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Rep. Peter King of New York Declares That CIA Detainees Were Not Tortured
By Elaine Magliaro Rep. Peter King (R-NY)–who made the news last week after claiming that Eric Garner was responsible for his own death because he was obese and had asthma and a heart condition–is back making headlines again. Andrew Kaczynski of BuzzFeed … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Government, Hypocrisy, Media, Politics, Presidents, Propaganda, Society, United States
Tagged CIA, CIA Torture Report, Rep. Peter King (R-NY), Torture
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Igor Volsky of ThinkProgress Provides Information about Some of the “Disgraceful Facts” That Were Buried in the Senate’s Torture Report
Posted by Elaine Magliaro Igor Volsky has an informative post about the CIA torture report over at ThinkProgress titled 17 Disgraceful Facts Buried In The Senate’s 600 Page Torture Report. Here are a few of the “disgraceful facts”: 2. CIA personnel … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Government, Hypocrisy, Politics, Society, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged CIA Torture Report, US Senate
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John McCain’s Senate Speech on the CIA Torture Report
Posted by Elaine Magliaro I was impressed with John McCain’s reaction to the release of the CIA torture report on the floor of the Senate today. I believe it was his shining hour. John McCain CIA Torture Report Senate Speech. … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Politics, Propaganda, Society, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged CIA Torture Report, Congress, Senator John McCain, Torture, US Senate
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In 1946, Albert Einstein Addressed the “Negro Question” in His Writings
By Elaine Magliaro On December 2nd, Dennis Overbye (New York Times) reported that Digital Einstein would soon be introduced–and that anyone with an Internet connection would “be able to share in the letters, papers, postcards, notebooks and diaries that Einstein left … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Society, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Albert Einstein, Digital Einstein, Prejudice, Racism
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Former Communications Chief for George W. Bush and Torture Apologist Nicole Wallace Says She Doesn’t Care What the CIA Did to Detainees
By Elaine Magliaro Former communications chief for George W. Bush and torture apologist Nicole Wallace got incensed during a discussion of the recently released CIA torture report on Morning Joe today. A frequent guest on Scarborough’s show, Wallace vehemently defended the agency’s use of waterboarding … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Government, Media, Politics, Propaganda, Society, United States
Tagged CIA, CIA Torture Report, George W. Bush, Nicole Wallace, US Senate
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On the Subject of Chokeholds and the NYPD: The Story of Anthony Ramon Baez, a Bronx Man Who Died in Police Custody in 1994
By Elaine Magliaro On December 20, 1994, The New York Times reported the death of a twenty-nine-year-old Bronx man named Anthony Ramon Baez. The article’s headline read: “Clash Over a Football Ends With a Death in Police Custody.” Clifford Krauss, … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Society, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Anthony Ramon Baez, Bill Bratton, Chokeholds, Eric Garner, Law Enforcement, New York City, NYPD, police
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Zaid Jilani on the Role That Liberals Have Played in Our Growing Police State
By Elaine Magliaro I just came across an interesting article titled Bill Clinton, Joe Biden and Democrats’ shameful complicity in our police state over at Salon. The article, written by Zaid Jilani, originally appeared on AlterNet. It talks about the role that liberals … Continue reading
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Talks with George Stephanopolous about the Need for Change in Police-Community Relations, the Decision of the Staten Island Grand Jury in the Death of Eric Garner, and Rudy Giuliani on “This Week” (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro Earlier today, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio talked with George Stephanopolous on ABC’s This Week. During his appearance on the show, Mayor de Blasio declined to say whether he agreed with the decision of a Staten … Continue reading
Ta-Nehisi Coates Speaks about Fatalism Not Being an Option in the Battle Against Racism on “All In” with Chris Hayes
By Elaine Magliaro On Wednesday night, Ta-Nehisi Coates, national correspondent at The Atlantic, and former RNC chair Michael Steele appeared on MSNBC’s All In with Chris Hayes. Both guests shared their reactions to the decision of the Staten Island grand jury not … Continue reading
Does Senator Tom Harkin Want To Take Money From College Students “To Pay Reviled Loan Contractors?”
By Elaine Magliaro This just in… Shahien Nasiripour (Huffington Post) reported this morning that outgoing Democratic Senator Tom Harkin from Iowa “wants to take federal money from low-income college students to pay student loan contractors, whose tactics toward borrowers have … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Politics, Society, United States
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