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Trump's businesses may be his biggest liability
Besides being the current Republican Party nominee for president, Donald J. Trump is world-famous largely for his business success. He’s a billionaire—or so he claims, even though he still hasn� → Read More
Study shows increased police use of force on black men is not justified by greater crime
Are police just “doing their jobs” and being unfairly and unjustly maligned because of a few “isolated cases” of abuse and shooting of criminal black suspects? In defense of police on the ... → Read More
Should Donald J. Trump continue to be allowed to carry and possess a firearm?
Presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Donald John Trump has said a lot of controversial things in his time. Part of his so-called appeal to his dedicated base of voters is that he “tells ... → Read More
A hard look at gangs, and the origins of the rampant black criminal myth
We’ve repeatedly heard the trope about “rising black crime” over the past two years, particularly in response to cries that Black Lives (also) Matter. At the same time, there is a growing ... → Read More
The war on Black Lives Matter escalates to accusations of aiding and abetting murder
This week Bill O’Reilly has decided to escalate his war on the Black Lives Matter movement by essentially arguing that the group is the source of a rise in the rate of black people being murdered ... → Read More
Studies prove linkage between racism and seething hot hatred of Obama
Which of these two President Obamas is smarter, better, and more honest? It should seem quite obvious, but it took scientists to finally bring the “mystery” of intense Obama hatred by some in ... → Read More
Ironic reconstruction of the N-word for President Obama is not just for the fainting couch
Last week we saw the final White House Correspondents Dinner—or “Nerd Prom” as some refer to it—for the last year of the Obama presidency. Following that gala event, many couches have ... → Read More
Study shows police killings may be more about blue on black than black and white
Since the police killings of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, the issue of the unjustified shooting of unarmed persons ... → Read More
If only Lavoy Finicum had not been a white man ...
… Then maybe Beyonce would have dedicated the Super Bowl halftime show to him. That seems to be the sentiment and ... → Read More
Making many murderers
The Netflix true crime documentary series Making a Murderer, which examines the wrongful prosecution, 18-year incarce... → Read More
I saw 'Selma' for the first time on MLK day
I had never seen his movie before yesterday. It seems in hindsight a shameful admission but I just hadn’t gotten arou... → Read More
Everything the GOP believes in is a conspiracy theory
At a January 7 town hall with Anderson Cooper, President Obama stood firm on the fact that the idea that he and the U... → Read More
Yes, Obama's gun efforts could have stopped that killing
President Obama’s passionate statement on Tuesday as he submitted his new set of executive actions on gun reform were... → Read More
The revolutionary conflict of our civilization is being televised
The year just ended—2015—was one during which the primary civilizational conflict of our times began to come to a hea... → Read More
Cops automatically shoot down all people carrying a gun on the street, don't they?
Nicholas Robertson, a 28-year-old married father of three, went for a walk on December 12 and didn’t return home, as ... → Read More
Why isn't it 'terrorism' when the perpetrators aren't Muslim?
At this week’s Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas and in the courts of America, it seems like when we talk a... → Read More
Fascism: It's what all the cool kids are doing these days
It’s pretty amazing. No matter what insane bat guano dribbles from the lips of the current GOP presidential frontrunn... → Read More
Criticizing a president at war used to be called 'blaming America first'
They “blame America first.” It’s an old phrase that’s been used against Democrats who dare to criticize America’s ... → Read More
Federal judge rules against releasing video of Chicago police killing Cedrick Chatman
On top of Laquan McDonald and Ronald Johnson, Chicago police have yet another video of a police shooting they don’t w... → Read More
Donald John Trump is exactly the candidate the GOP deserves
Loud. Brash. Rude. Pig Ignorant. Neo-Fascist. Billionaire Skinflint. Racist as a mack truck with Confederate mud flap... → Read More