Monthly Archives: August 2022
Defending Charges Of Defamation
It was a riveting case: Amber Heard had written and published an article about having survived the abuse of an unnamed individual. Having recently been married to Johnny Depp, it wasn’t difficult for some people to connect the dots. Depp immediately sued for defamation, asking for $50 million in damages. His claim was that… Read More »
The “Debt To Prison” Pipeline
A debtor’s prison is fictional these days, right? Something from older, crueler times that we did away with long ago in this country? While that’s what many Americans may believe, the truth is that people in the United States face prison due to unpaid debt at alarming rates today, in the enlightened era of… Read More »
The Criminal Legal System Is Less Than Just When It Comes To Black People
In discussion of reforms to the criminal “justice” system, the tendency to insert the word “legal” in place of “justice” is becoming more and more common. The reasons are pretty clear: justice is often lacking in the legal system that handles criminal matters. Case in point: Black people. A Little History… When one considers… Read More »
Urban Alchemy: A Way To Transform Troubled Communities
Every urban city has certain areas that are generally known to be worth avoiding. Police do occasional sweeps, moving homeless people out temporarily, making arrests for vagrancy, public intoxication, and sometimes more violent crimes. San Francisco and other cities are taking a new approach to helping fractured communities heal and grow. It involves nearly… Read More »
