Category Archives: News from the Soul Brother

‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Will Be Shot By ‘Star Trek’ Cinematographer Dan Mindel

This is probably not the “Star Wars” news fans are looking for, but J.J. Abrams has hired Dan Mindel to be the cinematographer on “Episode VII.” Mindel has previously worked with Abrams on the two “Star Trek” films and “Mission: Impossible … Continue reading

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Time Warner Cable Handing Out Free TV Antennas, as CBS Blackout Stretches On

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That’s Why the Lady Was on Stamps

By Litsa Dremousis “YOU SAW THE job applications, right?” the social worker asks me and nods in the direction of a bulletin board festooned with red construction paper stars. I imagine the staff meeting where someone asked, “You know what would totally … Continue reading

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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months

By Lance Whitney Steve Ballmer will retire from his role as Microsoft CEO within the next 12 months, Microsoft announced Friday. Ballmer will remain as chief executive until the board of directors chooses someone to succeed him. “There is never … Continue reading

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Why Martin Luther King’s ‘Dream’ Speech Is So Hard to Find Online

By Dustin Volz As Washington gears up to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech later this month, one thing might be missing from the celebrations: the speech itself. A full, … Continue reading

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The Hunt for the White Trayvon Martin

By Elspeth Reeve The hunt for the white Trayvon Martin has evolved since the case became national news, with a changing cast of victims and perpetrators, but the problem has remained the same: instead of countering the racial narrative of the … Continue reading

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New York City Council overrides Mayor Bloomberg’s vetoes, passes bills to rein in aggressive policing

By Erin Durkin The City Council’s election-year confrontation with Mayor Bloomberg over the NYPD reached a climax Thursday with two votes to rein in overly aggressive policing. The Council voted 34-15 for a bill that would give people more options … Continue reading

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What I learned from getting shot

By Brian Beutler I haven’t said or written much publicly about the shooting that nearly killed me in 2008. But a recent confluence of events — Trayvon Martin’s death, the Zimmerman trial and the public pronouncements of mostly privileged, mostly … Continue reading

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Where is the white liberal outrage on stop-and-frisk?

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Rape Culture At Work: Five Examples Of How Employers Turn Women Into Sex Objects

By Tara Culp-Ressler and Bryce Covert It’s no secret that women face a disproportionate amount of discrimination in the workplace. One-third of women say they have been subject to some type of workplace discrimination at some point in their careers … Continue reading

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