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thepeoplesrecord: Every 28 hours an African American is...
thepeoplesrecord:Every 28 hours an African American is extrajudicially executed in the U.S.April 24, 2013Every 28 hours a black woman, man or child in the United States is executed by a person employed...
View Articlekaralianne: When we lived in Calgary I went to the autism/asperger’s Meetup...
karalianne:When we lived in Calgary I went to the autism/asperger’s Meetup Group once a month. It was a purely social event. We booked the party room at Denny’s and people sat with whomever they...
View Article"Instead of saying “I am Trayvon Martin" it would do more good for white...
“Instead of saying “I am Trayvon Martin" it would do more good for white people [and non-Black people] in solidarity with the Trayvon Martin case to recognize all the ways they are Zimmerman. As in, if...
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As Demographics Shift, Kids' Books Stay Stubbornly White
As Demographics Shift, Kids' Books Stay Stubbornly White: When it comes to diversity, children’s books are sorely lacking; instead of presenting a representative range of faces, they’re overwhelmingly...
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caseybruce: Black and unarmed. A black man is killed every 28...
caseybruce:Black and unarmed. A black man is killed every 28 hours by a cop or vigilante.Remember the names of unarmed Black men who were killed by police or vigilantes. This is only a short list,...
View ArticleBurton: I put hands outside car when pulled over (by CNN)
Burton: I put hands outside car when pulled over (by CNN)
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Rightwing, Anti-Choice Douchebag Urges Liberals to Stock Up on...
Rightwing, Anti-Choice Douchebag Urges Liberals to Stock Up on Coat Hangers | SlogHe fairly quickly deleted the tweet, and then posted the following response on his site, Red State (which I’m not...
View ArticleInmate's untreated, fatal stroke results in $1 million settlement by...
Inmate's untreated, fatal stroke results in $1 million settlement by Hillsborough sheriff, jail medical provider | Tampa Bay Times: Allen Daniel Hicks Sr., 51, was found stopped in his car on the side...
View ArticleNYT: Study Finds Blacks Blocked From Southern Juries
NYT: Study Finds Blacks Blocked From Southern Juries: In late April in a courthouse in Madison County, Ala., a prosecutor was asked to explain why he had struck 11 of 14 black potential jurors in a...
View ArticleHello, Tailor: Mako Mori and the Hero's Journey.
Hello, Tailor: Mako Mori and the Hero's Journey.: hellotailor:[Contains some spoilers for Pacific Rim.]So, it’s come to my attention that there are a bunch of people who think Mako Mori is a “weak"...
View ArticleChicago Pays $4.5 Million to Family of Deceased Young Woman, City Has Yet to...
Chicago Pays $4.5 Million to Family of Deceased Young Woman, City Has Yet to Apologize: sonofbaldwin:ABC News is now reporting that the family of a young woman who was killed by the Chicago Police...
View ArticleUS air force victim of sexual assault facing 'capricious' prosecution
US air force victim of sexual assault facing 'capricious' prosecution: shortformblog:The death threats began again shortly after Lieutenant Adam Cohen, a combat systems engineer in the US air force,...
View ArticleHunger Games, U.S.A. - NYTimes.com
Hunger Games, U.S.A. - NYTimes.com: For decades, farm bills have had two major pieces. One piece offers subsidies to farmers; the other offers nutritional aid to Americans in distress, mainly in the...
View Article"Representative Stephen Fincher of Tennessee, for example, cited the New...
“Representative Stephen Fincher of Tennessee, for example, cited the New Testament: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.” Sure enough, it turns out that Mr. Fincher has personally received...
View Article"But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes...
“But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?” - 1 John 3:17
View Article"There’s no such thing as “black-on-black” crime. Yes, from 1976 to 2005, 94...
“There’s no such thing as “black-on-black” crime. Yes, from 1976 to 2005, 94 percent of black victims were killed by black offenders, but that racial exclusivity was also true for white victims of...
View ArticleCongress's War on Food Stamps Could Worsen NYC Inequality
Congress's War on Food Stamps Could Worsen NYC Inequality: When House Republicans voted last night to remove food stamps from the Congressional farm bill, they took the first step toward ending a...
View ArticleWhat Government Assistance Means to Me
gaylikefxck:At my full-time job, on my current wages and after taxes, I make $15,600/year. Once rent, my insurance deductible, gas, electricity, and MINIMUM monthly payments on my student loans are...
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mdlunit: David Henderson thinks Paul Krugman is wrong in...
mdlunit:David Henderson thinks Paul Krugman is wrong in suggesting that SNAP participation might have some correlation with U6, a broad measure of unemployment.I made my own graph and lagged the SNAP...
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ecowatchorg: QUIT “PLAYING" POLITICS ALREADY! Former Republican...
ecowatchorg:QUIT “PLAYING" POLITICS ALREADY!Former Republican Governors Urge Senate to Confirm EPA Nominee Gina McCarthyYesterday, two former Republican governors joined a press call urging Senate...
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