Honduras’s Paradox: A Narco-State Where the Majority Does Not See Drug...
Written by ContraCorriente and Translated by Melissa Vida This article was written by Célia Pousset for ContraCorriente on May 29, 2024. An edited version is republished on Global Voices under a...
View Article‘The Bikeriders’ Is Available Now on Digital
‘The Bikeriders’ is out now on Digital Movies can help bring some amazing true stories to life. When done right they can take audiences on a thrilling journey. I will admit I knew little about The...
View ArticleInside the Dark World of Dognapping
By Ben Stickle, Middle Tennessee State University and Brenda Vose, University of North Florida It’s late at night, and a stranger walking down an alley sees your family dog sleeping on the porch...
View ArticlePastor Has Unbelievable McDonald’s Meltdown — Then Gets Arrested.
I’ve been on the receiving end of some pretty lousy service at McDonald’s down through the years. Who hasn’t? If I had a dollar for every time the pimply teenager at the drive-thru window forgot to put...
View ArticleLuxury Hunting Firm Linked to Decades of Poaching in Tanzania, Whistleblowers...
By Mongabay.com Whistleblowers speaking to Mongabay have reported instances of poaching over decades linked to a luxury hunting firm catering to UAE elites and royals. The insiders have experience...
View ArticleCrime Is Down, FBI Says, but Politicians Still Choose Statistics to Fit Their...
By Amanda Hernández Violent crime and property crime in the United States dropped in 2023, continuing a downward trend following higher rates of crime during the pandemic, according to the FBI’s...
View ArticleThe Upside-Down World of Crime Statistics
By Rod McCullom Speaking at an Erie, Pennsylvania rally just two days before of the vice presidential debate, former President Donald Trump made a bold statement: Police should be allowed “one really...
View ArticleEven Blue States Are Embracing a Tougher Approach to Crime
By Amanda Hernández The outcomes of seven ballot measures in Arizona, California and Colorado reflect the stricter approach to crime that’s been seen across much of the country recently, with voters...
View ArticleCan You Love Someone After They Confess to Being a Criminal?
Picture this: you’re a few months into a relationship, the kind that feels like it was written by a rom-com screenwriter. They’re charming, attentive, and yes — your mom adores them. You’ve been...
View Article3D-Printed Guns, Like the One Allegedly Used To Kill a Health Care CEO, Are a...
By Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro Police investigating the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024, have announced that the suspected assailant had...
View ArticleWhat if Trump’s DNA Sample Links Him to Another Crime?
Trump is now officially a convicted felon, but now that it’s all said and done, so what? He isn’t going to jail, doesn’t have to pay a fine, and his friends at the Supreme Court are one vote away from...
View ArticleAsk Yourself Now What You’re Willing to Be Fired Over
Here’s some inspiring /troubling breaking news: “Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday night after refusing to allow...
View ArticleThe Psychological Thriller ‘Seven’ Is Out Now on 4K Ultra HD
‘Seven’ is available now on 4K Ultra HD It can be exciting to watch a thriller sometimes. They can take viewers of all ages on a really insane journey. I hadn’t seen Seven before, but always heard it...
View ArticleDeath by Firing Squad Set to Resume in the US – But No Matter the Method, All...
By Austin Sarat, Amherst College Barring any late developments, the U.S. is set to see its first execution by firing squad in 15 years on March 7, 2025. Photos released by the South Carolina...
View ArticleScience & Democracy: Anaximander and Opening the Mind
A few years ago, I wrote an article asking Is Uncertainty a Blessing or a Curse, or Both? It was based on a book by theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli. As a result of the article, Dr. Rovelli’s...
View ArticleIn a Broken Mental Health System, a Tiny Jail Cell Becomes an Institution of...
By Katheryn Houghton POLSON, Mont. — When someone accused of a crime in this small northwestern Montana town needs mental health care, chances are they’ll be locked in a basement jail cell the size of...
View ArticleMaltese Falcon Poachers: European Hunters Endanger Egypt’s Birds
By Mahmoud Elsobky, Wael El-Sayegh A 15-month-long investigation has exposed the cracks in international conservation efforts around the hunting of Maltese falcons and other species in Egypt....
View ArticleThe First Trailer for ‘Smoke’ Has Been Released Online
The trailer for ‘Smoke’ is now online I have liked most things Taron Egerton is in. He does a wonderful job and gives his all to the characters he plays. When I first heard about Smoke, I knew very...
View ArticleThe Never-Ending Sentence: How Parole and Probation Fuel Mass Incarceration
By Lucius Couloute, Trinity College The U.S. operates one of the largest and most punitive criminal justice systems in the world. On any given day, 1.9 million people are incarcerated in more than...
View Article‘Trophies’ Shared on Social Media Reveal Scale of Mass Bird Slaughter in Lebanon
By Spoorthy Raman Millions of migratory birds fly over Lebanon, which is on the African-Eurasian flyway, where hunters indiscriminately shoot them, often illegally, despite some of the species being...
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