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Obamacare Is Winning

• October 2, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in Affordable Care Act, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Cable, Class, Education, Health, Health Care/The Public Option, History, Late Night TV, Medicaid/Medicare, National Issues, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Wisconsin, Women
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LIVE STREAMING II: The George Zimmerman Trial for the Murder of Trayvon Martin

• June 17, 2013 • 2 Comments

Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American Politics, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Facebook, Gun Violence, Hate Crimes, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Obama Administration, People of Color, Peru, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Religion, The Catholic Church, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
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Don’t Come For the First Lady While She Is Speaking, Or She May Come Back at You with a Vengeance (w/Update)

• June 5, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Hate Crimes, Mental Health/Psychology, Michelle Obama, National Issues, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Womanism, Women
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Live Stream of The 2013 White House Correspondents Dinner with President Obama and Conan O’Brien

• April 27, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in Acting, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Fashion, Film, Food, Gossip, History, Journalism and Ethics, Obama Administration
Tags: African Americans, Barack Obama, Conan O'Brien, Dinner, FLOTUS, Gayle King, Geraldo Rivera, James Brolin, Kerry Washington, Kevin Spacey, Live Streaming, Meryl Streep, POTUS, President Barack Obama, President Obama, President of the United States, Scandal, The Media, Tony Goldwyn, White House, White House Correspondent, White House Correspondents Association

Aren’t You Glad It Isn’t Anyone Black? Putting to Rest The Myth of The Dark-Skinned Terrorist

• April 19, 2013 • 1 Comment

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Chechya, Class, Crime, Discrimination, Domestic Terrorism, European History, Facebook, Health, History, Islam/Sufism, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, MSNBC, National Issues, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Religion, Russia, Stephen Colbert, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
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Link to Live Stream of Hadiya Pendleton Funeral, Greater Harvest Baptist Church, February 9, 2013

• February 9, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Democrats, Gang Violence, Mass Shootings, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Uncategorized
Tags: African Americans, Barack Obama, Black Girls, Blacks, Chicago Sun-Times, Children, Danny K. Davis, First Lady, First Lady Michelle Obama, FLOTUS, Greater Harvest Baptist Church, Growing Up, Hadiya, Hadiya Pendleton, Hyde Park, King College Prep, Murder, President, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Rahm Emmanuel

Richard Blanco Delivers the Inaugural Poem–He Is Who He Is In Spite of His Cubana Grandmother

• January 21, 2013 • 1 Comment

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Story on 'Three Percenters' militia network leads list of most-read stories August 20, 2017
A Republican legislator’s connection to a militia network known as the Three Percenters sparked the most-read story on captimes.com this week.
Mike Pfrang: Those who continue to support Trump are suspect August 20, 2017
Dear Editor: Donald Trump's equivocal and shifting statements have been repudiated by just about everybody in the conservative and moderate wings of the Republican Party, except for the so called "alt-right," which may or may not be Republicans. Some have…
Morning briefing: Russ Feingold accuses Republicans of de facto endorsement of white supremacy August 20, 2017
Stories that are making the news today in Madison and around the state and country.
Jeremiah Cahill: Recovery from devastating fires points way to climate change solution August 20, 2017
Facing an escalating climate crisis, we can cooperate and innovate the way Oregonians did after "The Burn" in Oregon from 1933-1951.
Henry St. Maurice: Counterprotesters need training in nonviolence August 20, 2017
Dear Editor: Recent violent events in Virginia are a shocking blemish on our civil society. In reports and accounts from Charlottesville, there were three major failures.
Wisconsin job growth rebounds in July thanks to public sector, preliminary estimates show August 20, 2017
Wisconsin gained 3,600 jobs in July, according to preliminary estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Madison startup is among top 100 fastest-growing companies, says Inc. August 20, 2017
A Madison company is among the top 100 “fastest-growing private companies in America,” according to Inc.
John Nichols: Paul Soglin leads while Scott Walker shames himself August 20, 2017
After the Charlottesville tragedy, Mayor Paul Soglin acted decisively to remove city-owned Confederate monuments in Forest Hill cemetery. By refusing to denounce the president, or even distance himself, Gov. Scott Walker failed to provide leadership.

The New York Times

Alaska Warily Eyes Change Bringing Suburbs and Amazon Boxes August 19, 2017
Vast physical distances are becoming less limiting, bringing conveniences but perhaps eroding the state’s special identity.
In Charlottesville, Some Say Statue Debate Obscures a Deep Racial Split August 19, 2017
As the Virginia city becomes the latest flash point in the America’s fight over white supremacy, a deep-rooted struggle for equality has weighed heavily on a shrinking black population.
E.P.A. Promised ‘a New Day’ for the Agriculture Industry, Documents Reveal August 18, 2017
The agency’s political appointees pushed career staff members to draft an order rejecting a ban on a popular pesticide.
‘We Can’t Just Pull Out Our Gun’: Border Patrol Alters Training August 18, 2017
New training in New Mexico for future Border Patrol agents teaches them how to defuse tense situations involving people they encounter while on patrol.
In Monument Debate, Calls for an Overdue Reckoning on Race and Southern Identity August 19, 2017
A longtime mantra used by many defenders is being undercut by the embrace of Confederate imagery by white supremacists.
Romney Tells Trump to Apologize for Causing ‘Racists to Rejoice’ August 18, 2017
In a Facebook post, Mitt Romney urged President Trump to repudiate racists and admit they were “100% to blame” for the violence in Charlottesville, Va., last weekend.
‘Antifa’ Grows as Left-Wing Faction Set to, Literally, Fight the Far Right August 18, 2017
Recent events in Charlottesville, Va., where white nationalists clashed with counterprotesters, have brought new attention to a coalition of radicals unafraid to scuffle with right-wing extremists.
Rammed by Car in Charlottesville, but Seeing a Sign of Hope August 17, 2017
Two black sisters were admiring a counterdemonstration — “so many white people, more than our race,” one said — when a car drove into the crowd and smashed into their Camry.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Comedy legend Jerry Lewis dies at 91 August 20, 2017
He was also the longtime host of the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon
18-year-old in Marrero booked with 100 counts of child pornography August 20, 2017
Thinh Dat Nguyen, 18, was arrested after a joint investigation.
NOPD searching for 15-year-old runaway August 20, 2017
Don Fields left the Odyssey House Academy in New Orleans Saturday evening, authorities said.
Trump allows climate change advisory panel to expire August 20, 2017
The National Climate Assessment is supposed to be issued every four years but has come out only three times since passage of the 1990 law calling for such analysis.
Solar eclipse 2017: Will New Orleans see anything? August 20, 2017
The cloud cover forecast has improved slightly, but there's still a chance for rain. So what can you expect to see, even under good viewing conditions?
Tropical Storm Harvey remnants have 50 percent chance of redeveloping August 20, 2017
It's one of three systems being tracked.
Rapes reported near French Quarter, Gentilly: NOPD August 20, 2017
Two people reported being sexually assaulted in New Orleans on Saturday, according to authorities.
No one injured in two-alarm Algiers house fire August 20, 2017
Two houses were damaged by the blaze, according to the New Orleans Fire Department.

