Tag Archive for: Crimes of the Powerful

The Continuing Relevance of Gil Scott-Heron’s “Winter in America”

One of my favorite songs is Gil Scott-Heron’s Winter in America.…

My Students Are Afraid, and They Have Good Reason

At my university and at many others across the U.S., students,…

Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of CONTROLLING STATE CRIME

Three decades ago one of my first books, Controlling State Crime…

Anti-Musk Graffiti & Street Art as a Rejection of Power, Capitalism, and Celebrity

Over the past two decades, tech billionaire Elon Musk—pivotal…

Eleven Reasons Why Criminal Justice Practitioners Should NOT Vote for Trump in 2024

In the United States, most law enforcement, corrections, probation,…