From NYT: In a terse four words, the Supreme Court on Monday issued an order upholding prohibitions against foreigners making contributions to influence American elections. The decision clamped shut an opening that some thought the court had created two years ago in its Citizens United decision, when it relaxed campaign-finance…
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From Institute for Southern Studies: BP’s newest PR salvo touting its Gulf cleanup hit a nerve with many residents still struggling to get their lives back (one ad captured this BP beach protest in the background). The oil behemoth’s slickly produced pleas for Americans to “come on down” to the…
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From NYT: For years, a self-made real estate magnate named Edul Ahmad personified the collective dreams of Richmond Hill, Queens, which is populated by many immigrants from Guyana, in South America. Mr. Ahmad drove a yellow Lamborghini, sponsored a cricket team and held white-glove parties at a lavish banquet hall…
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From Bloomberg.com: As the election year dawns, the U.S. Supreme Court (1000L) is right in the thick of it. The justices return today from their holiday break to hear arguments on an expedited basis over minority voting rights in Texas’s congressional and state legislative districts. Together with disputes over immigration…
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From Center for American Progress: President Reagan . . . actually increased taxes “in seven of his eight years in office, including one stretch of four tax increases in just two years.” Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman [noted] that “no peacetime president has raised taxes so much on so many…
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On Gratitude, Politics, Staying Sane and Human Consciousnessby Seeta Persaud “I believe our future depends powerfully on how well we understand this Cosmos in which we float like a mote of dust in the morning sky.” — Carl Sagan Happy New Year friends! I hope you had a glorious and…
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From ThisIsOurTimeBlog: Today, more than ever, we must fight for our destiny. We must claim and defend what’s ours. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness is not something many before us got by default. They have fought, marched, beaten and been jailed for it. It is time we all…
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† Criminal InJustice is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at 6 pm CST. The Year of the Vote by Nancy A.…
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