Authors
Recent Comments
Category Archives: Equal Rights
Activists Voice Concern That the Enforcement of Baltimore Curfew Has Been Targeting Poor Black Communities Unevenly
By Elaine Magliaro Late last night, Kevin Rector of The Baltimore Sun reported that a group of “about 50 mostly white protesters stood on a corner in Hampden on Saturday just as the citywide 10 p.m. curfew went into effect.” The … Continue reading
Picture of the Day for May 2, 2015 and The Blondes of Fox News with a Special Focus on Megyn Kelly and Freddie Gray (VIDEO)
Posted by Elaine Magliaro While we’re on the subject of pretty blondes employed by Faux News, yesterday Megan Kelly interviewed an unidentified police officer who gave her “the dirt” on Freddie Gray: Megan Kelly lets anonymous cop call Freddie Gray a snitch … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Criminal Law, Equal Rights, Jurisprudence, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Media, Murder, Police, Propaganda, Short Video, United States
Tagged Baltimore Police, Fox News, Freddie Gray, Megyn Kelly
Comments Off on Picture of the Day for May 2, 2015 and The Blondes of Fox News with a Special Focus on Megyn Kelly and Freddie Gray (VIDEO)
BREAKING NEWS: Homicide Charges in Baltimore
submitted by Gene Howington The Huffington Post is reporting the following: Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby gave an update on the investigation into the death of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old who died after suffering a spinal cord injury while in … Continue reading
In the Case of Freddie Gray: Washington Post Report on Leaked Police Document Claiming That Gray Had Banged Against the Walls of the Police Van and Tried to Injure Himself Disputed
By Elaine Magliaro Peter Hermann of The Washington Post reported last night that–according to a police document that the paper had obtained–a prisoner who had shared the police transport vehicle with Freddie Gray told investigators that he could hear Gray … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Equal Rights, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Police, Racism, Society, United States
Tagged Baltimore Police, Freddie Gray
6 Comments
David Simon: ‘There are now two Americas. My country is a horror show’
submitted by Gene Howington David Simon is best known as the creator and writer of the brilliant television show The Wire. His most recent column appearing at The Guardian is a fine example of why perhaps he should also be … Continue reading
Walter Johnson Explains why Ferguson, Missouri—a City That Hosts a Fortune 500 Company—Relies on Municipal Fees and Fines to Extract Revenue from Its Poorest Residents
By Elaine Magliaro Walter Johnson has an interesting article about Ferguson, Missouri, over at The Atlantic. In it, he explains why—despite the fact that the city hosts a multinational Fortune 500 company—it “relied on municipal fees and fines to extract … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Civil Liberties, Democracy, Economics, Equal Rights, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Missouri, Political Science, Racism, Society, Sociology, United States
Tagged Enhanced Enterprise Zones, Ferguson (MO), Regressive Taxes, Restrictive Zoning, Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
24 Comments
Bicycling While Black Can Land You in Trouble with Police in Tampa, Florida
By Elaine Magliaro Alexandra Zayas and Kameel Stanley reported recently that a Tampa Bay Times investigation had found that the Tampa police were “targeting poor, black neighborhoods with obscure subsections of a Florida statute that outlaws things most people have tried on … Continue reading
Posted in Equal Rights, Jurisprudence, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Racism, Society, United States
Tagged Biking While Black, Broken Windows, Florida, police, Stop and Frisk, Tampa Police
4 Comments
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
1 Comment
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
47 Comments
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
Nicole Plyler Fisk
Gene Howington
FFS Guest Blogger
Joy of Fishes
Chuck Stanley
shortfinals
Terry Welshans
ann li-summers
wordcloud9
Flowers For Socrates 