Category Archives: Department of Justice

James Comey ain’t your homie

Posted on May 30, 2013 by

President Obama is reportedly picking a former hedge fund executive turned senior Bush administration official at the Justice Department by the name James Comey to be his next head of the FBI. Like Chuck Hagel, this largely meaningless nomination in … Continue reading →

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Prison rape is no joke

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

As pundits and politicians fill the airwaves with talk of poll numbers and campaign strategies, there’s a genuine epidemic of rape going on in the United States among the most marginalized segment of American society: the nation’s more than 2.3 … Continue reading →

Posted in Criminal Justice, Department of Justice, Prisons | 2 Comments

Interview with Mike Gravel

Posted on August 7, 2008 by

Last Friday, I spoke with former Senator Mike Gravel at an event here in Washington aimed at drawing attention to the case of Sami al-Arian. While some comments that Gravel made at the event seem to have attracted some of … Continue reading →

Posted in AIPAC, Barack Obama, Corruption, Department of Justice, Elections, Mike Gravel, Politics, Sami Al-Arian | 1 Comment

"When You Have To Leave America To Be Free"

Posted on August 5, 2008 by

On Friday, I attended an event here in Washington aimed at raising awareness of the case of Dr. Sami Al-Arian, a Palestinian activist and former college professor who the Bush administration has accused of raising funds for the Palestinian Islamic … Continue reading →

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Dept. of Justice stalls on DNA testing

Posted on October 26, 2007 by

In 2004, Congress overwhelmingly passed the “Justice for All Act,” which established a grant program for states to conduct post-conviction DNA testing in cases where it could prove guilt or innocence. But since the program was established, the Department of … Continue reading →

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