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Fordham University political science professor Costas Panagopoulos and a team of researchers have done a fascinating study of the people at the “Occupy Wall Street” protest in New York’s Zuccotti Park. Some media have tried hard to cast the protestors … Continue reading →

A report by two nonprofit groups — Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy — has uncovered yet more evidence that many of our biggest companies pay no federal takes and even get credits from … Continue reading →

The markets slipped another 300 points yesterday, more bombs killed Americans in Afghanistan, and the House last night reaffirmed our “national motto” — In God We Trust. The debate reportedly was quite rich, such as this soliloquy by an Arizona … Continue reading →

On the deficit/debt issue, are the Republicans just posturing or are they really serious? In the so-called “Super Committee,” Democrats have worked hard to cut programs, offering a $3.2 trillion compromise.  But their proposal was instantly rejected by Republicans on … Continue reading →

The Bertelsmann Stiftung Foundation of Germany has published a study entitled “Social Justice in the OECD — How Do the Member States Compare?” It analyzed some metrics of basic fairness and equality among Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries.  … Continue reading →

A New York Times editorial points out:  “The vast majority of criminal cases are resolved by plea bargains: 94 percent in state courts, 97 percent in federal. For defendants, accepting a prosecutor’s plea deal is less risky than going to … Continue reading →

When 16 police officers were arraigned at State Supreme Court in New York City yesterday, more than 100 of their uniformed colleagues loudly denounced their prosecution and held a protest in the courthouse. The unsealed indictments contained more than 1,600 … Continue reading →

When a truck driver was pulled over on I-95 near here, he had no idea why.  Police found a body on top of the tractor trailer. Maryland State Police say a driver saw a man “fall” over a pedestrian overpass … Continue reading →

Atlantic Monthly has reported on a report that shows that since California enacted its current death-penalty statute in 1978, the state’s taxpayers have spent more than $4 billion on only 13 executions, or roughly $308 million per execution. As of … Continue reading →

From news reports: Stamped mail is the category that has declined most steeply in the last decade — 47 percent since 2001. “Standard” mail, the official euphemism for junk mail that until 1996 was called third class, dropped only 8 … Continue reading →