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Picture of the Day for April 17, 2015: Mitch McConnell and the Minimum Wage
Posted by Elaine Magliaro At a secret meeting of elite donors convened by the Koch brothers, McConnell laid out his plan for shrinking the federal government and whined about having to vote on minimum wage bills. (The Nation-August 26, 2014)
Posted in Conservatives, Government, Political Science, Politics, United States
Tagged ALEC, Congress, Minimum Wage, Mitch McConnell, Picture of the Day, Republicans, US Senate
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Political Cartoonist Mark Fiore Looks at Religious Freedom and Gay Commerce (VIDEO)
Posted by Elaine Magliaro Mark Fiore: What do you do when you sign a law that is perfectly fine and simply safeguards Religious Liberty for All in the great tradition of apple pie and God? Why, you urge your state … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Christianity, Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Democracy, Documentrary Films, Equal Rights, Fundamentalism, Government, Homosexual Rights, Humor, Political Science, Politics, Religion, Rock and Roll, Short Video, Society, States, United States
Tagged Indiana, Mark Fiore, Mike Pence, Political Cartoon, Republicans
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Stateside Oklahoma: Training Documents for the Reserve Deputy Who Killed Eric Harris Were Reportedly Falsified
By Elaine Magliaro Tulsa World reported this morning that supervisors at the Tulsa Sheriff’s Office were ordered to falsify training records for Robert Bates, the reserve deputy who accidentally shot Eric Harris with a gun instead of a Taser on April … Continue reading
Posted in Law Enforcement, Local Government, United States
Tagged Oklahoma, Reserve Deputies
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Picture of the Day for April 15, 2015: The Republican Guide to Female Anatomy
Posted by Elaine Magliaro
Posted in Anatomy, Biology, Conservatives, Equal Rights, Health Care, Humor, Political Science, Politics, Religion, Reproductive Rights, RNC, Society, United States
Tagged Picture of the Day, Republicans, Sexism
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Georgia Conscience Clause: Walmart Pharmacist Refuses to Fill Prescription for Woman Who Suffered a Miscarriage
By Elaine Magliaro A Georgia woman named Brittany Cartrett was about five weeks into her pregnancy when she suffered a miscarriage recently. In order to avoid health problems that could be caused by her miscarriage, Cartrett’s doctor gave her two options: “an … Continue reading
New Jersey Cops Watch While Police Dog Mauls Man Who Later Dies While in Custody (VIDEOS)
By Elaine Magliaro Last week, James Joiner wrote in a Daily Beast article that “Policing in this country really seems to be going to the dogs” after seeing a video that appeared to show Vineland “police allowing a K9 dog … Continue reading
Posted in Law Enforcement, Media, New Jersey, United States
Tagged police, Police Brutality
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The State of South Carolina Files Amicus Brief with SCOTUS…Claims It Is Legal to Discriminate Against Women–So Why Not Against Gays?
By Elaine Magliaro Mark Joseph Stern posted an interesting article titled South Carolina to SCOTUS: We Can Discriminate Against Women, So Why Not Gays? over at Slate on Thursday. In his piece, Stern said that a major problem with the … Continue reading
Religious Freedom Laws: Digging a Little Deeper
By Elaine Magliaro Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Indiana Discriminatory state Religious Freedom Restoration Acts appear to be all the rage in some parts of this country. Unlike the RFRA legislation passed previously in other states, the recent passage of Indiana’s RFRA … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Democracy, Equal Rights, Fundamentalism, Government, Homosexual Rights, Jurisprudence, Justice, Labor Movement, Political Science, Politics, Religion, Reproductive Rights, Roman Catholic Church, Society, United States
Tagged Arkansas, Indiana, Religion, Religious Discrimination, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Republican Party, Republicans, RFRA
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