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Some Sunday Love: “Stand!” Sly and the Family Stone, 1969

• September 9, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in American History, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Love, Music, Obama Administration, People of Color, Sexuality, Sly and The Family Stone, Spirituality, Stevie Wonder, Television, The Economy, Women
Tags: "Fulfillingness First Finale", "I Want to Take You Higher", American Politics, Cynthia Robinson, Everyday People, Gospel, Gospel Extension, Gospel Music, Jerry Martini, Love, Politics, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Simple Song, Sly, Sly & The Family Stone, Sly Stone, Standing Up, Struggle, The 2012 Presidential Campaign, The Democratic National Convention 2012, The Democratic Party, The Sixties, United States

Obama Campaign Ads No. 1: “Firms” and an Apology?

• July 15, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Class, Joblessness, Journalism and Ethics, Labor History, Obama Administration, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement
Tags: Bain Capital, Barack Obama, Boston Globe, Democrats, Facebook, Jobs, Massachusetts, Mitt Romney, Obama, Offshoring, Olympic, Outsourcing, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Romney, Stephanie Cutter, Tax Evasion, Taxes, The Democratic Party, United States, Working Families, Working People

It’s Only a Month Away, Wisconsin: Let’s Choose a Strong Democratic Challenger Today to Defeat Governor Scott Walker on June 5

• May 8, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Class, Democrats, Egypt, France, Labor Relations, National Issues, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: Democratic, Doug La Follette, Egypt, Forward!, Kathleen Falk, Kathleen Vinehout, Mahlon Mitchell, Rebecca Kleefisch, The Democratic Party, The Demoratic Party of Wisconsin, Tom Barrett, United States, United Wisconsin, Wisconsin

Hilarious! Governor Scott Walker PUNKed by Progressive Journalist Posing as Right-Wing Billionaire David Koch

• February 24, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Class, Crime, Journalism and Ethics, Labor History, Labor Relations, National Issues, Obama Administration, Political Malfeasance, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
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Have You Voted Yet? If Not, Vote Democratic Party Today No Matter What

• November 1, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Bailouts, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Democrats in Name Only, Domestic Violence, Hate Crimes, Health, Homelessness, Joblessness, Journalism and Ethics, National Issues, Obama Administration, People of Color, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, Teabagging Party, Television, The Clintons, The Economy, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Wisconsin
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George Soros Spending on Causes, Not Democrats

• October 11, 2010 • 2 Comments

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Tags: Barack Obama, Democratic, Democrats, George Soros, GOP, Human Rights Watch, New York Times, Presidency of George W. Bush, Republican, Republicans, The Democratic Party, United States, United States Congress

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Census Likely Miscounted the Population of 14 States, a Review Finds May 19, 2022
A survey indicated that census takers in 2020 undercounted the number of people in six states, mostly in the South, and overcounted in eight others. Covid is among many possible reasons.
A Rising Texas Republican’s Advice for His Party: Update Your Look May 19, 2022
Wesley Hunt, a Black Republican poised to win a seat in Congress this fall, thinks his party’s future is in more candidates like him.
Kansas Supreme Court Allows Republican Voting Map to Stand May 19, 2022
A lower court had declared the map an unconstitutional gerrymander. The ruling could cost Democrats a seat in Congress.
2 Children Have Been Hospitalized Because of Formula Shortage May 18, 2022
A Memphis hospital has treated two children who can’t absorb nutrients properly because of a medical condition and don’t have access to the specific formula they need.
She Wrote ‘How to Murder Your Husband.’ Did She Do It? May 19, 2022
Prosecutors are building a follow-the-string murder case against a romance novelist. She says their real story is one about love.
One Man’s Choice to Be Cremated Under the Open Sky May 18, 2022
A small Colorado town maintains the country’s only public outdoor funeral pyre. Philip Incao saw it as his own perfect ending.
Michigan Judge Suspends an Abortion Ban From 1931 May 17, 2022
The law is obsolete because of Roe v. Wade but still on the books. Abortion rights advocates are worried that a potential Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe will revive it.
Donald K. Ross, Leading Public Interest Lawyer, Dies at 78 May 19, 2022
A Ralph Nader acolyte, he galvanized students in the 1970s and promoted social change through legislation, legal action and political pressure.

