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Related: About this forumNoam Chomsky Glenn Greenwald: With Liberty and Justice For Some
Published on Feb 12, 2013
Former constitutional rights lawyer Glenn Greenwald contends that the United States has a two-tiered judicial system, one for the "haves" and one for the "have-nots." Mr.?Greenwald presents his argument by tracing the evolution of judicial inequality, from President Richard Nixon's pardon for the Watergate scandal to what the author deems were economic and political crimes committed during the George W. Bush administration.?The author posits that both political parties and the media are culpable for creating an unequal judicial system.?Glenn Greenwald presented his thoughts in conversation with political activist Noam Chomsky.?They also responded to questions from members of the audience.?This was a special event of the Harvard Book Store, held at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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zeemike
(18,998 posts)One of the most important topics we have to face.
Alex P Notkeaton
(309 posts)markpkessinger
(8,381 posts). . . has never been particularly popular.
RoccoR5955
(12,471 posts)Don't like Greenwald, and have a hard time listening to Chomsky.
Personally, I don't think that there could be two smarter folks to talk about this.
Oh well, their loss.