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GOP Congressman Gets Fact Checked By His Own Constituents On Obamacare: ‘Stop Lying!’
By Sy Mukherjee Things got heated for Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) during a town hall question-and-answer session in White Haven, Florida on Thursday. His constituents called him out over his multiple votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act and his … Continue reading →
5 Companies That Make Money By Keeping Americans Terrified of Terror Attacks
By Alex Kane Michael Hayden, the former director of the National Security Agency, has invaded America’s television sets in recent weeks to warn about Edward Snowden’s leaks and the continuing terrorist threat to America. But what often goes unmentioned, as … Continue reading →
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The Saggy Pants Don’t Make the Man, The Prisons Do
By Russell Simmons I have received so many calls asking me to further respond to Don Lemon after what he said about me this weekend. And I would agree with him that that jail fashion has become the norm, for even … Continue reading →
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Tagged American Bar Association, Barack Obama, Don Lemon, Eric Holder, incarceration, prison, race, Russell Simmons, War on Drugs
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Does the Chief Justice Have Too Much Power?
By Garrett Epps John Roberts has a way of inserting himself into almost every political setting. He upstaged Barack Obama at his first Inauguration; he made his the most important single vote cast in the 2012 election; he has upended … Continue reading →
An Open Letter To Tavis Smiley
By Chris Jones Dear Mr. Smiley, I have admired you immensely as a positive force in the Black community and a consummate professional among your peers. That subtle Gulfport, Mississippi accent blends well with your fine tuned delivery and your … Continue reading →
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Tagged african american, Barack Obama, Chris Matthews, State of the Black Union, Tavis Smiley, United States
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Many Americans have no friends of another race: poll
By Lindsay Dunsmuir About 40 percent of white Americans and about 25 percent of non-white Americans are surrounded exclusively by friends of their own race, according to an ongoing Reuters/Ipsos poll. The figures highlight how segregated the United States remains in … Continue reading →
Government Shutdown? Odds Are Uncomfortably High
By Alan Greenblatt It’s going to be another ugly fall in Washington. The federal government runs out of money on Oct. 1, unless spending authority is granted to agencies for the new fiscal year. If Congress can’t pass its spending … Continue reading →
The Monsterization of Trayvon Martin
By Patricia J. Williams There was a small, crystalline window of time, as I sat waiting for the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial, when it felt as though we were perched between two worlds of possibility. As I watched the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Florida, George Zimmerman, Patricia J. Williams, race, Trayvon Martin
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Read This Before You Believe The Obamacare Premium Spike Hysteria
By Igor Volsky While some states are reporting lower than expected health care premiums in the exchanges established by the Affordable Care Act, a growing number of Republican-controlled states — like South Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, Florida and Georgia — are … Continue reading →
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Having a friend of a different race
By Clarence Page Nonwhite Americans are much more likely than white Americans to have a friend of a different race, a new poll finds. The poll released by Reuters/Ipsos on Thursday found that about 40 percent of white Americans say they … Continue reading →