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Cliven Bundy, Patrolling Militia Groups in Nevada, and Sovereign Citizens
BY ELAINE MAGLIARO A couple of weeks ago, I posted an article titled Sean Hannity, Jon Stewart, and That Racist, Gun Totin’ Welfare Queen Cliven Bundy. I thought I’d write a follow-up post after reading about what has been going … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Government, Law Enforcement, Politics, States
Tagged Bureau of Land Management, Cliven Bundy, Militia Groups, Sovereign Citizens
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Alabama’s “Ten Commandments Judge” Roy Moore Rebuked for Remarks He Made at Pastor for Life Luncheon
BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Nine years after he was forced out of his position as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, Roy Moore was re-elected in 2012. Moore—known as the Ten Commandments judge—was first elected to serve as chief justice … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Fundamentalism, Politics, Religion, States
Tagged Alabama, First Amendment, Judge Roy Moore
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The Eleventh Post in the “Oh My Achin’ Head” Series: Sarah Palin Talks about Mama Grizzlies Totin’ Guns and Baptism by Waterboarding at the NRA’s Annual Association Meeting
BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Just when you may have thought that Caribou Barbie was back in the wilds of Alaska for good… hunting elk or moose or bear or wolves from helicopters, she emerges from the tundra to spark headlines in … Continue reading
Stateside New Jersey: SEC and Manhattan District Attorney’s Office to Investigate Governor Chris Christie’s Diversion of Port Authority Funds
BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Lisa Brennan (Main Justice) broke the news today that “people close to the matter” have said that the Securities and Exchange Commission has joined with the Manhattan District Attorney’s office “to investigate possible misuse of Port Authority of … Continue reading
A Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video: George W. Bush’s Art of Legacy
SUBMITTED BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Political cartoonist Mark Fiore wrote about the art show displaying George W. Bush’s original portraits of the “big important people” that he met while serving as president of the United States for two terms. Fiore said … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Conservatives, Foreign Policy, George W. Bush, Iraq, Politics, Presidents, United States, War
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Sean Hannity, Jon Stewart, and That Racist, Gun Totin’ Welfare Queen Cliven Bundy (Videos)
BY ELAINE MAGLIARO I’m sure most of you have heard all about Nevada cattle rancher Cliven Bundy and his standoff with the Bureau of Land Management. As I’m pressed for time today, I won’t rehash the whole story. I think … Continue reading
Posted in Law Enforcement, Media
Tagged Bureau of Land Management, Cliven Bundy, Fox News, Scofflaw, Sean Hannity
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In Celebration of National Poetry Month: Taylor Mali Performs His Poem “I’ll Fight You for the Library”
SUBMITTED BY ELAINE MAGLIARO About Taylor Mali: Mali is a poet who “emerged from the poetry slam movement.” Mali spent nine years in the classroom. He says he taught “everything from English and history to math and S.A.T. test preparation.” He describes … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Literature, Poetry, Short Video
Tagged Education, Libraries, Teaching
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Bill Moyers and Paul Krugman Talk about a Society of Inherited Wealth
SUBMITTED BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Last week, Bill Moyers sat down with Paul Krugman on his program Moyers & Company. The two men discussed Thomas Piketty’s book Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Piketty’s book “shows that two-thirds of America’s increase in … Continue reading
A Poem for National Poetry Month: “Hatred” by Wislawa Szymborska
SUBMITTED BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Back in 1999, US Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky read Wislawa’s Szymborska’s poem Hatred on the PBS Newshour Poetry Series. Unfortunately, the video of Pinsky’s poetry reading is no longer available—but the text of the poem is … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Poetry
Tagged Hatred, Nobel Prize for Literature, Wislawa Szymborska
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