It’s the height of summer in Sydney, a time when tourists and locals are usually flocking to the city’s famous beaches. But nine beaches were shut to the public this week – including well-known Manly – after more ball-shaped debris washed ashore. Similar …
- Op-ed: Toxic prisons teach us that environmental justice needs abolition January 8, 2025 10:54 am Environmental Health News May 29, 2020, should have been a pride-filled day as I, a Black daughter of immigrants, would confer a master's degree from MIT. Instead, I grieved as I watched news coverage of the murder of George Floyd four days prior by Minneapolis police officer …
- 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 …
Critical Theory
- How Marxist philosophers weakened the West May 8, 2025 11:30 pm WorldNetDaily Read Hanne’s The Herland Report. As novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand once noted, philosophers determine history. They establish the ideologies that form the basis for cultural development and outline values that are to be considered popular in society. …
- Toward a Renewed Framework for Teacher Preparation May 5, 2025 1:15 am Public Discourse Recent polarized battles over education draw attention to an underlying problem: the persistent orientation of teacher preparation programs toward relativism and away from truth. Teacher education should affirm objective reality and reject critical and …
- Learning from a Communist April 29, 2025 10:14 am Patheos Is MAGA a communist plot? A working class revolution that overturns free market capitalism?Is woke progressivism a capitalist plot, a way to defang the proletarian revolution by turning the left into harmless virtue-signaling by the bourgeois elite, then …
- The New Marxists and the Red Menace April 27, 2025 3:28 am The American Spectator - Virginia NextGen Marxism: What It Is and How to Combat It By Mike Gonzalez and Katharine Gorka (Encounter Books, 328 pages, $22) It is a sad state of affairs that Marxism and socialism have reached new heights of popularity and power in America in recent years. A …
- May 2025 Change Links Community Calendar April 25, 2025 7:20 am Change Links - California Change Links can’t publish without your support. Send items, articles or poems to changelinks2@gmail.com or via change-links.org/submit/ WE NEED DISTRIBUTORS TO VENUES & AT EVENTS!! Please subscribe as well. Subscriptions to the print edition …
- Rationality, power politics or global capitalism: What drives trade war April 22, 2025 2:13 pm The Indian Express (The Indian Express has launched a new series of articles for UPSC aspirants written by seasoned writers and scholars on issues and concepts spanning History, Polity, International Relations, Art, Culture and Heritage, Environment, Geography, Science and …
- Religion or Ethnicity 3 - Untangling Critical Race Theory April 7, 2025 6:41 am Patheos In my February I talked about Untangling Critical Race Theory: What Christians Need to Know and Why it Matters by Ed Uszynski. In this post I want to continue reflecting on some of the gems in this very significant book that he says he wrote primarily to …
- Utah state school board rejects request to formally adopt anti-DEI stance, define DEI as ‘Marxist’ April 3, 2025 10:46 pm The Salt Lake Tribune - Utah The Utah State Board of Education rejected a request Thursday to formally adopt a stance against diversity, equity and inclusion. The decision came after state school board members received hundreds of phone calls and emails expressing concern over the …
- Imperialism and White Settler Colonialism in Marxist Theory March 31, 2025 2:44 am Hampton Institute By John Bellamy Foster Republished from Monthly Review. The concept of settler colonialism has always been a key element in the Marxist theory of imperialism, the meaning of which has gradually evolved over a century and a half. Today the reemergence of …
- Stalinist leader of Communist Party Marxist – Kenya (CPM-K) slanders Trotskyism following WSWS exposure March 28, 2025 6:47 pm World Socialist Web Site On March 12, Booker Omole, General Secretary of the Stalinist Communist Party Marxist – Kenya (CPM-K), published a statement on the party’s website titled “Combatting Trotskyism: The Time is Now, Not Later.” Omole launches a slanderous attack on Trotskyism …
Vegan Criminology
- Pet Abusers Beware: New Animal Cruelty Reporting App Launches In Putnam May 13, 2025 11:00 pm Daily Voice In a new partnership, the Putnam County SPCA has teamed up with SaferWatch, a public safety reporting app, to give residents a fast and easy way to report suspected animal cruelty with the tap of a screen, the SPCA announced on Tuesday, May 13. The app …
- Animal Rights Group Files Anti-SLAPP Motion to Dismiss Perdue Lawsuit Against Free Speech May 13, 2025 10:38 pm Indybay - California Poultry giant Perdue Foods has sued to stop public protests by Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) May 13, 2025, SANTA ROSA, CA -- Today the animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) filed an anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss a lawsuit by national poultry …
- John Lolley May 13, 2025 9:51 pm Martha's Vineyard Times - Massachusetts John Lolley died at his home in Oak Bluffs on May 6 after a short illness. John was born in Portland, Maine, on Jan. 4, 1949. He grew up in Sanford, Maine, and graduated from Sanford High School in 1967. John’s father had a private pilot’s license, and …
- CT buys 643 acres for new wildlife management area in Killingly May 13, 2025 9:37 pm The Connecticut Mirror Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. An undeveloped, 643-acre property that includes four lakes in the town of Killingly was purchased recently by the state of Connecticut to be turned into public …
- Dead fish, cramped cages: report finds illegal pet trade in city despite existing rules May 13, 2025 8:26 pm The Hindu Several pet shops violating rules in Delhi. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement A new report has uncovered rampant cruelty and widespread legal violations across pet shops in the Capital. Conducted by the Animal Law Cell at the University of Delhi’s …
- What the police found inside these suitcases will outrage animal lovers May 13, 2025 8:15 pm AS Three Chinese nationals were arrested on Japan’s Amami Islands after being found with thousands of protected hermit crabs hidden in suitcases. The suspects—Liao Zhibin (24), Song Zhenhao (26), and Guo Jiawei (27)—were caught with 160 kilograms (about 353 …
- County 10 Law Enforcement Log: Riverton Police Department – May 13, 2025 May 13, 2025 7:48 pm County 10 - Wyoming All persons arrested or cited are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law. Below are the most recent arrests and call blotters from publicly available reports provided directly by the Riverton Police Department. Click here for more details …
- Sheriff: Woman arrested after 'disturbing video' appears to show domestic violence, animal cruelty May 13, 2025 7:44 pm WLWT 5 - Ohio Sheriff: Woman arrested after 'disturbing video' appears to show domestic violence, animal cruelty Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Updated: 2:13 PM EDT May 13, 2025 WAY. OKAY, ANOTHER WEATHER IMPACT DAY IN GREATER CINCINNATI. THANKS FOR …
- Animal Wellness Groups Urge NIH to Defund Primate Research Centers and Redirect Billions in Savings to Better Science May 13, 2025 7:17 pm EIN Presswire Primate use is enormously expensive and discredited as a reliable model for human disease WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, May 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Today, the Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action sent a letter to the …
- Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons suspend supplies from Market Rasen farm over animal welfare concerns May 13, 2025 7:06 pm Lincolnshire Live Three major supermarkets have confirmed they have suspended supplies from a Lincolnshire farm over animal welfare concerns. Northmoor Farm in Market Rasen is one of the farms managed by Cranswick PLC, a food producer that supplies large supermarket chains …