America's Brutal Society
The execution of John Muhammad: another gruesome moment in America
By David Walsh, November 11, 2009
John Allen Muhammad, 48, known as the “Beltway Sniper” for the series of killings he allegedly masterminded in the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia area in October 2002, was scheduled to be...
One in ten US high school dropouts incarcerated
By Tom Eley, October 13, 2009
A recently released study reveals high levels of incarceration, joblessness, and poverty among young high school dropouts.
Chicago teen killed in street brawl
By Alexander Fangmann and Naomi Spencer, October 7, 2009
The beating death of 16-year-old Derrion Albert in Chicago is indicative of the brutal social conditions prevailing in America’s third-largest city.
New Orleans jail conditions violate inmates’ constitutional rights
By Dwight Stoll, October 2, 2009
Violent attacks by guards, inadequate medical attention and unsanitary conditions at the Orleans Parish Prison violate inmates’ constitutional rights, according to a report released by the Justice D...
Elderly man resisting eviction shot by Detroit police
By Sheila Brehm and Jerry White, August 5, 2009
A 78-year-old man resisting eviction from his apartment at a senior citizen complex was shot multiple times by Detroit police last Thursday.
New York City demands rent from the homeless
By a reporting team, May 14, 2009
The New York City administration of Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently began charging rent to some of the 9,000 homeless families who are presently living in publicly run city shelters.
Michigan: 16-year-old dies after police Taser shooting
By Tom Eley, April 16, 2009
An unarmed 16-year-old boy died April 10 after police fired a Taser on him.
The mass shootings in America
By David Walsh, April 7, 2009
In the past month, an eruption of violence in the US has accounted for the deaths of 53 people in seven shooting incidents. Official attempts to explain the mayhem become more and more perfunctory.
Three more mass shootings in the US
By David Walsh, April 6, 2009
In the latest social atrocities in the US, three lone gunmen killed more than 20 people Friday and Saturday.
American mayhem: Three horrible crimes over the weekend
By David Walsh, March 31, 2009
At least 17 people are dead after three violent episodes in the US over the weekend in North Carolina, California and Massachusetts.
The return of Hoovervilles
By Tom Eley, March 27, 2009
While the Obama administration dispenses with trillions of dollars to the finance industry, homeless encampments—reminiscent of the “Hoovervilles” of the Great Depression—have reemerged in a n...
Bay City, Michigan: Fifteen-year-old dies after Taser shooting
By Tom Eley, March 24, 2009
On Sunday, a 15-year-old Michigan boy in Bay City, Michigan died after police fired a Taser “stun gun” on him.
