From ArsTechnica: Judge Stanley J. Sacks declared Illinois’ eavesdropping law—which is one of the toughest in the nation—unconstitutional in his ruling in the case of Christopher Drew, who was charged with the felony crime in 2009. The eavesdropping law prohibits citizens from making audio or visual recordings of others without…
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From ThinkProgress: Rush Limbaugh’s latest misogynistic tirade against Georgetown University Law Student Sandra Fluke may be the last straw for many of the shock jock’s corporate sponsors. Thousands of angry customers have been inundating dozens of Limbaugh’s corporate sponsors, demanding that they cut ties with the program. So far, Sleep…
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Interesting read from The Nation that barely scratches the surface and doesn’t even mention the legacy of white-unearned-wealth from slave labor descended on future generations of whites. From The Nation: Understanding that government has always been fundamental to the success of individuals, businesses, communities and this nation is becoming a…
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From IndianNewsToday: In an effort to further preserve the Cherokee language, the Cherokee Nation Foundation has created a reading center featuring audio books, purchased digital textbooks and will publish an ethnobotany book—all in Cherokee. Cherokee elder Wynema Smith wrote and can be heard narrating the first books being used for…
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From SPLC: A mother whose daughters were hit with pepper spray by a police officer at their school in Birmingham, Ala., joined the SPLC and a coalition of advocacy groups today to present the city council and Mayor William Bell with a petition signed by more than 25,000 people urging…
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From IndianCountryToday: In Straight: The Surprisingly Short History of Heterosexuality (Beacon Press, 2012), author Hanne Blank sets out to demonstrate the ways in which the rigid notions that bind us are just that—fetters. The idea that the only possible love combination is between men and women gets turned on its…
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From Seattle Times: Meet newly elected Mayor Eric Strawn, 35, who, on this recent Monday at the office, is wearing one of his dozen or so Bob Marley T-shirts. The T-shirt goes well with the mayor’s ponytail and arm-length tattoos that include a large feather signifying his Native-American heritage. It…
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From The Root: A Connecticut woman has pleaded guilty for fraudulently enrolling her son in the wrong school district, according to the Huffington Post. The case, which ignited a media firestorm last year, ended Wednesday in a plea by Tanya McDowell. While she didn’t necessarily admit her guilt, she did…
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