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William Greider: But Is Hillary Ready for Us? | The Nation
William Greider
March 10, 2015The “Ready for Hilary” campaign has launched a not-very-subtle courtship of discontented Democrats, those leftish liberal activists who yearn for anybody but another Clinton. Continue reading William Greider: But Is Hillary Ready for Us? | The Nation
Minnesota 6 year old’s hanging death: case closed?
January 15, 2015 11:57 AM
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — Police in Minnesota have closed their investigation of a 6-year-old girl’s hanging death by ruling out foul play, and said the evidence points to an accident or suicide.
Continue reading Minnesota 6 year old’s hanging death: case closed?
Perspectives on the #EricGarner case: Chief Bratton, #NYPD, Protests, Police Union
Watching Commissioner Bratton’s Face The Nation interview was a cringe-worthy experience. The commissioner rendered very opinionated answers, most of the time, very matter-of-factly and underhandedly. When you pressed your ear close to the TV speaker, you could tell that what was said so calmly wasn’t anything that should be taken as friendly to the people.
When asked how he felt when viewing the Garner choke-hold video, Bratton replied almost glibly:
“I don’t think that anybody watching that video isn’t disturbed by what they saw, that policing using involving use of force, it always looks awful. We have an expression: “lawful but awful…”
Continue reading Perspectives on the #EricGarner case: Chief Bratton, #NYPD, Protests, Police Union
Mark Wahlberg Is Seeking a Pardon for His 1988 Assault Conviction | TIME
The 43-year-old former rapper says he is not the person he once was
Continue reading Mark Wahlberg Is Seeking a Pardon for His 1988 Assault Conviction | TIME
Michael Brown: A collection of the best reporting to date
Michael Brown spent his last day with his friend Dorian Johnson. Here’s what Johnson saw. – Vox
By Ezra Klein
November 25, 2014Earlier today, I wrote that Officer Darren Wilson’s newly released account of his altercation with Michael Brown was unbelievable. Which isn’t to say it was wrong. It was just hard to believe that events played out exactly as Wilson described.
But the story Wilson tells makes much more sense if you also read it alongside Dorian Johnson’s testimony — and use the two accounts to balance each other out. Continue reading Michael Brown: A collection of the best reporting to date
Court OKs Barring High #IQs for #Cops | ABC News
Please note: this story is from the year 2000
N E W L O N D O N, Conn., Sept. 8, 2000
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Poll: Public Has ‘Pulled Back’ From Dems On The Economy
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
A new poll has some disturbing news for Democrats: the country defers to Republicans rather than Democrats when it comes to the economy. Continue reading Poll: Public Has ‘Pulled Back’ From Dems On The Economy
Scarborough, McCaskill: Darren Wilson getting his life back
.@DailyKos: New DSCC chair Jon Tester doesn’t like or think like his party…
By Kos
November 14, 2014
Montana Sen. Jon Tester is a testament to the pragmatism that infuses the netroots—a conservative Democrat who was eminently electable in light-Red Montana. Today, however, he was chosen for a task broader than his corner of America—heading up the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Senate Democrats are looking at a fantastic 2016—with presidential-year turnout demographics and a map that might put 10 or more Republican seats in play. Yet the extent of our gains will depend in huge part on our ability to turn out our base, and nothing in Tester’s history suggests he has what it takes to inspire that broader participation. Continue reading .@DailyKos: New DSCC chair Jon Tester doesn’t like or think like his party…