US Politics
US Politics
New Year Resolution: No More Government Shutdown
House Speaker Boehner — will there be another government shutdown? The new year prompts many of us once again to make personal resolutions. Most ...
Deconstructing Marco Rubio’s Nonsensical Anti-Poverty “Agenda”
Rubio — his anti-poverty speech filled with hypocrisy and contradictions [Speaking Truth To Power] Wednesday, on the 50 anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s “War ...
Democracy At Bay: 12% Trust U.S. Government To Do The Right Thing
Lee Hamilton Of all the numbers thrown at us over the course of last year, one stands out for me. I hope we can ...
Marissa Alexander Supporters Denounce Prosecutor Corey’s Move To Revoke Bond
Alexander’s supporters [Op-Ed] On Monday, January 6, Florida State Prosecutor Angela Corey filed a motion to revoke Marissa Alexander’s release on bond, alleging that ...
Black Lawyer’s Case Against OCC Will Test Zach Carter, City’s New Top Lawyer
Before attending a dinner with a business associate one evening, Melissa Pressley went to her office and opened the door to find a flood ...
Don’t Blame Obama For Iraq’s Unravel — Bush’s War Chickens Coming Home To Roost
McCain and Graham; 10 years late, $2 trillion short on complaints [The View From Washington] According to the BBC News and other sources, the ...
A Little Lesson In Class: Exactly What America Needs
[Beneath the Spin] This young lady’s arm was in a sling, and the gentleman – a perfect stranger – saw that she was having ...
Honor Madiba Nelson Mandela By Supporting His Dream — A Children’s Hospital
Mandela — inspiring the next generation Last month, all across the world people joined together to mourn former South African president and freedom fighter ...
America: An Intercultural Citizenship
Mass grave for Lakota massacre victims [Witness To Justice] On December 29 in 1890, up to 300 Lakota men, women and children died in ...
Ex-Milwaukee officer gets 26 months in prison for strip, cavity searches
Michael Vagnini. Photo: Kristyna Wentz-Graff — Journal Sentinel A former Milwaukee police officer who performed illegal strip and body cavity searches on dozens of ...
