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The F Word: Corruption and Inequality Begin at Home

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Laura Flanders

The U.S. media seems to have found a new language for the economy. There's been talk of "solidarity" and even "class war." The only problem? They're talking about Egypt.

What's the real agenda behind opposing shared custody?

Rob Hahn | Posted 05.25.2011 | Divorce
Rob Hahn

My previous blog dealing with domestic violence and shared custody generated plenty of response, so much that it warrants a follow-up.

Federal Judge's 'Inappropriate' And 'Disturbing' Book

The Boston Globe | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books

US District Court Judge Nancy Gertner has a memoir coming out in April, and it bears a very unjudicial title: "In Defense of Women: Memoirs of an Unre...

DU Think Tank: Elections Lead To Corrupt Judges

AP | KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

DENVER — An old debate about whether judges should be elected or appointed is heating up again. Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Conno...

It's Time to Get Judicial Retention Elections Off the Ballot in Illinois

David Orr | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
David Orr

Judicial retention races are a paradox, where too much democracy means no democracy at all. Not a single judge has lost a retention election since 1990.