The proposal is part of a broader rethinking of criminal justice policy within the Obama administration.
President Obama Signs Executive Order Easing Debt for 5 Million Former Students
“I’ve heard from too many young people who are frustrated that they’ve done everything they were supposed to do — and now they’re paying the price,” Obama said yesterday in his weekly address.
Rand Paul: Poverty Wages are ‘Tough Love People Have to Accept’
Forget about raising the minimum wage. In Rand Paul’s mind, the real solution to putting more money in the pockets of everyday Americans is to give them ‘lower wages.’
Watch: Eric Holder Vows Criminal Charges Against Banks, ‘No Such Thing as Too Big to Jail’
Holder said he is personally monitoring the ongoing investigations into financial institutions and is “resolved to seeing them through.”
Watch: Eric Holder Unveils Plan to Fix America’s Racist Justice System
Finally, America has an Attorney General who “gets it”.
NYC Mayor de Blasio Rips Corporate Welfare, Champions a Living Wage
A higher minimum wage will mean more money in the pockets of workers which builds a thriving economy.
Watch: An Honest Breakdown of the Racist Origins and Outcomes of the ‘War on Drugs’
In this very honest, historically accurate, and informative video, Ethan Nadelmann, Executor Director of the Drug Policy Alliance, brilliantly explains the shockingly racist origins and outcomes of the failed “War on Drugs.”
13 States Overcome Republican Obstruction, Will Raise Their Minimum Wage in 2014
While Republicans have been busy the past 4 years in the US House of Representatives, state governments have been busy drafting legislation that would raise the minimum wage above the Federal minimum of $7.25.
New Study: Raising Minimum Wage to $10.10 Would Create Jobs, Grow Economy by $22 Billion
A new analysis points out that a raise in the minimum wage would boost the economy and provide relief for the the working poor.
Obama Challenges Mandatory Minimum Sentences, Pardons 8 Nonviolent Drug Offenders
President Obama said that each of the eight men and women were sentenced under an unfair system that included unjust mandatory sentencing.
More Change in the Vatican: Pope Francis Fires Critic of Abortion, Gay Marriage
A series of announcements by Pope Francis changed some positions inside of the Church, and in continuing with reforming the Christian religion, ousted a popular Right-wing Cardinal out of St. Louis.
Even After Repeal of DOMA, Some States Refuse to Provide Military Benefits to Same Sex Couples
Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, have refused to grant benefits to same-sex couples that are members of their National Guards
New Study: More American Adults on Minimum Wage than Teenagers
88 percent of minimum wage workers are above the age of 20. A third are at least 40 years old.
Zimmerman Tours Manufacturer of Gun Used To Kill Trayvon Martin
Even George Zimmerman’s own legal defense team has publicly spoken out against his decision to visit the Kel-Tec facility.
New York Promised Help for Mentally Ill Inmates — But Still Sticks Many in Solitary
A 2007 federal court order required New York to provide inmates with “serious” mental illness more treatment while in solitary. And a follow-up law enacted in 2011 all but bans such inmates from being put there altogether.
Is This Consumer Power In Action? Wal-Mart’s Sales Plummet
Despite all of the things going against Walmart, never once do they consider people are waking up to their business model. Instead, they point the finger at everybody but themselves.