Attorney General Jeff Sessions claims crime has gone up in some U.S. cities because the Obama administration was too lenient in sentencing offenders. But the facts don’t back him up, according to Marc Mauer, executive director of The Sentencing Project, in Washington. “It’s discouraging that, in the 21st century, we’re making policy decisions based on sound bites and gut instincts rather than evidence,” said Mauer. “There is no lack of evidence to show that mass incarceration has been counter-productive to public safety and devastating for low-income communities of color.”
A judge denied political prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal a new trial, and in so doing denies prosecutorial misconduct, suborning of perjury, and other wrongdoing committed against him.
There are connections between spiritual and political beliefs. The writer advises, "...consider the synergy between the principles of our faith and the revolutionary spirit of communism."
The U.S. engages in a futile effort to diminish China's economic prowess. The propaganda war against Tik Tok is the latest salvo, and concerns about data privacy are misdirection intended to help U.S…
Uganda's parliament recently passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023, which includes prison terms for gay people in that country. A group of mothers of LGBTQ+ individuals wrote an open letter in…
Biased new report lends weight to U.S. regime-change operations targeting left-wing Sandinista government.
