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Widespread Use of Plea Bargains Plays Major Role in Mass Incarceration
Plea bargaining has become historically ubiquitous as the principal, if not primary, method of criminal case disposition in the US.
Romney, Richard Nixon and Las Vegas Cash: A Hidden History Repeats Itself
Nixon and Romney both luxuriated in the patronage of casino tycoons thanks to the deep pockets of the same Mafia-linked company, the Sands Corporation.
Is Ohio the Florida of the 2012 Election?
The Supreme Court has so far refused to intervene in the voting rights mess unfolding in Ohio, instead leaving in place a 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that …
The Day After the Elections In Woody Guthrie’s Country
While all eyes and ears are trained on the elections, Woody Guthrie, whose 100th birthday we celebrate this year, offers up another perspective on politics. In his poem u201cThis …
Risking a Repeat of Election 2000
As Al Gore might say, the earth is in the balance.
When a Celebrated Activist Turns Out To Be an FBI Informant
It's time for the FBI to come clean about 60s-era manipulation of social movements.
Democracy Itself at Stake in Michigan
Michigan voters have a chance to repeal
Right-Wingers Would Be Shocked to Learn That Islam Has Been Part of American History Since Its Founding
The Muslim faith is inextricably woven into the fabric of American history.
Election Countdown 2012: A Quarter of New Jersey and a Tenth of New York Remain In the Dark After Sandy, and More
This week in the Election Countdown: A quarter of New Jersey and a tenth of New York remain in the dark after Sandy; overwhelmed elections officials locked the doors …
Prop 37 and Corporate Lies in the Post Truth Era
Can a campaign with limitless resources and a disdain for the truth can defeat an overwhelmingly popular idea?