Via International Business Times – A New York Times Op-Ed today by Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren was coordinated with the release by her office of a 12 page investigative report titled, Rigged Justice: How Weak Enforcement Let Corporate Offenders Off Easy, “that documents 20 civil and criminal cases that in her opinion lacked adequate accountability. Those cases include the foreign-currency case as well as others, including the alleged years long General Motors cover-up for an ignition switch defect that reportedly led to 124 deaths and 275 injuries, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill and others.”
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Daily Archives: January 29, 2016
Ravel law – California Case Law Now Live
Daniel Lewis – Jan 20, 2016: “We just took a big step forward in making the law freely and easily available. Starting today, as part of the Harvard-Ravel digitization project, the comprehensive, authoritative collection of California case law is available online at Ravel. For the first time, anyone can search and read all California court… Continue Reading
When Does ICT-Enabled Citizen Voice Lead to Government Responsiveness?
2016 World Development Report – “This paper reviews evidence on the use of 23 information and communication technology (ICT) platforms to project citizen voice to improve public service delivery. This meta-analysis focuses on empirical studies of initiatives in the global South, highlighting both citizen uptake (‘yelp’) and the degree to which public service providers respond… Continue Reading
Head to Head: Which School Helps Poor Students More?
ProPublica – Head to Head: Which School Helps Poor Students More? Compare the 2013 performance of any two schools on how well they support their low-income students. Continue Reading
Ian Urbina – Outlaw Ocean Series Document Reader
DOCUMENT READER: A MURDER AT SEA – The Outlaw Ocean, Ian Urbina, The New York Times. “Last year as part of The Outlaw Ocean series, we reported on the murder of four men at sea. You can read the story here. At root, the questions begged were these: Who shot and killed these men on… Continue Reading
Graphic documents how immigration in America has changed since 1820
VOX – “The idea of banning an entire racial or ethnic group from entering the US isn’t a new proposal. Donald Trump is far from the first person to propose it. In fact, this country has a long history of picking and choosing whom it lets into its borders — and whom it doesn’t. In… Continue Reading
