Category Archives: United States

Prison Populations and Social Priorities

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Gene Howington

by GENE HOWINGTON A recent story by Kathleen Miles at Huffington Post about Federal prison populations is another in a long line of stark illustrations of what is wrong with not just our criminal justice system in the United States, … Continue reading →

Posted in DOJ, Fraud, Hypocrisy, Jurisprudence, Law Enforcement, Organized Crime, Prison, United States, War on Drugs | 4 Comments

Is It Time to Change the Washington Redskins Mascot?

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro NOTE: I originally posted the following article at Res Ipsa Loquitor on February 9, 2014. Here is one ad that never aired during this year’s Super Bowl: The Proud to Be video was made by Change the … Continue reading →

Posted in American History, Society, United States | Tagged , , | 46 Comments

Smile, You are on Candid Camera!

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Chuck Stanley

by Charlton “Chuck” Stanley We have all heard about the so-called “drones” and what they can see. What the general public has not seen is their true capability. Of course, we have all seen the black and white YouTube and … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Brother, Civil Liberties, Hypocrisy, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, United States | Tagged , , , | 12 Comments

Private High School That Had Planned to Celebrate Black History Month with a Special Lunch Menu Sparks a Controversy

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Administrators at a private Catholic girl’s school in Northern California found themselves embroiled in a food controversy recently. According to NBC News, students at the Carondelet High School for Girls “wanted to come up with ways to … Continue reading →

Posted in American History, Equal Rights, Racism, United States | 55 Comments

Military Families: School transition and deployment increase social isolation and weapon carrying by kids

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Chuck Stanley

By CHARLTON STANELY The mental health community has devoted considerable attention to the effect of deployment(s) on members of the military service. Not enough attention has been given to the effects of deployment on other family members. The California Department … Continue reading →

Posted in Education Policy, Foreign Policy, Government, Mental Health, Politics, Psychology, United States | Tagged , , , , , | 7 Comments

Mrs. Rodgers’ Neighborhood

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Mike Appleton

By MIKE APPLETON When Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers gave the more or less “official” Republican response to the President’s State of the Union address last night, I was expecting her to present a sort of Republican policy talk for mature … Continue reading →

Posted in RNC, United States | 37 Comments

Clap(per) Off?

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Gene Howington

By GENE HOWINGTON Since the inception of the Edward Snowden affair, one thing has been manifest.  Director of National Intelligence James Clapper lied to Congress.  Many have found this behavior unacceptable and have expressed ideas along the lines that Clapper … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Brother, CIA, Civil Liberties, Fascism, Free Speech, NSA, United States | 15 Comments

The Third Post in the “Oh My Achin Head” Series: Mike Huckabee on Democrats, Women, Uncle Sugar, Birth Control, and Female Libidos

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By ELAINE MAGLIARO Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas, 2008 Republican presidential candidate, ordained minister, guitarist, author, and Fox News commentator made news this week because of comments that he made at the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting. While speaking … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Liberties, Fundamentalism, Reproductive Rights, RNC, United States | 37 Comments

The Second Post in the “Oh My Achin’ Head” Series: GOP Congressman Says Wives Should Submit to Their Husbands

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By ELAINE MAGLIARO It looks as if some Republican Congressmen haven’t gotten the message yet regarding how to go about winning over the hearts and minds of female voters. You’d think that they’d try a little harder considering Mitt Romney, … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Equal Rights, Fundamentalism, RNC, United States | 129 Comments

The Reality of Violence

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Gene Howington

By GENE HOWINGTON There are patterns in the world and this is illustrative of one of them. There is a tragedy, some horrid even where a lot of people have died senseless deaths and often for doing nothing more egregious … Continue reading →

Posted in Heroism, Law Enforcement, Media, Mental Health, Society, United States | 14 Comments