In states where gay marriage is legal, gays are still banned from openly marching in St Patrick’s Day parades in New York and Boston.
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In states where gay marriage is legal, gays are still banned from openly marching in St Patrick’s Day parades in New York and Boston.
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Christopher Petrella – “The Color of Corporate Corrections” As the prison population in the United States has skyrocketed over the last 30 years, cash-strapped states have turned to the private sector to resolve prison overcrowding. Privately-operated prisons claim that they run more efficiently and save more money than governmental facilities. How can they make such claims? The answer may lie in a recent study, which found that private prisons incarcerate African Americans and Latinos at even higher rates than government-run prisons. Christopher Petrella, a doctoral candidate at the University of California, Berkeley, conducted the study and joins us to discuss its…
Everett Glenn and George Johnson – Racial Inequities in College Sports March Madness begins this weekend with the selection of the teams that will participate in the NCAA basketball tournament. Getting into the tournament is a big deal for the schools—it’s a great source of pride, prestige, and, of course, money. But what will the young athletes, particularly the young athletes of color who will be on the court, get out of it? Everett Glenn, president of the National Sports Authority, and our commentator George Johnson discuss the role parents, students, and universities should play in the success of young athletes of…
“Reinventing the War on Poverty” Tavis traveled to Washington to participate in “Reinventing the War on Poverty”, a daylong event hosted by “The Atlantic” magazine in cooperation with the Tavis Smiley Foundation, as part of our initiative, ENDING POVERTY: America’s Silent Spaces, a $3 million, four-year national effort to examine barriers and identify solutions to alleviate poverty in the United States. In an excerpt from Tavis’ presentation, he outlines what the country needs to do to ensure that millions of Americans have the tools to emerge from living in or near…
Marwan Muasher – “The Second Arab Awakening” Now in its fourth year, the Arab Spring movement that began in late 2010 has yet to drive out autocratic regimes and usher in democratic ones—in fact, some of those brutal autocrats have tightened their grip. Marwan Muasher, the former foreign minister and deputy prime minister of Jordan, argues in his book, “The Second Arab Awakening: And the Battle for Pluralism”, that democracy can still flourish in the Middle East—but not without some major political and cultural…
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“Rosewood was a Black town in the American state of Florida that was burned to the ground in 1923 by Whites. The state of Florida says eight died: six Blacks, two Whites. Survivors say between 40 to 150 died, nearly all of them Black. Several eyewitnesses saw a mass grave of Blacks with maybe 27 bodies, but to date it has not been found.
No Whites were ever charged with a crime, ”
If you click through to the full article, make sure to read the last line.
People to this day still try to blame Black and Brown people for problems that are not caused by Black and Brown people.
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“Texas Border Region: The Southern Border Communities Coalition (SBCC) expresses deep concern over recent events involving Border Patrol agent Esteban Manzanares who is reported to have assaulted three Honduran women immigrants, left two for dead, and then killed himself. We urge that the victims be protected, regardless of immigration status and receive fair treatment as survivors.
The following are statements from SBCC members in Texas.
Astrid Dominguez, ACLU of Texas:
This incident is one more in a pattern of CBP abuses in our border communities. Last September, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report on Border Patrol use of force, which identified key problems with training. This followed revelations by the Government Accountability Office of significant incidence of misconduct within CBP. We demand that DHS conduct a thorough and transparent investigation of this incident, in parallel to independent review by external investigators and determine what policy and training enhancements are necessary.”
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“Comfrey Jacobs appeared in U.S. federal court today for his first arraignment after being arrested for blocking the road to Yellowstone National Park’s bison trap on March 6.”
I love that there are people who have the courage to do this.
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“Some Texas-based advocacy groups say the release of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s use-of-force policy for Border Patrol agents is a positive step for transparency. But they add that more could be done.”
“On Friday, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael J. Fisher instructed field agents to avoid shooting at vehicles that are only fleeing the scene and to consider all available alternatives to firing their weapons when “projectiles” are hurled at agents, including rocks, a common weapon for would-be crossers caught attempting to enter the country illegally.”
“Agents shall not discharge firearms in response to thrown or hurled projectiles unless the agent has a reasonable belief based on the totality of the circumstances to include the size of nature of the projectiles that the subject of such force poses an imminent danger of death or serious injury,” Fisher wrote in his directive, which he said clarified “existing guidelines.”
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“Bill and Christine don’t celebrate Christmas or their birthdays anymore. They stopped going to Thanksgiving get-togethers. It feels awkward, like nobody knows what to say to them. It upsets them to see parents with their children. Lynne worked at Chili’s in high school, so if they go out, it’s usually there.”
“One tragic number is known: 22 veterans kill themselves every day. But another is not: How many military spouses, siblings and parents are killing themselves? What is war’s true toll?”
I can’t imagine much worse then to loose your children.
It’s strange how U.S. culture knows the psychological burden that veterans and their family go through – and yet the U.S. continues to invade sovereign countries and kill.
#BadKarma
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Shocking dash cam footage shows a deputy shoot an elderly man after he says he thought the man’s cane was a shotgun.
These police brutality videos prove the point that we see what we are looking for – even if what we see is false.
The tough part about being a police officer is that it’s your job to look for danger. But because you are always looking for danger, you end up seeing danger when no danger exists.
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An anti-Obamacare guy tries to explain “third-world health care” and accidentally describes America.
If you don’t have your health, aren’t you unequal?
Not providing universal health care is – unequal.
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“WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to pacify frustrated immigration advocates, President Barack Obama is directing the government to find more humane ways to handle deportation for immigrants in the U.S. illegally, the White House said Thursday.”
“More humane ways to deport”
How about NOT deporting?!
Double standards. Europeans invade Native land then xenophobic racists build kill walls and kick indigenous people off their own land!
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