The Guardian, UK

Julian Cadman, seven, confirmed as among 13 killed in Barcelona attack August 20, 2017
Family pays tribute to ‘energetic, funny and cheeky’ boy and thanks those who helped search for him after Thursday’s attackThe family of a seven-year-old boy missing since last week’s Barcelona terror attack confirmed on Sunday that he had died and paid tribute to the “energetic, funny and cheeky” schoolboy who always brought “a smile to our faces”.Julian Ca […]
Elon Musk leads 116 experts calling for outright ban on killer robots August 20, 2017
Open letter signed by Tesla chief and Google’s Mustafa Suleyman urges UN to block use of lethal autonomous weapons to prevent third age of warSome of the world’s leading robotics and artificial intelligence pioneers are calling on the United Nations to ban the development and use of killer robots.Tesla’s Elon Musk and Google’s Mustafa Suleyman are leading a […]
Briton hurt helping Finland attack victims says he is not a hero August 20, 2017
Hassan Zubier, a paramedic living in Sweden, says he was stabbed as he tried to help people during incident in TurkuA British paramedic who was repeatedly stabbed while helping victims of a terrorist attack in Finland has denied being a hero, insisting he was merely following his training. Continue reading...
Thousands march in Hong Kong for release of pro-democracy leaders August 20, 2017
In sweltering heat, protesters wear brown prison uniforms in homage to jailed Alex Chow, Nathan Law and Joshua WongThousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Hong Kong – some clad in prison uniforms – to demand the release of three of the former British colony’s best-known pro-democracy leaders. Related: Hong Kong democracy campaigners jailed ov […]
Bannon departs – but ‘Trump whisperer’ could have more influence from outside August 19, 2017
Despite his exit from the White House, Trump’s longtime ally retains plenty of power – and a war with Republican leaders in Washington is firmly in his sightsAs Steve Bannon’s departure from the White House amplified predictions of a brewing war between the so-called “alt-right” and the Republican establishment, there was speculation Donald Trump’s former ch […]
Man on a scooter plunges into sinkhole – video August 20, 2017
A motorcyclist escaped with only minor injuries after riding into a sinkhole in China. The footage, taken last week, shows the man looking at his phone shortly before crashing into the gaping crater in the road.CCTV captured the moment the street collapses before the unwitting motorcyclist drops into the hole head-first. Continue reading...
BBC braces for backlash over North Korea service August 20, 2017
Director of BBC World Service says tensions over North Korea’s nuclear tests vindicate the launch of a targeted serviceThe BBC is braced for a backlash from the North Korean government about the launch of a new service targeted at the country amid growing international tensions over its nuclear missile tests.Francesca Unsworth, the director of BBC World Serv […]
President Maduro strips Venezuela’s parliament of power August 19, 2017
Legislative powers taken from opposition-led parliament, as country’s fugitive attorney general alleges Maduro corruption linksVenezuela’s political crisis has deepened after a new pro-government “superbody” stripped the opposition-held parliament of its legislative powers and the fugitive attorney general accused President Nicolás Maduro of links to a corru […]

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Barcelona attack: Spain terror cell had 120 gas canisters August 20, 2017
Jihadists planned for six months to fill three vans and carry out deadly attacks, police say.
US comedian Jerry Lewis dies aged 91 August 20, 2017
One of Hollywood's most successful comedians passes away at his home in Las Vegas.
Aryana Sayeed: Kabul concert goes ahead despite threats August 20, 2017
Aryana Sayeed, known to fans as Afghanistan's Kim Kardashian, sang to hundreds of delighted fans.
Philippines drug campaign condemned by senior Catholics August 20, 2017
It comes as questions are raised over the killing of a teenager by police during a week of violence.
Lost WW2 warship USS Indianapolis found after 72 years August 20, 2017
The warship's sinking, weeks before WW2's end, remains the worst US naval loss at sea in history.
IS conflict: Iraq launches ground offensive in Tal Afar August 20, 2017
The northern city, one of the last held by IS, has been a target since the fall of Mosul in July.
Indian court grants woman divorce over lack of home toilet August 20, 2017
The court said forcing the woman to use open fields amounted to cruelty.
Hong Kong protest: Thousands march for jailed activists August 20, 2017
Tens of thousands voice support for three pro-democracy activists who led the 2014 protests.