Showing results for "Injustice" in Political Science

Justice is supposed to be blind, especially to race and politics. Yet as Department of Justice (DOJ) whistleblower J. Christian Adams divulges in his shocking exposé, Injustice, justice under the Obama administration is anything but blind. Here, Adams reveals the never-before-published truth about the corrupt, racist, and politicized inner workings of the Obama Justice Department, as well as the untold story of the DOJ’s corrupt handling of the New Black Panther voter intimidation case.

Blending history and cutting-edge economic analysis, and writing in lively and jargon-free prose, Saez and Zucman dissect the deliberate choices (and sins of indecision) that have brought us to today: the gradual exemption of capital owners; the surge of a new tax avoidance industry; and the spiral of tax competition among nations. With clarity and concision, they explain how America turned away from the most progressive tax system in history to embrace policies that only serve to compound the wealth of a few.

*A New York Times Bestseller* An important overview of the way our justice system works, and why the rule of law is essential to our survival as a society—from the one-time federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, and host of the Doing Justice podcast. Preet Bharara has...

Between 1910 and 1920, vigilantes and law enforcement-including the renowned Texas Rangers - killed Mexican residents with impunity. The full extent of the violence was known only to the relatives of the victims. The Injustice Never Leaves You offers an invaluable account of why these incidents happened, what they meant at the time, and how a determined community ensured that the victims were not forgotten.

The makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court and the cases they are hearing are no accident – right-wing political groups and billionaire zealots have played the long game to shape America’s judicial system in their image. Lisa Graves, a legal expert who has carefully tracked these actors for decades, reveals the dark money and special interests behind the cases manufactured for the Court. With decisions imminent, the Supreme Court could deliver more blows to reproductive freedom, voting rights, the government's ability to tackle critical issues such as consumer protection and climate change, and ...

Envision Freedom's Dismantling Injustice podcast offers insight and analysis from our community members, allies, and colleagues about issues affecting people who encounter the racist, unjust criminal legal and immigration systems and the work we're all doing to dismantle those systems.

In this compelling volume, Rev. J.C. Coleman denounces the longstanding injustices, discrimination, and prejudices against the African-American community primarily in the South. Drawing extensively from key figures such as Henry McNeal Turner and Ida B. Wells-Barnett, and sharing his own harrowing experiences traveling through the segregated American South and railroad lines, he paints a vivid picture of the Jim Crow era. The book critically examines the US Supreme Courts decision that declared the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional, the brutal practice of lynching, and the humiliation ...

What happened to the world in 2020? What happened to Australia? Why were so many Australians forced to sell property, mortgage houses and denied return to their home country despite a UN convention defining such a government response as a betrayal of human rights? Why was the insanity of COVD-denying considered a virtue in many countries? Why is collective madness so common and why are injustices against humans so common? This podcast asks this and other questions and invites you, the listener to be vigilant and help me expose the rot.