Category Archives: Media

“One Day When the Glory Comes”: The March from Selma Continues (VIDEO)

By Elaine Magliaro Fifty years ago today, Alabama State Troopers attacked voting-rights demonstrators on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. In commemoration of that historic event, I’m posting a video of the Academy-Award-Winning song Glory from the movie Selma. … Continue reading

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How Much Do Black Lives Matter in Ferguson, Missouri?: Justice Department Investigation Finds Pattern of Racial Bias in Ferguson Police Department and Courts

By Elaine Magliaro The Justice Department released two reports today. In one report, the DOJ explained why it does not plan to “pursue federal civil rights charges against Darren Wilson, the white police officer, who shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black … Continue reading

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A Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video: “America the Rudyful”

By Elaine Magliaro Last week, award-winning political cartoonist Mark Fiore wrote about failed presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani and remarks that he made about President Obama during a private dinner featuring Wisconsin Governor Scott  that was held at Manhattan’s Club 21. … Continue reading

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NEWSFLASH: David Petraeus To Plead Guilty In Connection With Disclosing Classified Information To His Mistress Paula Broadwell

By Elaine Magliaro Ryan J. Reilly of Huffington Post reported earlier today that former military commander and CIA Director David Petraeus agreed today “to plead guilty to one misdemeanor count of removing and retaining classified material, admitting to providing his mistress … Continue reading

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Timothy Cardinal Dolan of New York Says Comparing ISIS to Christian Terrorists Is an “Accurate” Analogy

By Elaine Magliaro Do you remember how some conservatives freaked out a month ago because of remarks that President Obama made before the National Prayer Breakfast? Here’s a little refresher for you from Luke Brinker of Salon: …President Obama denounced those … Continue reading

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Botanist and Bible Thumper Pat Robertson Says Drug Users and Drinkers Are Slaves to Vegetables (VIDEO)

By Elaine Magliaro Pat Robertson made the news once again this week. The televangelist/media mogul/chairman of the Christian Broadcasting Network/conman for Jesus told his viewers on Monday “that people who smoked marijuana, used cocaine or consumed alcohol had been enslaved by … Continue reading

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Peggy Noonan: Clueless Political Pundit Claims That House Tea Partiers Represent The Thinking Of Almost Half Of The Country

By Elaine Magliaro I rarely watch the Sunday morning “nooz” programs these days. One reason is the clueless talking heads that are frequently invited on shows like Meet the Press and Face the Nation to provide Americans with their wisdom and insight. … Continue reading

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Creationist Dr. Ben Carson Posits That Scientific Beliefs Might Just Be Propaganda (VIDEO)

By Elaine Magliaro Dr. Ben Carson, a possible 2016 Republican presidential candidate, is a retired neurosurgeon. He is reportedly the first surgeon to have successfully separated conjoined twins that were joined at the head. When he was thirty-three-years-old, “he became the youngest major division director in … Continue reading

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The United States Is Not a Democracy: Michael Gould-Wartofsky on How the 1% Has Rigged the Game

By Elaine Magliaro Michael Gould-Wartofsky is the author of the book THE OCCUPIERS: The Making of the 99 Percent Movement, which was recently released by Oxford Press. Gould-Wartofsky is a PhD candidate in Sociology at New York University, holds a BA in Government from … Continue reading

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Presidential Hopeful Scott Walker Compares Taking on Peaceful Wisconsin Protesters to Fighting ISIS

By Elaine Magliaro The “goggle-eyed homunculus hired by Koch Industries to manage their midwest subsidiary formerly known as the state of Wisconsin”—aka Scott Walker—made quite a splash last Thursday during his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Matt … Continue reading

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