Tag Archives: politics

Securing a Better Bargain for the Middle Class

Posted on August 3, 2013 by The Soul Brother
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Debt ceiling drama returns

Posted on July 24, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Jake Sherman and Burgess Everett Warnings from the White House, Wall Street and the world economic community be damned: Debt ceiling drama is back.The rapidly approaching fight over lifting the nation’s borrowing limit won’t only pit Republicans against President … Continue reading →

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Before Trayvon Martin, There Was Oscar Grant

Posted on July 22, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Hrang Vartanian A mural by street artist LNY, with some help from artists COST, ENX, and Ellis Gallagher, now dominates the very busy corner of Bedford Avenue and North 6th Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The work is a creative commission … Continue reading →

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Being Legal Doesn’t End Poverty

Posted on July 22, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Jennifer Medina Those pressing for change in the country’s immigration system like to say that creating a path to citizenship will bring the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants “out of the shadows.” It is taken as a given that … Continue reading →

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Outrage Is Rising Against Stand Your Ground

Posted on July 17, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By John Nichols When Florida Circuit Court Judge Debra Nelson issued the jury instructions in the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman, those instructions declared, If George Zimmerman was not engaged in an unlawful activity and was attacked in any place … Continue reading →

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Trayvon Martin’s Legacy

Posted on July 16, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By The Editorial Board It may not be possible to consider the case of George Zimmerman, who was acquitted Saturday of all charges in the killing of Trayvon Martin, as anything but a sad commentary on the state of race relations and … Continue reading →

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Marvin Gaye – Mercy, Mercy, Me The Ecology

Posted on July 15, 2013 by The Soul Brother

A very well done montage done to a classic. Hoodies Up!!

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Strengthening our Economy by Passing Bipartisan Immigration Reform

Posted on July 13, 2013 by The Soul Brother
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Thurgood Marshall’s Prescient Warning: Don’t Gut the 4th Amendment

Posted on July 10, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Conor Friedersdorf In a story on the secret body of law being created by the FISA court, The New York Times reports that “in one of the court’s most important decisions, the judges have expanded the use in terrorism cases … Continue reading →

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American power in the 21st century will be defined by the ‘rise of the rest’

Posted on July 1, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Joseph S. Nye Jr. In the last century, the United States rose from the status of second-tier power to being the world’s sole superpower. Some worry that the United States will be eclipsed in this century by China, but … Continue reading →

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