Rolling Stone has a very nice article on voter suppression tactics being used by the GOP and their allies, such as the Koch Brothers. From Rolling Stone: As the nation gears up for the 2012 presidential election, Republican officials have launched an unprecedented, centrally coordinated campaign to suppress the elements…
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The Center for Responsive Politics and Mother Jones has compiled a list of secret donors to Koch brothers’ organization. Audio recordings obtained by the investigative news organization captured Charles and David Koch at a tightly guarded fund-raiser in June thanking 32 of the “great partners” who donated more than $1…
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New Yorkers: On Tuesday, September 13th, remember to exercise your right vote in the Special Elections and Primary Elections being held across the State. Visit http://www.elections.state.ny.us/ to find out about the Elections in your district. (2)
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† Criminal InJustice is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Criminal InJustice is published every Wednesday at 6 pm CST. Last Words By soothsayer99, CI Editor The mission of…
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Artist: Afrika Bambaataa | Song: Feel the Vibe | Year Released: 1994 (7)
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People of Color Organize has a thought-provoking, powerful excerpt up from winning author and Professor Frank B. Wilderson III’s critically acclaimed memoir Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile and Apartheid. The excerpt was a response to a mandate that came down from the university where Frank was teaching to read Walt…
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Barely out of college, working my first post-college gig at WNBC-TV as a web developer, I was twenty-two years old when the attacks on 9/11 happened. Notwithstanding the overwhelming intelligence available to prevent these well-plotted attacks, the 9/11 plot went on as scheduled, precipitating the lost decade. The attacks precipitated…
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From Samar Magazine: After 2001 there was also a burst of hope for a different future. With this came a new enthusiasm for struggle in movements for social justice. Many of us came together – and some were already in these circles for some time previous – looking for common…
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