Is the outcome of the George Zimmerman trial, the blanket U.S. media coverage and the post-trial conduct of Americans, something not only to be celebrated, but studied by people in democracies around the world? For Russia's Izvestia, columnist Alexander Genis writes that the things contributing to the appearance of strife and division are precisely what enables American … [Read more...] about Zimmerman Trial a Global Lesson in Justice Served (Izvestia, Russia)
A Ground Witness to Detroit Speaks, while Governor Calls Bankruptcy
Below, one of TMV's thoughtful commenters, a recent witness to Detroit situ. Context: Saying 'Enough is enough" and 'Calling it the lowest point in Detroit history but a chance to stabilize a city spiraling into decline for decades, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced Friday that the state-appointed emergency manager had filed for Chapter 9 protection". Here, TMV's … [Read more...] about A Ground Witness to Detroit Speaks, while Governor Calls Bankruptcy
Fortunately, Obama Didn’t Get the ‘Mum Should Be the Word’ Message
I like Eugene Robinson although I sometimes disagree with him. Most recently, I disagreed with him on his suggestion that “For Obama, mum should be the word,” or that when holding a frank, honest talk about racial issues exposed by the Trayvon Martin case, “President Obama is not the best person to lead the discussion.” Robinson is concerned that those who would prefer not … [Read more...] about Fortunately, Obama Didn’t Get the ‘Mum Should Be the Word’ Message
President Obama: Trayvon Martin ‘Could Have Been Me 35 Years Ago,’ Urges Soul Searching for America
President Obama gave an impromptu press conference Friday in which he addressed the Trayvon Martin verdict. He said what happened to the unarmed black teen could have happened to him 35 years ago. Of course, he will be criticized by the right wing and I think he knows that. President Obama said he was also the victim of racial profiling before he became a U.S. senator. He … [Read more...] about President Obama: Trayvon Martin ‘Could Have Been Me 35 Years Ago,’ Urges Soul Searching for America
Rolling Stone Cover (Cartoon)
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The American Middle Class Declaration
We hold these economic truths to be self-evident. That a vibrant, growing and secure middle class is the bedrock of American prosperity. That while every society has spawned opportunities for a few individuals to acquire great wealth, America's economic uniqueness has always been the opportunities enjoyed by so many individuals to realize a middle class comfort for themselves … [Read more...] about The American Middle Class Declaration
Rolling Stone Backlash: State Trooper Suspended for Releasing Unglamorous Tsarnaev Photos
When Rolling Stone magazine put Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on its front cover using a self-portrait that made him look like a rock star, it set off a major controversy. And, in Boston, it reportedly set off a wave of indignation -- which led a state trooper to release photos without his superior's permission of the apprehension, showing a decidedly less glamorous … [Read more...] about Rolling Stone Backlash: State Trooper Suspended for Releasing Unglamorous Tsarnaev Photos
How to Seem Racist: A Guide (Guest Voice)
How to Seem Racist: A Guide By Tina Dupuy It feels like this needs to be said: Pro-Zimmerman folks, when you celebrate the now decidedly legal shooting death of an unarmed adolescent, it's ghoulish—and it makes you seem racist. Here's why: Trayvon Martin was a kid. He didn't have a criminal record—his killer did. Martin had a legitimate reason for being in that … [Read more...] about How to Seem Racist: A Guide (Guest Voice)
For Obama, mum should be the word
WASHINGTON -- We should talk honestly about unresolved racial issues, such as those exposed by the Trayvon Martin case, but President Obama is not the best person to lead the discussion. Through no fault of his own, he might be the worst. The need for what diplomats call a "full and frank exchange of views" is obvious. Many Americans don't even agree that there are … [Read more...] about For Obama, mum should be the word
Huge viruses may be new life form
Huge viruses may be new life form (via AFP) Two newly discovered viruses are twice as large as the previous record-holders and may represent a completely new life form, French scientists reported in the US journal Science. Researchers say they were "extremely surprised" by the discovery of what… … [Read more...] about Huge viruses may be new life form
