Posts Tagged ‘criminal justice’

Asking for It: Male Violence, Misogyny and the Prospects for Justice

Sometimes, it’s good to just vent. With that in mind, and before proceeding with a deeper and hopefully more constructive commentary about male violence and misogyny, perhaps it would do me well to release my first, instinctual thoughts about the guilty verdicts recently secured against two members of the Steubenville (OH) High School football team, [...]

Of Heroes and Hype: Mass Murder and the Absurdity of the ‘More Guns’ Crowd

As information continues to come in from Newtown, Connecticut — the scene of America’s latest mass killing, this time at an elementary school — there will be much said (and hopefully more to be done) in this nation and culture to diminish the likelihood of such tragedies occurring in the future. But among the least [...]

Michelle Alexander & Tim Wise on Racism and the New Jim Crow

Here is the recording of my recent conversation with Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. This was recently produced for radio distribution and will hopefully be coming to a station near you soon! On the Other Side of the Myth: A Conversation with Michelle Alexander and [...]