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...fundamentally flawed corrections system. The rate of incarceration for adult black males is one in 15—the rate for black men aged 20-34 is a staggering one in nine. Average prison sentences for crack cocaine, 85 percent of which are given to blacks, are 52 percent longer than sentences for powder cocaine, a facet of the structural racism that is exacerbating the inequality of the prison population. The recent U.S. Supreme court ruling allowing judges to sidestep mandatory minimum drug sentences is a welcome development, but the justice system must undergo further changes to attenuate the rate...
...Every time that Harvard sophomore Jeremy Lin touched the ball, for example, chants of “Air ball!” were heard throughout the arena, referring to some errant misses by Harvard’s leading scorer early. As the lead grew and the outcome was no longer in question, the taunts turned mostly to cheers for the Cornell squad, who clinched its first Ivy League title since the 1987-88 season with the victory over Harvard. “I think that their season has been one for the books for them, and they played that...
...Palestinian side, medical sources say that 25 of those killed were militants, the rest civilians, including women and children. Despite the fierce Israeli assault, militants kept firing a barrage of mortars and longer-range Katyusha rockets into southern Israel...
...Israeli attack on Gaza came after an Israeli student was killed in a rocket blast, and the port city of Ashkelon, with 120,000 residents, came under attack, showing Israelis for the first time that the militants of Hamas and Islamic Jihad had acquired a large arsenal of accurate, longer-range rockets. One Hamas commander told TIME by telephone: "It's true that we're losing lives but we'll prove to the Arab world that we have the power to stand up to Israel." The Israeli combat brigade withdrew from northern Gaza early Monday morning, even as another rocket...
...This is a state with a strong feminist tradition, but Obama's eating Hillary's lunch," says University of Vermont political science professor Garrison Nelson. Obama created quite a stir when he visited the campus last year. "I've been here 40 years, and I've never seen a longer line to see a speaker," Nelson says...