Website owner arrested for posting ‘Canadian Psycho’ video
Website owner arrested for posting 'Canadian Psycho' video (via AFP) A website owner has been arrested for posting an 11 minute video depicting an ex-porn actor's grisly killing and dismemberment of a 33-year-old Chinese student, police said Wednesday. Following a year-long investigation, Edmonton police took Mark Marek… … [Read more...] about Website owner arrested for posting ‘Canadian Psycho’ video
Weird fossil sheds light on dinosaurs’ lost continent
Weird fossil sheds light on dinosaurs' lost continent (via AFP) Palaeontologists in Utah on Wednesday said they had found the fossil of a strange horned dinosaur which roamed an island continent known as Laramidia. Dubbed Nasotoceratops titusi, the creature lived during the Late Cretaceous about 76 million years… … [Read more...] about Weird fossil sheds light on dinosaurs’ lost continent
The World Has Changed
Underneath all the Ballot Measures and congressional measures to PRE-oppress the LGBT Community, after all the millions, and the phony "therapies" and the rest of it, the world moved on, paying no attention to their squalls. In the House, they turn tail and hoof it off to more fertile pastures, like conflating racism with Latinos with "illegal immigrants." House Republicans … [Read more...] about The World Has Changed
City of Detroit Declares Bankruptcy: Many PC Reasons May Be Given
The largest bankruptcy of a city in US history. Governor Rick Snyder will hold news conference tomorrow. The city was made, developed and given to its people. The issue will be said to be politics, corruption. It's not. It's some people. The 'some' have names. It remains to be seen, if 'the some' will be called forth in disgrace. Something, several … [Read more...] about City of Detroit Declares Bankruptcy: Many PC Reasons May Be Given
Should We Ban Hate Speech?
For the past few years speech has moved online, leading to fierce debates about its regulation. Most recently, feminists have led the charge to purge Facebook of misogyny that clearly violates its hate speech code. Facebook took a small step two weeks ago, creating a feature that will remove ads from pages deemed “controversial.” But such a move is half-hearted; Facebook and … [Read more...] about Should We Ban Hate Speech?
Schoeppel and Carlson Gateway From Landon’s Kansas GOP To Dole’s
Historic Tidbit: It’s not unusual for a politician to call his rival a “chicken” or to vow to make him a “dead-duck,” but attacking him on “dead chickens” was something out of the ordinary. But that did indeed happen in a 1974 Senate race. Secretary of State Richard Stone surprised many by making it into the Democratic runoff and as a Jewish pol based in Miami (before it … [Read more...] about Schoeppel and Carlson Gateway From Landon’s Kansas GOP To Dole’s
Will Obamacare Become ‘the Right’s Worst Nightmare’?
As the Republican-controlled House works feverishly on its umpteenth try to obfuscate, gut, sabotage, delay and just plain kill the Affordable Care Act (ACA), we now learn that in New York State, individuals buying health insurance on their own will see their premiums plunge next year as changes under the ACA take effect. The New York Times: State insurance … [Read more...] about Will Obamacare Become ‘the Right’s Worst Nightmare’?
Why Hillary, Jimmy Carter Split on Trayvon
Jimmy Carter and Hillary Clinton speak up about the Zimmerman verdict. What they have to say reverberates far beyond the limits of a local murder trial and into the heart of what is becoming a wider debate about the nation’s values and, even deeper, the state of its heart. The case that refuses to go away is turning into a Rorschach test. In the ink blots, Carter sees “the … [Read more...] about Why Hillary, Jimmy Carter Split on Trayvon
Putin’s fiercest foe faces verdict in fraud trial
Putin's fiercest foe faces verdict in fraud trial (via AFP) A Russian court will on Thursday deliver a verdict in the embezzlement trial of top protest leader Alexei Navalny, an abrasive critic of President Vladimir Putin who risks years in prison and an end to his budding political career. Navalny, 37, who… … [Read more...] about Putin’s fiercest foe faces verdict in fraud trial
Zimmerman Neighborhood Watch (Cartoon)
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