Attorney General Jeff Sessions claims crime has gone up in some U.S. cities because the Obama administration was too lenient in sentencing offenders. But the facts don’t back him up, according to Marc Mauer, executive director of The Sentencing Project, in Washington. “It’s discouraging that, in the 21st century, we’re making policy decisions based on sound bites and gut instincts rather than evidence,” said Mauer. “There is no lack of evidence to show that mass incarceration has been counter-productive to public safety and devastating for low-income communities of color.”
The former commander-in-chief says the US has been waging war since its formation. “China has not wasted a single penny on war.”
Having finally imploded, Russiagate now morphs into its second life as a campaign issue for Donald Trump.
Unlike Edward Snowden, and more like Philip Agee, Assange rejected the premise that the State has any right to secrecy at all.
NATO is the main prop for global capital’s predations, and must be opposed by all who seek peace and social justice.
Federal officials spread right-wing tales that Black protesters were susceptible to Islamic jihadist appeals.
