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Hardball: Where was the GOP at MLK commemoration?Saturday, August 31, 2013
Black brokers settle racist claim with Merrill Lynch — MSNBC
Merrill Lynch, the behemoth brokerage firm, has agreed to fork over $160 million to settle a racial bias lawsuit brought by a longtime broker who accused the company of providing better opportunities, as well as more compensation, for white employees.
The settlement was confirmed to MSNBC.com by Suzanne Bish, a lawyer with Stowell & Friedman, for the plaintiffs
Black brokers settle racist claim with Merrill Lynch — MSNBC
The settlement was confirmed to MSNBC.com by Suzanne Bish, a lawyer with Stowell & Friedman, for the plaintiffs
Black brokers settle racist claim with Merrill Lynch — MSNBC
FULL: President Obama Speech at 50th Anniversary of March on Washington,...
On Wednesday the President gave an eloquent speech meant to touch all Americans but he failed to go beyond lip service to the twin themes of the original March, freedom and jobs. Attorney General Eric Holder addressed the freedom issue last week in his promise to use the Courts to attack the illegal voting laws enacted by the renegade states of Texas and North Carolina but the jobs issue requires a programmatic approach to attack America's structural inequality which has not appreciably changed since 1963. Inspite of an obstructionist, Republican controlled House of Representatives the President could have called on the American people to put pressure on those representatives to enact a public works bill to repair our crumbling infrastructure and create jobs. We need policies that address inequalities. As Karl Marx said better than anyone else "the philosophers have analyzed the world in various ways, the problem however is to change it.
Friday, August 30, 2013
The Witnesses - By David Kenner | Foreign Policy
Syrian activists took the YouTube videos that dragged America to the brink of war -- and then paid with their lives.
No, Martin Luther King Jr. Was Not A Republican -- But Here's What He Had To Say About Them | ThinkProgress
The Republican Party geared its appeal and program to racism, reaction, and extremism. All people of goodwill viewed with alarm and concern the frenzied wedding at the Cow Palace of the KKK with the radical right.
If your text causes a driver to crash, you can be held responsible: New Jersey judge
If your text causes a driver to crash, you can be held responsible: New Jersey judge: If your text causes a driver to crash, you can be held responsible: New Jersey judge
All In : The largest fast-food strike to date
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Thursday, August 29, 2013
Reforming America's Criminal Justice System: Refocusing on Delivering Results, Aligning with Our Values, and Reducing the Burden on Taxpayers
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
African-American teen says stop-and-frisk has made him fear police — This is why so many Black and Hispanic men fear and even hate the police. I grew up with this feeling and it remains with me to this day.
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African-American teen says stop-and-frisk has made him fear police — MSNBC
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