The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence has released a new public service announcement that reenacts the Trayvon Martin incident using actual audio from the 911 calls from George Zimmerman and a witness from that fateful night in Sanford, Florida. People wearing hoodies are seen lying on the ground after the sound of a gunshot followed […]
A growing number of right wing Christians are coming out and opposing Obamacare. Ed Schultz of “The Ed Show” exposes the hypocrisy of the GOP’s desire to appear religious while at the same time deny healthcare to their fellow Christians/Americans. Noting that healthcare is “the most moral thing this country has ever done,” Shultz lashed out at […]
Oh, the trials and tribulations of running a liberal/progressive oriented fan page on Facebook. Here are two shining examples of the kinds of nonsense that is posted regularly by conservatives and trolls. Read ’em and weep and be aware that the photos included here were from the original posts. PART ONE The desk, built from timbers of the […]
NAACP president Ben Jealous and Sybrina Fulton, mother of slain teenager Trayvon Martin, discuss the impact policies like stop and frisk have on communities. Fulton spoke out against stop-and-frisk noting: “You can’t give people the authority, whether it’s civilians or police officers, the right to just stop somebody because of the color of their skin.” […]
Mayor Bloomberg suggested fingerprinting New York City public housing residents while speaking on his weekly radio show. The mayor suggested this as a crime fighting measure noting that New York City Housing Authority residents make up only 5 percent of the city’s population while 20 percent of the city’s crime occurs in public housing. “The […]