Issue: 498
Dec 13, 2012
Color of Law
Why is Anthony Fletcher on Pennsylvania’s Death Row? – The
Executive Editor
There was no movie made about Anthony Fletcher, but there should be one. Allegations of missing and fabricated evidence, sketchy witnesses, prosecutorial misconduct and crappy lawyering Although we don’t know for certain how many innocent people sit on Pennsylvania’s death row, we do know that six innocent men have been exonerated in the Keystone state…
There was no movie made about Anthony Fletcher, but there should be one. Allegations of missing and fabricated evidence, sketchy witnesses, prosecutorial misconduct and crappy lawyering…
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Cover Story
Why Raising the Medicare Eligibility Age Is a Very Bad Idea – Leftward-Ho
Publisher
Note: The following is the text of a message I have sent to President Obama. I urge you to do the same using the links at the end of this commentary. Please feel free to copy any section of the text into your message. I have also sent messages to my elected representatives in the…
Note: The following is the text of a message I have sent to President Obama. I urge you to do the same using the links at…
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Commentary
Barack Obama – Destroying the Legacy of Black America’s Struggle
Editorial Board
Barack Obama does not “identify” with the “black radical tradition” of struggle in this nation. He is, in fact, the antithesis of it.Pertaining most especially to the mentality of the corporate/military power elite that runs and controls the United States, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. noted that, “Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power.…
Barack Obama does not "identify" with the "black radical tradition" of struggle in this nation. He is, in fact, the antithesis of it.Pertaining most especially to…
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Commentary
Next Black Senator: Tim Scott, Republican
Columnist
Scott cannot make their racism more palatable or open black ears to their false solutions.There have only been six blacks in the U.S. Senate in the history of the country. This is not surprising because the Senate was always intended to be an exclusive “club.” There were three Democrats from Illinois (Carol Mosely Braun [1993…
Scott cannot make their racism more palatable or open black ears to their false solutions.There have only been six blacks in the U.S. Senate in the…
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Commentary
The Unusual Spiral
Columnist
It appears grace is missing these young men.We just witnessed two tragedies in the span of a week. The late Kansas City Chiefs linebacker, Jovan Belcher, fatally shot his girlfriend, 22-year-old Kasandra Perkins on Saturday at the Kansas City home they shared with their 3-month-old daughter, Zoey. He then drove to the Chiefs’ practice facility…
It appears grace is missing these young men.We just witnessed two tragedies in the span of a week. The late Kansas City Chiefs linebacker, Jovan Belcher,…
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