The Guardian, UK

Mozambique confirms first wild poliovirus case in 30 years May 19, 2022
Case in child in Tete province follows detection of similar strain in Malawi in February, officials sayMozambique has identified its first case of wild polio in three decades following the genetic sequencing of a similar strain of the childhood disease in Malawi earlier this year.Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organization’s regional director for Afri […]
Widow of man killed in Libya accuses South Africa of ‘silence’ in hunt for his body May 19, 2022
The South African government sent Anton Hammerl’s passport to his widow in 2016 but has refused to say how it came to have itThe widow of a British-based photographer who was murdered by Col Gaddafi’s forces in Libya in 2011 has accused South Africa of withholding crucial information about her husband’s death that could help in efforts to locate his body.Ant […]
‘Huge spike’ in global conflict caused record number of displacements in 2021 May 19, 2022
Those fleeing combat were internally displaced 14.4m times, with biggest toll in sub-Saharan Africa, report revealsConflict and violence forced people from their homes a record number of times last year, a report has found, with sub-Saharan Africa bearing the brunt of mass internal displacement caused by “huge spikes” in fighting.People fleeing violence were […]
‘History repeating’: Amazon base in Cape Town splits Indigenous groups May 19, 2022
Building work is quiet, for now, on £200m project that pits different visions of South Africa’s future against one anotherSmoke curls into the air, a drum beats, the dance begins, a chant is raised. Ten metres away, cars howl past on a busy road, drivers unaware of the sacred ritual taking place in the centre of a bustling South African city.Francisco Macken […]
UN confirms death of one of last Rwandan genocide fugitives May 18, 2022
Phénéas Munyarugarama is second person wanted for their involvement in 1994 mass killings to dieOne of the last five fugitives wanted for his role in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, Phénéas Munyarugarama, died in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2002, UN prosecutors have announced.Munyarugarama, a local army commander, “died of natural causes” and was buried […]
‘I thought the UK was a good country’: Sudan massacre refugee faces removal to Rwanda May 18, 2022
Mohammed is among first asylum seekers to face removal under Home Office’s controversial schemeIt took Mohammed more than three years and a journey of more than 5,000 miles to reach the UK after fleeing a massacre in his village in Sudan.Now, just over a week after arriving by kayak across the Channel, he is among the first tranche of asylum seekers facing f […]
UK deportation flight to Jamaica takes off with seven onboard May 18, 2022
Home Office initially had 100 people on list of Jamaican nationals to be removed, say reportsA Home Office deportation flight to Jamaica took off in the early hours of Wednesday morning with seven people onboard.Some media reports said the Home Office initially had 100 people on the list of Jamaican nationals that officials hoped to remove. Continue reading. […]
Canada: trial of white men who killed two Indigenous hunters in 2020 begins May 17, 2022
Roger Bilodeau and his son Anthony Bilodeau believed that Jacob Sansom and Maurice Cardinal were thieves, court hearsTwo white Canadian men followed and then shot dead two Indigenous hunters because they believed they were thieves, prosecutors have told a court at the start of a murder trial in Alberta.Roger Bilodeau, 58, and his son Anthony Bilodeau, 33, ha […]

The BBC

Ukrainian widow confronts Russian soldier accused of killing her husband May 19, 2022
The 21-year-old serviceman has pled guilty to killing her husband in a village in Ukraine's north-east.
Bush condemns Putin's invasion of 'Iraq' instead of Ukraine May 19, 2022
The former US president corrected himself after saying Putin had invaded Iraq rather than Ukraine.
Afghanistan's female TV presenters must cover their faces, say Taliban May 19, 2022
Women's faces are banned from TV screens as Afghanistan's rulers further tighten restrictions.
Israeli coalition government in crisis as MP quits May 19, 2022
An Arab member resigns in anger, leaving the government as a fragile minority for the first time.
Vangelis: Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner composer dies at 79 May 19, 2022
The Greek musician won an Oscar for the 1981 film theme, and also wrote the Blade Runner soundtrack.
Monkeypox cases investigated in Europe, US and Canada May 19, 2022
Cases of the rare disease are now confirmed in four European countries, health authorities say.
Russian McDonald's buyer to rebrand restaurants May 19, 2022
The fast food giant says the new owner of its 850 Russian restaurants will operate them under a new brand.
Nnamdi Kanu: Nigerian separatist allowed to watch Liverpool games on TV May 19, 2022
A Nigerian judge grants Nnamdi Kanu dispensation to watch the climax of his favourite team's season.