By Samuel Warde on
Bill Maher, Videos
Elections, Videos
Bill Maher took on voter suppression laws back in 2012, noting that Republican led voter ID laws are racist, adding that if there are Voter ID laws then there should be literacy tests for “teabaggers.” So, I say this. Fair is fair. If Republicans can make it harder for minorities to vote with their tricky […]
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Michael Moore, Videos, voter registration, Voter Suppression, Voting
Elections, Videos, Voting
Filmmaker and political activist Michael Moore points to Republican efforts to bar people from voting as the clearest sign that the GOP realize that they’re “in the crapper.” This speech was given at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington D.C. on October 2, 2011, but is every bit as relevant today as when […]
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Berkeley, Bill Maher, Free Speech, Racial Issues, Racism, Videos
Free Speech, Racial Issues, Videos
As the Los Angeles Times reports, “there’s a special kind of irony emanating right now from the UC Berkeley campus. A group of offended students is trying to get the political satirist Bill Maher banned as the school’s winter graduation speaker, even as the campus is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Free Speech Movement.” […]
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Entertainment, Humor, politics, Roseanne, Videos
Entertainment, Flashback Friday, Humor, Politics, Videos
Roseanne Barre owns a state representative on fair wages, taxes, labor rights, and plight of the middle class due to corporate greed. When this was first broadcast, Roseanne was a household name. And she wasn’t afraid to take on what were perceived at the time to be taboo things to talk about. Unions, working people, […]
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Creationism, Evolution, Pope Francis, Religion, Science, Videos
Arts & Sciences, Religion, Videos
Pope Francis told a Vatican audience that the Big Bang Theory and evolution “do not contradict” the idea of creation. NBC News reported that “The Pope’s remarks on Monday to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences appeared to be a theological break from his predecessor Benedict XVI, a strong exponent of creationism.” According to Pope Francis, […]