Category Archives: Society

New Media Alert: Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Gene Howington

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 | 22 Comments

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

84-Year-Old Nun Sentenced toThree Years in Federal Prison for Protest at Oak Ridge

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Chuck Stanley

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 | 52 Comments

Texas TV Sports Anchor Dale Hansen on Michael Sam and Openly Gay Players in the NFL

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

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 | 21 Comments

Oh, cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe, and covers the grave o’ Donald

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Chuck Stanley

This is a reprise of a story I wrote two years ago on Daily Kos. It is updated with a few edits, but is a timeless story of politics, of deceit, of a fearful leader, murder, honor by soldiers in … Continue reading →

Posted in Society | Tagged , , , , , , | 23 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

More Than a Black and White Issue?

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By ELAINE MAGLIARO I came across the following Tim Wise video on the “concept of whiteness” today. I thought I’d post it in hopes of getting a discussion going.

Posted in Racism | Tagged | 55 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 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