Complaints from inmates and their families included power outages, lack of adequate sanitation and air conditioning, limited drinking water and hot meals, and being unable to flush toilets, shower, or get clean laundry for about a week.
Read More »News and Events
Teachers Having Sex with Students – An American Tragedy
The seeming epidemic of cases of educator sexual abuse of students is an ongoing tragedy for our country, ruining the lives of so many children.
Read More »E-Bike Batteries That Will Last as Long as the Bike
A newly developed battery cell will revolutionize electric bicycles.
Read More »High Court Dumps ‘Provocation’ Theory, Narrowing Police Liability for Use of Force
Justice Alito noted that the Supreme Court’s rulings on excessive force call for looking at the totality of circumstances to determine whether, at the time the force was used, it was reasonable for the police to use it.
Read More »Another Policeman Acquitted: Where Is Our David?
Nowadays it is abundantly clear that policemen in the United States can kill black people with impunity.
Read More »Playwright Paula Vogel (‘Indecent’ on Broadway) in Conversation with Linda Winer
There has been such enthusiasm for the production since Yale (2015) that the ensemble, the musicians, the stage manager, and the assistants have remained together. As Vogel says, “We’ve all moved together as one.”
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Maps for a War Tourist’
The true story of 'the girl with the red foulard,' killed fighting with the PKK against the so-called Islamic State just as this production prepared to mount, takes its place in the connected and seemingly neverending sagas of the war on terror and the struggle for self-determination in the face of what may seem destiny.
Read More »Hate Crime Committed Against LeBron James – A Teachable Moment for Us All
Instead of ignoring the matter as it often has been ignored because it makes people uncomfortable, we must address the issue of race in America and maybe experience a good deal of discomfort along the way until significant progress is achieved.
Read More »A Day of ‘Hamilton’ with Students and Teachers at the Hamilton Education Program in New York City
'Hamilton'-inspired poems and songs by NYC high school students preparing to see the Broadway musical reminded us that we must continue to fight for freedom.
Read More »Jails Scandal Brings Ex-L.A. County Sheriff Three Years in Prison
About 20 members of the county sheriff’s office were charged with conspiring in various ways to block the probe, lying to federal investigators, witness intimidation, and conspiring to cover up their actions.
Read More »