Revelations: “blood river run”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbSq8lNE-xQ Wanda Coleman, Emmett Till (33)
CI: Dispersing the White Fog Enveloping Ferguson
† Criminal InJustice is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Kay Whitlock, co-author of Queer (In)Justice, is contributing editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at…
CI: No Justice, Still, for Us
† Criminal InJustice is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Kay Whitlock, co-author of Queer (In)Justice, is contributing editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at…
Revelations: “Nature is on Our Side..”
Dr Vandana Shiva, Rights of Nature and Earth Democracy (16)
CI: There Are No Children Here
† Criminal InJustice is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Kay Whitlock, co-author of Queer (In)Justice, is contributing editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at…
Revelations: “Peace Begins in a Single Chair…”
Ode to the chair Pablo Neruda (from Odes to Common Things) A chair in the jungle: under the severe lianas a sacred tree trunk creaks, tangles of vines press high, in the shadows bloody beasts cry out, majestic leaves descend from the green sky, the rattles of snakes quiver like…
CI: Defiant Displays of White, Patriarchal Power
† Criminal InJustice is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Kay Whitlock, co-author of Queer (In)Justice, is contributing editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at…
N.L.R.B. Ruling Holds McDonald’s, Not Just Franchisees, Liable for Worker Treatment
From NYT: The general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board ruled on Tuesday that McDonald’s is jointly responsible for workers at its franchisees’ restaurants, a decision that if upheld would disrupt longtime practices in the fast-food industry and ease the way for unionizing nationwide. Richard F. Griffin Jr., the…