On AlterNet: accountability

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "accountability"

A Victim of Her Own Success: How NYC's Ridiculous Testing Regime Pushed a High-Performing Teacher out of the Classroom

Aaron Pallas, Eye on Education. May 16, 2012.

After helping her students reach the 98th percentile on state math tests one year, a teacher finds herself labeled an abject failure the next. Confused? You should be.

No Justice for Immigrant Killed During Forced Deportation in Zurich

Ray Smith, IPS News. February 19, 2012.

Two years after a Nigerian asylum seeker died during a forced deportation attempt from Switzerland, the prosecution has dismissed the case, leaving nobody responsible.

How Many Drug War Prisoners Were Convicted on Faulty Evidence?

Anthony Papa, AlterNet. November 18, 2011.

Testing errors at one crime lab led to 3,000 drug convictions in need of review and point to chronic failures in the criminal justice system.

How DSK, Murdoch, and Nancy Grace Are Making A Mockery Of U.S. Justice

Patricia J. Williams, The Nation. July 18, 2011.

How Murdoch and the unruly, profit hungry press interfere not only with our privacy, but also with our justice system.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Thugs Used 'Terror Tools' for Disinfo Scheme Targeting Me, My Family and Other Progressives

Brad Friedman, Brad Blog. February 14, 2011.

And why the Chamber's hired goons are highly likely to get away with it.

Free-marketeers Try to Slam Michael Moore, Look Like Asses in the Process

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress. September 8, 2009.

Former GOP presidential candidate Tom Tancredo mocks Moore's latest film, "Capitalism: A Love Story." Then he asks for money.

Cheney's CIA Secrets: We Must Fight to Get the Truth

Marie Cocco, Washington Monthly. July 17, 2009.

The scary part is how little we know about the Bush Administration's clandestine plans.

Apologists for the Rich Are Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. July 1, 2009.

In a down economy, apologists for the awesomely affluent are having to dig deep for inspiration. In the process, they're looking dopey.

Hey Politicians, Americans Want to Investigate Bush's Crimes

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. February 12, 2009.

We'll see if a poll like this one gives their effort a little momentum.

Obama Has to Hold Bush Accountable for the Laws He Broke

Elizabeth Holtzman, The Nation. January 16, 2009.

Obama cannot let former Bush administration officials get away with breaking the law without violating his own oath of office.

The Seven Deadly Deficits: What the Bush Years Really Cost Us

Joseph Stiglitz, Mother Jones. December 22, 2008.

And how President Obama can get the economy back on track.

Sarah Palin's Shocking Secret Emails

David Corn, Mother Jones. September 8, 2008.

Palin is all for accountability, but only when the finger is pointing at somebody else it seems.

McCain's Shifting Stance on Immigration Continues With 'Dream Act' Flip-Flop

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report. July 15, 2008.

"I do ask for your trust," McCain says to Latino audience ... right before lying to everyone in the room.

We're Mad as Hell and the Dems Aren't Listening

Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. January 14, 2008.

The Democrats' fizzle in the face of the power-grabbing Bush administration is doing serious damage to America's political psyche.

Fixing our Democracy requires knowing how it works...

Elana Levin, February 20, 2007.

Elana Levin: Some heroes to the rescue?

The Rats Are Jumping Ship from Iraq

David Sirota, San Francisco Chronicle. January 20, 2007.

How can we expect the media and politicians to be a watchdog if its leading analysts and news framers face no public sanctions when they disrespect the truth or give credence to fringe ideologies?