On AlterNet: crime

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

Filming the Extraordinary Life of Eddy Zheng, a Bay Area Community Leader Facing Imminent Deportation

Angola 3 News, AlterNet. September 26, 2011.

A Q&A with Ben Wang, the director/producer of the upcoming documentary film "Breathin': The Eddy Zheng Story."

The Long, Murderous Arm of the Law Has Killed Troy Davis

Kai Wright, Jamilah King, ColorLines. September 21, 2011.

After a long delay from the Supreme Court, Troy Davis was executed at 11:08 PM Wednesday night, despite over a million people asking for clemency.

Troy Davis's Execution Will Be a Judicial Lynching

Amy Goodman, Comment Is Free. September 16, 2011.

Despite evidence that he's innocent, Troy Davis faces execution on September 21. With a culture that cheers Rick Perry's execution record, what chance does he have?

Inside Angola: Faith-Based Slavery in a Louisiana Prison

Liliana Segura, ColorLines. August 11, 2011.

The country's largest maximum security prison features a private golf course, an evangelical Christian warden, and has been compared to a slave plantation.

20 Years In Prison For a Rape and Murder Committed By Someone Else -- Courts Ignore Exonerating DNA Evidence

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. August 10, 2011.

Nine young black men were convicted of two heinous crimes. DNA evidence points to their innocence, but many of the men are still in jail.

When the FBI Captured Whitey Bulger, the Idealistic Crime Family Myth Finally Died

Leah Berkenwald, AlterNet. June 28, 2011.

To South Boston, Whitey Bulger was more than a man... he was a tentpost to the familiar.

An Exit Strategy from America's Longest War -- 40 Years of Disastrous Drug Prohibition

Stephen Gutwillig, AlterNet. June 15, 2011.

When will we abandon what is arguably the most disastrous public policy in American history since chattel slavery and the jim crow legacy?

New Opportunities for Real Justice in Calif. Prison Supreme Court Ruling

Emily Harris, AlterNet. June 2, 2011.

The Supreme Court's order that California fix its overcrowded prisons offers opportunities for correcting inequalities. But playing musical chairs with inmates won't work.

Crime Rates Are Plummeting -- And No One Knows Why

Anneli Rufus, AlterNet. March 20, 2011.

Could it be that America is actually turning less violent? Or are we as violent as ever — but have simply found different ways of assuaging our urges?

Are We Going to Let the Biggest Financial Fraudsters Keep Their Money and Avoid Jail Time?

Bill Black, NewDeal 2.0. December 30, 2010.

The FBI and the DOJ are unlikely to prosecute the elite bankers who ran the enormous fraud that drove the financial crisis.

Taibbi: How Can We Expect Wall St. Thieves to Stop Stealing Unless We Throw Them in Prison?

David Sirota, AlterNet. November 18, 2010.

With financial fraud now so sophisticated and pervasive, we clearly need zero-tolerance solutions to change Wall Street's culture.

James K. Galbraith: Why the 'Experts' Failed to See How Financial Fraud Collapsed the Economy

James K. Galbraith, AlterNet. May 15, 2010.

Galbraith to senators: "I write to you from a disgraced profession. Economic theory ... failed miserably to understand the forces behind the financial crisis."

To Organize Against Wall St., We Need a Narrative Focusing on Crime and Massive Fraud

Danny Schechter, MediaChannel.org. April 14, 2010.

How we can be experiencing the largest economic meltdown in decades with no real mass mobilization or ongoing response from the progressive world?

Hard-liners Peddle Zombie Lies About Immigrants and Crime

Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 22, 2009.

A new report flies in the face of 100 years of data showing immigrants are less likely to commit serious crimes than the native-born.

We Are All Roman Polanski's Victims, And We All Deserve Justice

Jaclyn Friedman, AlterNet. October 2, 2009.

When a rapist, no matter how gifted or famous, is allowed to escape justice, we're all harmed.

Is America on the Verge of a Geriatric Crime Wave?

Nathan Comp, In These Times. July 22, 2009.

Granny get your gun -- over the past 10 years arrest rates for those over 50 have shot up 85 percent.

Large Immigrant Populations Make Cities Safe ... Just Ask El Paso

Michele Waslin, Immigration Impact AlterNet: PEEK. July 14, 2009.

The fact is that immigrants, including undocumented immigrants, are actually less likely to commit crimes than U.S. citizens.

Does Obama Want to Replace Your Facebook Profile with Your Social Security Card?

Annalee Newitz, io9. June 1, 2009.

You heard it here first: The next evolution of identity management in the U.S. will grow out of Facebook. So watch what you out in your profile.

Bill Moyers Talks Drugs, Crime, Journalism and Democracy with Creator of 'The Wire'

Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal. April 21, 2009.

HBO's critically-acclaimed "The Wire" creator David Simon talks about inner-city crime and politics, storytelling and the future of journalism.

Global Economic Collapse Means Boom Times for Criminal Syndicates

Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch.com. April 7, 2009.

In a world on the brink, we must offer a global stimulus or else face an epidemic of global crime.

Sheriff Arpaio Under Investigation By U.S. Justice Department

Cara, Feministe AlterNet: Immigration. March 12, 2009.

"The U.S. Justice Department has launched a civil-rights investigation of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office."

The Wall Street Criminals Are Still Running Free, Stealing Billions

Stephen Pizzo, News for Real. March 6, 2009.

Why are the very people whose actions ignited a worldwide depression still sitting pretty, at least compared to their victims?

As New Scammers Emerge, Is It 'Jailout' Time Yet?

Danny Schechter, AlterNet. February 24, 2009.

Why haven't we seen punishment for those corporations that "recklessly sliced and diced all this debt into worthless gambling chips."

In Regards to This Whole Rihanna Tragedy: Everyone Just Stop

Cara, Feministe AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. February 20, 2009.

Every woman deserves some sense of privacy in a situation like this, no matter how famous she is.

Forgive and Forget the Crimes of the Bushies? I Don't Think So

Paul Krugman, The New York Times. January 19, 2009.

So Mr. Obama should reconsider his apparent decision to let the previous administration get away with crime.