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Tim Wise, “Imagine If The Tea Party Were Black”

• April 25, 2010 • 9 Comments

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Crime, Domestic Terrorism, Hate Crimes, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, The Economy, The Tea Party Movement
Tags: "Between Barack and a Hard Place", AmericaBlog, Anne Coulter, Anti-Racism, Armed Protesters, Brian and Sara Brandsmeier, Malia Obama, Michael Savage, Neo-Confederate, Pastor Stan Craig, Pat Buchanan, Racism, Rush Limbaugh, Teabagging, Ted Nugent, The Right Wing, The Tea Party Movement, Tim Wise, Washington D.C., White Privilege, White Supremacy

The Killing of Brother George Tiller, M.D. (with an Update)

• May 31, 2009 • 3 Comments

Posted in Abortion, American Politics, Crime, Hate Crimes, Health, Religion
Tags: Christian Fundamentalist Terrorism, Civil Rights, Dave Niewert, Domestic Terrorism, Eric Rudolph, Fear, Fundamentalism, George Tiller, Hate Crime, James Adkisson, Kansas, Kathleen Sibelius, Late-Term Abortions, Liberals, Lynching, Michael Savage, Nashville TN, On The Courthouse Lawn: Confronting the Legacy of Lynching in the Twenty-First Century, Orcinus, Progressives, Rush Limbaugh, Sara Robinson, Sean Hannity, Sherilyn Ifill, Terrorism, Unitarian Universalist

Fifty-Three Percent of Latina Women Are Pregnant by the Time They’re Twenty

• May 20, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Education, Health, Love, People of Color, Women
Tags: Chicanas, Chicanos, CNN, College, Contraception, Glenn Beck, Immigration, Latinas, Latinos, Machismo, Michael Savage, National Council of La Raza, Pregnancy, Ruthie Flores, Sex, Sexism, The Latino Initiative, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy

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Reopened Legal Challenge to Census Citizenship Question Throws Case Into Chaos June 25, 2019
The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the question’s inclusion on the 2020 census this week. But recently discovered files have compelled lower courts to re-examine the case.
‘We’re in a Dark Place’: Children Returned to Troubled Texas Border Facility June 26, 2019
The Trump administration says it is transferring the children back to a shelter in Clint, Tex., that had seen hundreds of children held in overcrowded and filthy conditions.
A Photo Captures the Pathos of Migrants Who Risked It All June 26, 2019
A Mexican newspaper published a heartbreaking image of a man and his young daughter who died while trying to cross the Rio Grande.
‘Lock the S.O.B.s Up’: Joe Biden and the Era of Mass Incarceration June 25, 2019
He now plays down his role overhauling crime laws with segregationist senators in the ’80s and ’90s. That portrayal today is at odds with his actions and rhetoric back then.
Queer People of Color Led the L.G.B.T.Q. Charge, but Were Denied the Rewards June 22, 2019
Transgender people, drag queens and minorities played outsized roles at early milestones of the gay rights movement, but they haven’t received the benefits of the revolution they sparked.
San Francisco Bans Sale of Juul and Other E-Cigarettes June 26, 2019
The bill was praised by health groups but has many critics, including those who worry that a blanket ban on e-cigarettes could harm the wider goals of anti-tobacco efforts.
Duncan Hunter Used Campaign Money for Multiple Affairs, Prosecutors Say June 25, 2019
The new allegations lay out evidence that the congressman used campaign cash to fund a series of extramarital affairs.
N.R.A. Shuts Down Production of NRATV June 26, 2019
The National Rifle Association shut down its live broadcasting arm on Tuesday night and severed ties with its estranged advertising firm.

