The real controversy behind Oklahoma’s botched execution

By Robert A. Vella The public furor swirling around the terribly botched execution in Oklahoma yesterday is centered on the Continue reading →

Frontline documentary ‘Prison State’ explores the failure of incarceration in America

By Robert A. Vella There are 2.3 million people behind bars in America.  That’s more than any other nation, and Continue reading →

Wisconsin voter ID law struck down by federal judge

(CNN) – Wisconsin became the latest state to have its voter identification law struck down by the courts, with a Continue reading →

Oklahoma halts double execution after one is botched

A controversial double execution in Oklahoma was scrubbed Tuesday night after the first inmate to receive an experimental three-drug cocktail Continue reading →

Supreme Court Upholds Air Pollution Regulation

The Supreme Court has given the Environmental Protection Agency an important victory in its effort to reduce power plant pollution Continue reading →

U.S. Senate Drops Demand For Drone Transparency (VIDEO)

The Senate has backed down from demands that the President publicly disclose the death toll from drone attacks. So what Continue reading →

NBA Commissioner announces punishment for Donald Sterling

By Robert A. Vella NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced today the punishment the professional basketball league is imposing upon Los Continue reading →

Capitol Police Probing Threatening Statements Against Harry Reid

Federal law enforcement officials are investigating threatening statements made in recent days against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Capitol Continue reading →