Mother Jones, 7 Highlights You Missed From the Romney Video: Mocking immigration in the United States: “I’d like to staple a green card to every Ph.D. in the world and say, ‘Come to America, we want you here.’ Instead, we make it hard for people who get educated here or…
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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 Reconsidering Hate: A Forum on the “Hate” Frame in…
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“Yes, Paul Ryan lied, and yes, it matters” By Michael Cohen If a politician says he ran a marathon in just under three hours when he actually ran it in four hours, does it matter? Ordinarily this wouldn’t be a question of much political significance, but in light of the…
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“We’re not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact-checkers.” Neil Newhouse, Romney Pollster Charles Blow: let’s talk about the lies. The Romney campaign is continuing to push the false notion that Obama has moved to eliminate the work requirement for welfare. Earlier this month, the Washington Post fact…
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi defined the stakes of the 2012 election this way: “Everything is at stake. Civilization as we know it today,” she said, catching herself with a laugh. “That’s all. So, no pressure.” (22)
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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. Who’s Afraid of Virgil Wayne Woolf? A Rant…
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Senate Candidate Provokes Ire with ‘Legitimate Rape’ Comment In an effort to explain his stance on abortion, Representative Todd Akin, the Republican Senate nominee from Missouri, provoked ire across the political spectrum on Sunday by saying that in instances of what he called “legitimate rape,” women’s bodies somehow blocked an…
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Charles Blow, New York Times: Shady money, voter suppression, shifting positions, murky details and widespread apathy. If there is a road map for a Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan win in November, that’s it. Distasteful all. …. America, this is the Republican ticket. Although most smart political observers currently have Romney losing…
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