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Archive for December 4th, 2014
THE Ave Challenge:what race is this man?
a. Arab b. White c. Indian d. Native American e. Hispanic[...]
S. Carolina prosecutes white cops who kill unarmed black men
In South Carolina, of all places, white cops don’t get away with gunning down black people. There, for the third time this year, a grand jury has charged another white cop for shooting an unarmed black man. The somewhat complicated procedural history of this case goes like this: The cop had [...]
Seattle Media Covers Protesters: What is the story?
From the blog “Seattlish:” Seattle protesters bracing for another round of unsympathetic local TV news headlines KIRO-TV is apparently confused about why “protesters are still angry” about Darren Wilson not being indicted in the shooting of Mike Brown! Instead of maybe look[...]
Former Prosecutor Reflects On “Good Cops,” “Bad Cops” And Ferguson, Missouri
From the Blog “Pax on both Houses” Alan Archibald “Bad Black People.” Why Bill O’Reilly Is Wrong Even When He’s Right” http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/08/bad-black-people-why-bill-oreilly-is.html *** “Actor Jesse Williams Gets Real About [...]
“Syndicated columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote this week that young black men are 21 times more likely to be shot and killed by police than young white men. Fox News Channel host Bill O’Reilly had a much different take on his show Monday night, offering that more whites are killed by pol[...]
Robert Reich: How a Wealthy California Town Makes Sure No Poor Kids Attend Its ‘Public’ School
Berkeley Blog: Robert Reich America is embroiled in an immigration debate that goes far beyond President Obama’s executive order on undocumented immigrants. It goes to the heart of who “we” are. And it’s roiling communities across the nation. In early November, school officials in Orinda, [...]