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Exclusive CNN Video Captures Witnesses’ Disbelief to the Shooting Death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri
By ELAINE MAGLIARO Yesterday, CNN aired an exclusive cell phone video that was recorded several minutes after the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. The video captured the reactions of two contractors to the shooting of Michael Brown. The … Continue reading
Posted in Law Enforcement, Local Government, Media, Missouri, Racism, United States
Tagged Darren Wilson, Ferguson (MO), Michael Brown, police
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News Roundup: September 7, 2014
Submitted by Elaine Magliaro Sometimes I come across a number of news stories that I’d like to write posts about—but, unfortunately, I lack the time to do in-depth articles about most of them. Here are links to some news … Continue reading
Smear Merchants and Bias in News Reporting: Regarding Michael Brown, Darren Wilson, Race, Right-Wing Blogs, and the Mainstream Media
By ELAINE MAGLIARO Bias in the Mainstream News Media? On August 14th—five days after the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri—Nick Wing published an article on Huffington Post titled When The Media Treats White Suspects And Killers Better Than … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Crime, Law Enforcement, Murder, Propaganda, Racism, Society, United States
Tagged Darren Wilson, Fox News, Mainstream Media, Michael Brown, police, Right-Wing Blogs
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After the Supreme Court Ruling in Town of Greece v. Galloway Ruling: It Appears Atheists, Agnostics, and Some Faiths May Be “Getting the Shaft” with the Town’s New Prayer Policy
By ELAINE MAGLIARO On May 5, 2014, the Supreme Court ruled in the Town of Greece v. Galloway case “that local governments can, under certain conditions, open their meetings with prayers—even if those supplications to the deity are Christian most … Continue reading
POETRY FRIDAY–“I, Too, Am America”: The Poetry of Langston Hughes
Submitted by Elaine Magliaro Back in August of 2013, I did a post about the poetry of Langston Hughes for Res Ipsa Loquitor. The impetus for my doing that was the—at times contentious—discussions we had been having about race, racism, … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Equal Rights, Literature, Poetry, Racism, Short Video, Society, United States
Tagged Langston Hughes, Poetry Friday
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The Killings of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and John Crawford III: It’s Not about Race…It’s Never about Race!
By Elaine Magliaro Back in March of 2012, Charles Pierce wrote a post for his Esquire Politics Blog about the death of Trayvon Martin and the people who came out in support of his killer, George Zimmerman. In his piece … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Equal Rights, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Politics, Propaganda, Racism, Society, United States
Tagged Beavercreek, John Crawford III, Michael Brown, News Media, Ohio, police, Trayvon Martin
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New York Times Comes under Fire for Declaring Michael Brown to Be “No Angel” in Its Profile Article of the Dead Teenager
By Elaine Magliaro The New York Times has come under fire for an article that it published yesterday about the life of Michael Brown—the unarmed teenager who was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, recently. Jack Mirkinson (Huffington … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Racism, Society, United States
Tagged Michael Brown, New York Times, News Media
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Mr. Conservative: Congressional Candidate from Minnesota Once Called Female Senators “Undeserving Bimbos in Tennis Shoes” and Disparaged Native Americans on His Blog
By Elaine Magliaro Jim Hagedorn, the son of retired congressman Tom Hagedorn, was a “surprise victor” in last week’s Republican primary in Minnesota. The Star Tribune reported that Hagedorn “pulled off an upset in his party’s 1st District primary for … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Politics, United States
Tagged Congressional Candidates, Jim Hagedorn, Minnesota, Republicans
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Billie Holiday, Abe Meeropol, and “Strange Fruit”—the Famous Song about Lynching Black People in America
By Elaine Magliaro Eleanora Fagan, better known as Billie Holiday, was a famous American jazz singer and song writer. One of her “most iconic” songs is Strange Fruit, which was first recorded in 1939. Elizabeth Blair (NPR) called the song … Continue reading
Oregon GOP Congressional Candidate Asks Residents to Send Him Their Urine
By Elaine Magliaro Sometimes, I just have to shake my head when I read the news these days. That’s actually what I did the other day when I read an online article about Republican Congressional candidate Art Robinson of Oregon. … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change Deniers, Conservatives, Education, Politics, Science, States, United States
Tagged Art Robinson, Congressional Candidates, Oregon
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