The international human rights organization Amnesty International is slamming Kellogg’s and other companies that it says are profiting from child labor and other exploitative practices.
Month: November 2016
WATCH: Protesters Burn American Flags Outside Trump International Hotel
Protesters burned American flags outside of Trump International Hotel in protest of President-elect Donald Trump’s claim that there “must be consequences” for flag-burners.
EXCLUSIVE — Border Patrol Agents: The Chief Obama Gave Us Is a Disgrace
Approximately 6 months ago, CBP Commissioner Gil R. Kerlikowske officially announced the hiring (appointment) of Mark Morgan, one of the Obama Administration’s top risers within the FBI. Morgan is the same FBI Agent that a number of congressional offi…
ABC News: ‘Sarah Palin under Consideration for Secretary of Veterans Affairs’
Sarah Palin has been a loyal support of Trump’s throughout the GOP primary and general election. She campaigned with him ahead of the Iowa caucus earlier this year.
Caddell: Jill Stein Recount Effort a ‘Fraud,’ ‘Playing on People’s Emotions and Fears’
Democrat analyst Pat Caddell said to Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Raheem Kassam on Wednesday that Green Party candidate Jill Stein “is nothing but a pawn being used by Clintonites, liberal Democrats, … and money-people to challenge, distract, …
What's Next for Criminal Justice Reform
U.S. Senator Cory Booker sent the following message to the White House email list ahead of a White House convening on criminal justice reform. You can tune in below at 2:30pm ET:
If someone had pulled aside the signers of the Declaration of Independence 240 years ago and told them that, one day, the country they founded would be home to the largest number of imprisoned people in the world, they might have been more than a little disappointed.
Yet this is where we find our country today: The United States, founded on the basis of liberty and justice for all, suffers from that distinction. Twenty five percent of all imprisoned people on our planet are imprisoned right here in America. And the fact of the matter is that, at the federal level, the majority of those imprisoned aren’t hardened, violent prisoners. Far too many are nonviolent, low-level drug offenders.
Thanks to policies enacted by Congress, our federal prison population has exploded by nearly 800 percent over the past the 30 years. And to pay for it, we’ve had to increase our prison spending by almost 400 percent. But the fact that these polices were enacted by our government in the first place should serve as a reminder that we have the agency to change them.
Momentum is building across America — in states, in the federal government, in both political parties — to change this misapplication of justice that so grossly misrepresents our priorities as a nation.
A diverse coalition of individuals, groups, and organizations — ranging from Democrats to Republicans to law enforcement officials and clergy — have come together to call for a comprehensive change in the trajectory of our justice system. And under President Obama’s leadership, the collective vision of these groups has found a home and a voice in the White House.
I have been proud to stand by President Obama as he has taken courageous steps in recent years to make our justice system more just.
Today, the White House is announcing that over 300 companies and organizations have signed the Fair Chance Business Pledge, a commitment to eliminate unnecessary hiring barriers facing people with a criminal record. Along with this step and a series of Administrative actions to enhance the fairness and effectiveness of the criminal justice system, he’s shown that the federal government can lead the way to progress.
President Obama has created a legacy of bold action that we must carry on to elevate the cause of criminal justice reform, from Congress to statehouses across the country.
Learn more about what’s at stake in the effort to reform our broken criminal justice system: Make sure to check out the White House discussion today, where a coalition of leaders and activists will join together to discuss what’s next for criminal justice reform.
But the conversation can’t stop there, and neither can the work. We must once again declare that we are a nation of independence, rooted in the spirit of interdependence. What happens to any of us, happens to all of us — and we won’t get where we want to go faster by leaving anyone behind.
I look forward to standing shoulder to shoulder with you in this fight to reclaim our criminal justice system in the years to come.
Thank you,
Cory Booker
U.S. Senator
Four Arrested After Brandishing BB Gun During Facebook Live Stream
Four people were arrested in New York City on Tuesday evening after a firearm was spotted allegedly being used in a threatening manner on a Facebook Live stream.
Trump’s Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross the ‘Champion of American Manufacturing’
President-elect Donald Trump’s spokesman Jason Miller calls Wilbur Ross, whom Trump plans to nominate for Secretary of Commerce, the “champion of American manufacturing.”
Ferenstein: Why a Hillary Voter Is Writing for Breitbart
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Hyperledger Project Hits 100 Members With Addtion of China’s SinoLending, Gingkoo, ZhongChao
Hyperledger Project, an open source blockchain initiative hosted by the Linux Foundation, has hit a major milestone of 100 active members….
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