Last week’s Supreme Court decision ordering California to reduce its overcrowded prisons by 30,000 inmates is as welcome as a ray of sunlight streaming through prison bars. State officials have known for decades of the horrific, if not criminal, neglect of prisoners. Five years ago, then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called their plight an “emergency”. Some emergency! […]
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What do former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, newly resigned International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops have in common? They are all powerful, older men, who have access to money and who may have hidden acts of abuse for years. They each have used their wealth and power for
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The arrest of International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn for allegedly sexually assaulting a maid at a Midtown Manhattan hotel has sparked a flurry of questions, not least of which is whether diplomatic immunity can be invoked in the case. Strauss-Kahn’s accuser has stated that he emerged from the bathroom of his hotel room in
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The White House has taken a significant step towards renewable energy, defying Congressional climate deniers in the process. Solar panels have been installed on the roof of the iconic mansion, in a move that is being widely applauded by environmentalists. The decision to embrace solar power is seen as a major victory for those advocating
Today, Speaker of the House John Boehner addressed the Economic Club of New York, setting the stage for a heated battle within the Republican Party. Wall Street and big business are fearful of the Tea Partiers’ refusal to raise the debt ceiling without major spending cuts and without tax increases on the wealthy, which would
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