Tag Archives: Criminal Justice

Ted McLaughlin : Haley Barbour’s ‘Eye for a Kidney’ Deal

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour: organ trafficker?An eye for a kidney?Haley Barbour’s terrible precedent By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / January 19, 2011 See “Haley Barbour breaks the U.S. Organ Transplant Act,” Below. Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour has received … Continue reading →

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Dave Lindorff : The Strange Case of Interpol’s Red Alert

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

A supporter of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange holds up a placard outside the City of Westminster Magistrates Court in London. Photo from The Hindu / AP. UPDATE: A British judge granted bail to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday, saying … Continue reading →

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Michael Deutsch : Justice Dept. Ups Ante Against Anti-War Activists

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Above, Chicago demonstrators protest after September 24, 2010 FBI raids on anti-war activists. Below, supporters in Minneapolis prepare signs for demonstration protesting FBI raids and grand jury subpoenas. Photos from Fight Back! News.‘Material support’ for terrorism:FBI actions, grand jury subpoenas … Continue reading →

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Danny Schechter : Time to Jail the Banksters

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Parade of the banksters. Cartoon by Jim Conte.Time to act:A campaign to jail the financial fraudsters By Danny Schechter / The Rag Blog / November 11, 2010 “I’ll have the Chateau Mouton-Rothschild from 1982,” a Wall Street investment banker recently … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : U.S. Leads World in Incarceration Rate

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Chart shows skyrocketing rate of incarceration in U.S. as of 2006. CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE We’re number one!U.S. is off charts in rate of incarceration By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / November 11, 2010 The citizens of … Continue reading →

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Jordan Flaherty : New Orleans Jail Struggle Could Shape City’s Future

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image of Orleans Parish Prison from BBC documentary, Prisoners of Katrina.New Orleans:The nation’s incarceration capital Struggle over the size of New Orleans’ jail could define the city’s future. By Jordan Flaherty / The Rag Blog / November 11, 2010 NEW … Continue reading →

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Harvey Wasserman : It’s High Time to End Marijuana Prohibition

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Brian and Stewie campaign to legalize marijuana. Image from Family Guy.It’s time to end prohibition:Legal marijuana or bust!!! By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / November 1, 2010 The simple truth about America’s marijuana prohibition: any law that allows … Continue reading →

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Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman : Rove Served for Election Theft

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Danse Macabre: MC Karl Rove, choreographer of election theft. Photo from AP.Facing the nation:Karl Rove deposed for election fraud By Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / October 26, 2010 Election woes got you down? Imagine the … Continue reading →

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Bernardine Dohrn : The Obsolete and Dangerous Federal Grand Jury

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Bernardine Dohrn, with Bill Ayers and five-year-old Zayd, on the steps of the federal courthouse in New York City, 1982. Photo by David Handschuh / AP.The curious, mysterious, obsolete,and dangerous federal grand jury The federal grand jury is a secret, … Continue reading →

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NOLA’s Killer Cops : Danziger Bridge is Just the Beginning

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Lance Madison is surrounded by State Police and NOPD SWAT members on Sept. 4, 2005, after violence erupted on the Danziger Bridge in New Orleans. Madison was accused of shooting at police and was arrested, but he was later released. … Continue reading →

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David P. Hamilton : Our Corporate Rulers and their Bankrupt Drug War

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Democratic Underground.Why our leaders wage war on drugsAnd why this war is doomed By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / May 26, 2010 Ted McLaughlin recently wrote an article for The Rag Blog (“Prohibition II: A … Continue reading →

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Warrior-Poet Marilyn Buck : No Wall Too Tall

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

In prison but clearly in bloom. Marilyn Buck at Dublin FCI, 1994. Photo by Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog.Supporters call for release:Free Austin’s Marilyn Buck! For her acts of selfless courage on behalf of victims of American criminal … Continue reading →

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