Author Archives: Elaine Magliaro

Comedian and Writer Brooke Arnold Talks about Her Experience Being Raised in the Same “Exploitative and Abusive” Fundamentalist Christian Organization That the Duggars Are Affiliated With

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro There’s an interesting article by Brooke Arnold titled I could’ve been a Duggar wife: I grew up in the same church, and the abuse scandal doesn’t shock me, which was posted over at Salon today. Arnold noted … Continue reading →

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Court Releases Photograph of Two Chicago Cops Posing As Hunters with Black Suspect Wearing Antlers

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Here’s a photograph of Chicago Police Department officers Jerome Finnigan (left) and Timothy McDermott (right) posing with an unidentified suspect. (Note: The photo was obtained by The Chicago Sun-Times from a court filing.) The Chicago Police Department … Continue reading →

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Stateside California: Pregnant Black Woman Who Refused to Provide Identification Slammed to Ground and Arrested by Barstow Police

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) obtained a video taken in January outside a school building by a police body camera of an officer “responding to an apparent traffic dispute.” The dispute  … Continue reading →

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NEWSFLASH: Josh Duggar Sued the Arkansas Department of Human Services after the Agency Investigated His Sexual Molestation Case

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro In Touch Weekly reported this morning that Josh Duggar’s molestation case didn’t end when Springdale, Arkansas police “closed their investigation in 2006 because the statute of limitations had run out.” According to In Touch, Springdale police “referred the … Continue reading →

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Colorado Teacher Files Lawsuit Against School District Claiming It Is Promoting Christianity to Students

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Robert Basevitz, a high school teacher in Colorado, claims that administrators employed by the Fremont RE-2 School District are running one of their public schools as a religious school. Paul Maxon, Basevitz’s attorney, has filed a lawsuit … Continue reading →

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Picture of the Day for May 27, 2015: On the Duggars, Christian Love, and Free Speech

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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Picture of the Day for May 26, 2015: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Corporate Fascism

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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Posted in Barack Obama, Capitalism, Democracy, Economic Policy, Economics, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Foreign Policy, Government, Government Propaganda, Justice, Oligarchy, Political Science, Politics, Presidents, Propaganda | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Picture of the Day for May 25, 2015: A Political Cartoon for Memorial Day by Rob Rogers

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

Posted by Elaine Magliaro Rob Rogers is the award-winning editorial cartoonist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Click here to view more of his political cartoons.

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On the Subject of Hypocrite Mike Huckabee and His Degenerate Pal Rocker Ted Nugent

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is good buddies with rock musician and degenerate Ted Nugent. Nugent, a supporter of the Republican party and board member of the NRA, is well-known for his conservative political views and his unhinged rants against Democratic  political … Continue reading →

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A Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video about the Trans-Pacific Partnership: “Obama Trades Transparency”

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

Posted by Elaine Magliaro

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