On AlterNet: justice

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

Will Jean-Claude Duvalier Ever Stand Trial for His Crimes Against Haiti?

Fran Quigley, AlterNet. January 20, 2012.

Judging Duvalier has become an opportunity to send a message, but prosecuting old crimes in a neglected justice system has its challenges.

The Arc of the Universe Might Be Bending Toward Justice; But We Still Have to Fight Like Hell in 2012

Rinku Sen, ColorLines. January 2, 2012.

If we avoid triumphalism, get explicit about race and keep fighting, we can make the most of movement potential in the coming year.

Democrats Are Still Compromising Away Women's Rights -- What's Wrong with the Pro-Choice Movement's Strategy?

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. December 20, 2011.

After the Obama administration's decision to overrule the FDA on the morning-after pill, activists are asking yet again, what went wrong?

Rick Perry's Execution Obsession Feeds the Worst in Human Nature

Amanda Marcotte, Comment Is Free. September 14, 2011.

Perry may have lost no sleep over Texas's 234 executions during his tenure, but the death penalty panders to crude bloodlust.

How Right-Wing Attacks on Reproductive Health Care Force Poor Women Into More Unwanted Pregnancies

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. August 25, 2011.

A new study finds that right-wing attacks on family planning services are landing squarely on poor women and their families.

Man Beats His Girlfriend With a Bullwhip and Molests Her Children -- And She Gets Life in Prison After He Is Killed?

Emily Wilson, AlterNet. August 10, 2011.

Speaking with Debbie Peagler's lawyers and documentarian about getting her out of prison for a second chance.

The Globe’s Not Only Getting Hotter. It’s More Unjust and Unstable, Too

Michelle Chen, ColorLines. July 6, 2011.

The future of a warming planet holds more than just melting ice--it will see a lot more conflict over resources, food, and living space as well.

Remembering Oscar Grant on the Day of Johannes Mehserle's Release

Julianne Hing, ColorLines. June 15, 2011.

The former BART police officer who killed Oscar Grant on New Year’s Day in 2009 has been released from jail, but for Grant's family, the wounds are still fresh.

Let's Face It, Conservative Supreme Court Justices Are a Bunch of Hypocrites

David Morris, AlterNet. October 15, 2010.

Conservatives interpret the Constitution to support conservative objectives, but they won't admit it.

Global Food Problems Are About Justice Not Scarcity

Frances Moore Lappe, YES! Magazine. July 2, 2010.

We need to rescue our food system from corporate control.

Utter Failure; It's Time to Rethink the Prison System

Sylvia Clute, AlterNet. June 16, 2010.

With 2.3 million people in America's prison system, we've literally become our own jailers. It's time to call for a compassionate -- and more effective -- judicial system.

Building a Climate Justice Movement

Tina Gerhardt, AlterNet. April 24, 2010.

The climate justice movement has taken up two enormous concerns: How to address ecological catastrophe and how to develop a new global economic model.

World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth: An Antidote to Copenhagen?

Joseph Huff-Hannon, ColorLines. April 20, 2010.

The world's governments were unable to find enough common ground in Copenhagen to hash out even a weak treaty. Now, a justice-focused alternative is kicking off.

12 Innovations That Could Save Us

Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine. January 5, 2010.

With climate disruption, war, and a faltering economy, that was a tough decade. Still, seeds were sown for a more green and egalitarian 2010s.

Black Teacher May Get 15 Years in Prison for Cutting in Line at Wal-Mart

Devona Walker, The Loop. November 25, 2009.

This is not how our criminal justice system is supposed to operate.

How America Holds Court: The Seedy Dealings Underpinning Our Legal System

Amy Bach, Metropolitan Books. November 2, 2009.

It's getting harder and harder to exercise your legal rights if you aren't well to do. Where's the justice in that?

Sotomayor Comes Out Swinging on First Day in the Court

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress AlterNet: PEEK. October 6, 2009.

The newly appointed Supreme Court justice asked more questions in one session than Clarence Thomas has asked over the course of several years.

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.

Cruel and Unusual: Why Are We Doling Out Harsh Justice to Returning War Vets?

Penny Coleman, AlterNet. August 5, 2009.

Veterans are more likely to get longer sentences than non-veterans for the same crime. How can we treat returning soldiers so badly?

Immigration Proceedings or Kangaroo Courts?

Mary Giovagnoli, Immigration Impact AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. June 16, 2009.

Assembly-line justice is the norm in our broken system.

Conservatives Are Waging a War on Empathy -- We Can't Let Them Win

George Lakoff, AlterNet. June 1, 2009.

Conservatives are trying to redefine empathy as irrational personal feeling. In fact, empathy is the basis of our democracy and must be defended.

Disturbing Account of Wanton Rape and Murder in Iraq Emerges from U.S. Soldier Trials

Gail McGowan Mellor, Women's Media Center. May 20, 2009.

Four U.S. soldiers have been convicted for the brutal killing of Abeer al-Janabi and her family -- and now the full story is public.

A Look at Immigration 'Enforcement' and the Aura of Criminality

Nezua, The Media Consortium AlterNet: Immigration. May 14, 2009.

Enforcement policies are becoming a threat, not only to immigrants, but the country at large.

The Luis Ramirez Murder: A Violent Act of Injustice

Staff, The Sanctuary AlterNet: Immigration. May 13, 2009.

This case is a perfect example of the process of establishing a subhuman class.

Conservatives Live in a Different Moral Universe -- And Here's Why It Matters

Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com. April 25, 2009.

Liberals and conservatives have highly different moral priorities. And we have to understand them if we want to accomplish anything.