justice – Page 44 – People's World

Detroit bankruptcy coming to your city next, leaders warn

September 12, 2013 By John Rummel

Detroit is the canary in the coalmine, warned speakers at a public forum on the city's bankruptcy, held this past Saturday, sponsored by Congressman John Conyers Jr.

AFL-CIO blasts big business prison profiteers

September 10, 2013 By Eric A. Gordon And Juan Lopez

The nation's prison population exploded from 500,000 to 2.2 million between 1980 and 2011, in the decades since the for-profit business of incarceration was born.

Blueberry pickers strike at Labor Camp 2

September 4, 2013 By David Bacon

When the blueberry picking started, the company fired Federico Lopez on July 10 for asking for a wage raise, and workers went on strike on July 11 to get his job back.

NFL escapes “judicial nets” with concussion deal

September 4, 2013 By Neil Parthun

The most recent "whale" to escape meaningful legal accountability was the National Football League (NFL) who settled over 4,000 lawsuits from former players and families.

Taking the long view on fight for freedom

September 4, 2013 By Jarvis Tyner

As one of 250,000 who attended the 1963 "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom," I had to come to Washington, Aug. 24, to be a part of the 50th anniversary march.