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Tag Archives: United States
Why Big Banks Will Pay The Piper in 2013
Many Americans still await the day Wall Street is held accountable for the financial crisis, and an end to “Nobody saw this coming” excuses. A new report, Subprime Mortgage Crisis- Is 2013 Beginning or End?, examines the slow and certain … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Courts, Politics
Tagged Attorney general, Bank of America, Countrywide, Countrywide Financial, Fair Housing Act, Fannie Mae, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Freddie Mac, housing crisis, mortgage fraud, overview, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, Securities Act, securities fraud, settlement, Subprime litigation, United States, update, Wall Street
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4 Reasons The NRA is a Red Herring
In the wake of another tragedy, calls for gun regulation rises again. Many citizens do not tend to “wait and see” what the politicians will do, and many expect a little saber-rattling and then see their elected officials bow down … Continue reading
The Feds vs. The States: Supreme Court must decide Death Penalty Fight
Can the Feds order a state to execute a man? This is the question that the Supreme Court may ultimately answer regarding Jason Pleau, arrested last year for killing a man during a robbery. What appeared to be a routine … Continue reading
From Narragansett Bay to Pelican Bay, People Stand in Solidarity for Human Rights
On July 1st, 2011, prisoners in the Security Housing Unit (SHU) in Pelican Bay State Prison, CA went on indefinite hunger strike to protest conditions that have been characterized by the UN as “inhumane and degrading.” Over nearly three weeks … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Political Prisoners, Prison Conditions, Rehabilitation, Uncategorized
Tagged Activism, California, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Criminal justice, Direct Action for Rights and Equality, Human rights, Hunger strike, Mumia Abu Jamal, Pelican Bay State Prison, Prison, Prison-Industrial Complex, Solitary confinement, United States, United States War Department
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EEOC Accepting Public Input on the Issue of Criminal Background Checks
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will publicly consider developing a policy on Arrest and Conviction Records as a barrier to employment. They will take testimony via Commissionmeetingcomments@eeoc.gov DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, July 26, 2011, 9:30 A.M. Eastern Time PLACE: … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, Legislation
Tagged background check, Ban the Box, BCI, Business, Civil Rights Act of 1964, discrimination, Eastern Time Zone, Employment, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, hearing, hiring, Housing, NCIC, New Orleans, regulations, Title VII, United States, United States Department of Labor
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Prison Town Economics 101: Pelican Bay (Crescent City, CA)
With prisoners in Pelican Bay willing to die rather than endure what is being done to them in the name of “the People of California”, we should pause to consider some basic math. The following example is a broad illustration … Continue reading
Dying for Human Rights: Prisoners Begin Hunger Strike Tomorrow
What exactly is a hunger strike? It is when someone, or a group of people, will choose death over their current living conditions. But not an unknown pointless death; instead, they will commit a long, grueling, public death designed to … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, Commentary, Prison Conditions
Tagged action, California, Crime and Justice, Georgia, Health, Human rights, Hunger strike, Klamath National Forest, Pelican Bay State Prison, Prison, Prison-Industrial Complex, SHU, solidarity, Special Handling Unit, United States, United States Supreme Court, Uprising
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What’s Going On In Detroit?
If for no other reason than the passionate remarks by Congressman Hansen Clarke (D-MI) at a House hearing on June 15th, an outsider can see that there is a strong will in Detroit that is rebuilding a city. Clarke was infuriated … Continue reading
Testify: US Commission on Civil Rights Tackles Employment Discrimination
The federal government is not done developing the law around discrimination against people with criminal records, particularly as the Disparate Impact on people of Color has been rampant. They are accepting testimony until January 21st. Our friends at National Employment … Continue reading →