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Two Psychologists Who Worked As Interrogation Advisers for the CIA Were Paid $81 Million for Their Services
By Elaine Magliaro Paul Blumenthal and Christina Wilkie published an article Tuesday night at Huffington Post about two psychologists who worked as interrogation advisers for the CIA. The two men helped the government agency “implement its brutal interrogation program targeting detainees in … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Government, Politics, Propaganda, United States
Tagged CIA Torture Report, Torture
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Igor Volsky of ThinkProgress Provides Information about Some of the “Disgraceful Facts” That Were Buried in the Senate’s Torture Report
Posted by Elaine Magliaro Igor Volsky has an informative post about the CIA torture report over at ThinkProgress titled 17 Disgraceful Facts Buried In The Senate’s 600 Page Torture Report. Here are a few of the “disgraceful facts”: 2. CIA personnel … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Government, Hypocrisy, Politics, Society, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged CIA Torture Report, US Senate
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John McCain’s Senate Speech on the CIA Torture Report
Posted by Elaine Magliaro I was impressed with John McCain’s reaction to the release of the CIA torture report on the floor of the Senate today. I believe it was his shining hour. John McCain CIA Torture Report Senate Speech. … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Politics, Propaganda, Society, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged CIA Torture Report, Congress, Senator John McCain, Torture, US Senate
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In 1946, Albert Einstein Addressed the “Negro Question” in His Writings
By Elaine Magliaro On December 2nd, Dennis Overbye (New York Times) reported that Digital Einstein would soon be introduced–and that anyone with an Internet connection would “be able to share in the letters, papers, postcards, notebooks and diaries that Einstein left … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Society, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Albert Einstein, Digital Einstein, Prejudice, Racism
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Former Communications Chief for George W. Bush and Torture Apologist Nicole Wallace Says She Doesn’t Care What the CIA Did to Detainees
By Elaine Magliaro Former communications chief for George W. Bush and torture apologist Nicole Wallace got incensed during a discussion of the recently released CIA torture report on Morning Joe today. A frequent guest on Scarborough’s show, Wallace vehemently defended the agency’s use of waterboarding … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Government, Media, Politics, Propaganda, Society, United States
Tagged CIA, CIA Torture Report, George W. Bush, Nicole Wallace, US Senate
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“The Echo Chamber”: Reuters Investigation Finds That a Small Group of Lawyers Dominates the Docket at the Supreme Court
By Elaine Magliaro This morning, Reuters published the first part of a three-part investigative series, Part 1: A cadre of well-connected attorneys has honed the art of getting the Supreme Court to take up cases – and business is capitalizing on … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Politics, United States
Tagged Reuters, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, The Roberts Court
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“Let it Go” Christmas Light Display
Posted by Elaine Magliaro Here’s a spectacular “Frozen” lighting display for Christmas:
Posted in Holidays
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On the Subject of Chokeholds and the NYPD: The Story of Anthony Ramon Baez, a Bronx Man Who Died in Police Custody in 1994
By Elaine Magliaro On December 20, 1994, The New York Times reported the death of a twenty-nine-year-old Bronx man named Anthony Ramon Baez. The article’s headline read: “Clash Over a Football Ends With a Death in Police Custody.” Clifford Krauss, … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Society, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Anthony Ramon Baez, Bill Bratton, Chokeholds, Eric Garner, Law Enforcement, New York City, NYPD, police
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73 Years Ago Today: Memories of my cousin, Jimmy Gates
By: Chuck Stanley I remember where I was and what I was doing shortly after one o’clock in the afternoon on December 7, 1941. My dad called me in to where he and a couple of his friends were sitting … Continue reading
Zaid Jilani on the Role That Liberals Have Played in Our Growing Police State
By Elaine Magliaro I just came across an interesting article titled Bill Clinton, Joe Biden and Democrats’ shameful complicity in our police state over at Salon. The article, written by Zaid Jilani, originally appeared on AlterNet. It talks about the role that liberals … Continue reading
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