The Guardian, UK

Pacific nations are 'victims' of Australian and New Zealand appetite for drugs, experts say June 25, 2019
Australia urged to take action to stop cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking from Latin America through Pacific regionAustralia and New Zealand have been urged to do more to fight the drug trade across the Pacific and take responsibility for the fact that the demand for drugs in cities such as Sydney and Auckland was having devastating effects on small Pac […]
Robert Mueller to testify before House committees in July June 26, 2019
Special counsel agrees to testify in open session on 17 July, chairmen of judiciary and intelligence committees sayThe special counsel Robert Mueller has agreed to testify before Congress next month.Mueller agreed to testify before the House judiciary committee and House permanent select committee on intelligence in an open session on 17 July, the chairmen o […]
Europe heatwave: record high of 45C expected in France June 25, 2019
Temperature records expected to be broken as minister warns heatwaves could become normNational highest-ever temperature records, typically set in late July or August, are likely to be broken across Europe this week as a potentially deadly early summer heatwave sweeps across the continent.Meteorologists expect previous June highs to be approached and possibl […]
'They wanted the American dream': reporter reveals story behind tragic photo June 26, 2019
Julia Le Duc gives details of the father and his toddler daughter who died trying to cross the Rio Grande Warning: graphic imagesJulia Le Duc is a reporter for La Jornada in Matamoros, the Mexican city directly across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas.Her shocking photographs showing the bodies of Salvadoran migrant Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and hi […]
Trump and Xi trade talks loom large over G20 meeting in Japan June 26, 2019
The US and Chinese presidents are expected to discuss the year-long dispute, but experts say substantive agreement is unlikelyTrade talks between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are expected to dominate the upcoming G20 summit in Osaka, where the two leaders are expected to meet on the final day of the event. Despite the highly anticipated meeting between the US […]
Synthetic opioid use booms worldwide amid Africa 'crisis', UN says June 26, 2019
Death in US are still rising due to fentanyl addiction, but report highlights alarming take-up of painkiller tramadol in Africa Synthetic opioid use is booming around the world, acccording to a United Nations report that showed deaths in the United States from overdoses are still rising and a “crisis” of tramadol use is emerging in parts of Africa.The estima […]
Brexit: Johnson says Britain will leave EU on 31 October 'do or die' June 25, 2019
Tory leadership frontrunner hardens position as Eurosceptics extend influence on faltering campaign Today’s political developments - live updatesBoris Johnson has hardened his position on leaving the EU “do or die” by the end of October, as hardline Eurosceptics extended their influence on his faltering campaign to be prime minister.The frontrunner toughened […]
Trump threatens ‘obliteration’ after Iran suggests he has a ‘mental disorder’ June 25, 2019
Hassan Rouhani and US president traded insults similar to 2017 clashes between US and North Korea while ramping up sanctions The Iranian and US presidents have traded insults, with Hassan Rouhani suggesting that Donald Trump suffered from a “mental disorder” and Trump once more threatening Iran with “obliteration”.The very personal exchange was reminiscent o […]

The BBC

San Francisco becomes first US city to ban e-cigarettes June 25, 2019
The US city, home to market leader Juul, is the first to ban sales in-store and from online retailers.
'World's best restaurant' is France's Mirazur June 25, 2019
It won in a competition by the World's 50 Best Restaurants, but some experts question the methodology.
Beauty queen 'raped by Gambia's ex-President Jammeh' June 25, 2019
Three women tell HRW how they were assaulted by the now exiled leader - allegations his party deny.
US-Iran crisis: Trump lashes out at 'ignorant and insulting' statement June 25, 2019
The US president tweeted after his Iranian counterpart responded to sanctions unveiled on Monday.
Westerners 'fuelling Philippine child sex video rise' June 26, 2019
Philippine children are being forced into online sex abuse videos by family, paid for by people in the West.
Lula: Brazil court rejects request to free ex-president pending appeal June 26, 2019
Judges dismissed a request to free the ex-president and delayed a decision on his latest appeal.
Fertility doctor loses licence after using his own sperm June 25, 2019
One woman said he felt "contaminated" to discover that Dr Norman Barwin was her father.
Australia fire: Three children killed in house blaze June 26, 2019
Two girls and a boy died in the blaze in a popular tourism region north of Sydney, police say.