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The Politicization of SCOTUS
Submitted by Gene Howington The following is an excerpt from an NYT opinion piece about the manifest political division in the Robert’s Supreme Court. This long standing problem in a branch of government that is, by Constitutional charter, not allowed … Continue reading
Bill Moyers and Paul Krugman Talk about a Society of Inherited Wealth
SUBMITTED BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Last week, Bill Moyers sat down with Paul Krugman on his program Moyers & Company. The two men discussed Thomas Piketty’s book Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Piketty’s book “shows that two-thirds of America’s increase in … Continue reading
Ain’t She Dead Yet?: Octogenarian Phyllis Schlafly Writes Op-Ed Explaining Why the Gender Wage Gap Is a Good Thing
BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Phyllis Schlafly is a career woman who built a highly successful career “out of telling other women that they should not have highly successful careers…” Younger women may not know of her—but many women of my Baby … Continue reading
From “The Nation”: Kurt Vonnegut’s “Why You Can’t Stop Me from Speaking Ill of Thomas Jefferson”
BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Kurt Vonnegut is one of my favorite authors—and his book Slaughterhouse Five is one of my all-time favorite books. I was pleased to see an article written by Vonnegut in the April 14, 2014 edition of The … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Equal Rights, Literature, Racism, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged Segregation, Women's Rights
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Hobby Hypocrisy Lobby
by GENE HOWINGTON Good art is at a fundamental level about honest expression. Business? Not so much. Especially in the case of Hobby Lobby it appears. The Christian-owned craft supply chain, were so morally offended by the idea of having … Continue reading
New Media Alert: Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight
Slashdot is reporting that superstar statistician Nate Silver has officially launched his own website (another WordPress blog) call fivethirtyeight.com. If you’re a fan of applied mathematics and/or infomatics or just really interested in the numbers behind the news, it is … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Government, Media, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Society
Tagged Nate Silver
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84-Year-Old Nun Sentenced toThree Years in Federal Prison for Protest at Oak Ridge
by Charlton “Chuck” Stanley U.S. District Judge Amul Thapar of the Eastern District of Kentucky is a George W. Bush appointee to the Federal Bench. This week, Tharper has sentenced an 84 year old nun, Sister Megan Rice, to almost … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Civil Liberties, Crime, Free Speech, Government, Hypocrisy, Law Enforcement, Politics, Society
Tagged Oak Ridge
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Jeremy Scahill and Glenn Greenwald Discuss “Death by Metadata” on Democracy Now!
BY ELAINE MAGLIARO On February 10th, Jeremy Scahill and Glenn Greenwald published an article for The Intercept, their new digital news magazine, titled The NSA’s Role in the U.S. Assassination Program. In their article, they explained how the NSA is … Continue reading
Texas TV Sports Anchor Dale Hansen on Michael Sam and Openly Gay Players in the NFL
BY ELAINE MAGLIARO On Monday night, Dale Hansen of WFAA, a local affiliate of ABC, delivered an address on television titled “Hansen Unplugged: Celebrating Our Differences.” Here it is:
Posted in Equal Rights, Homosexual Rights, Media, Sports
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Smile, You are on Candid Camera!
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 DARPA, Predator, privacy, surveillance
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