by Jean | Nov 29, 2016 | Amicus, Executive Branch, Human Rights, Immigration, Uncategorized, Voting and Elections Rights, Weekly News Roundup
Fidel Castro Passes Away Fidel Castro, who ruled Cuba for half a century, passed away last Friday at the age of 90. After toppling the authoritarian government of President Fulgencio Batista in 1959, Castro turned his Revolution into a one-party Communist government...
by Jean | Feb 20, 2016 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice
Arriving relatively quietly in December, Netflix’s true crime documentary, Making a Murderer, consumed television sets, becoming both a critical hit and a cultural phenomenon over the holidays. Describing the show as an almost “Dickensian account of the tragedy of the...
by Jean | Oct 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
First Democratic Presidential Debate Last Tuesday, the first Democratic presidential debate was held. Many felt Hilary Clinton was the winner of the debate, but Bernie Sanders scored one of the most memorable moments of the night, when in response to a question about...
by Jean | Apr 13, 2015 | Criminal Justice, Poverty and Economic Justice, Racial Justice, Voting and Elections Rights, Weekly News Roundup
F.B.I. Begins Civil Rights Investigation into Police Beating of Suspect in California On Friday, ten San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies were placed on paid leave after a news camera taped them attacking a fleeing suspect. The suspect, Francis Pusok, attempted to...