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Obama’s judicial nominations: Still blocked after all these years

May 8, 2013 Steve Sorkin Courts, Obama, Politics, Senate Leave a comment

Don’t fall for that baloney that “both sides do it.” We are talking about obstructionism many magnitudes worse than anything done before by either

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“42:” Jackie Robinson and America’s unfinished social agenda

April 19, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Charity & Justice, Civil Rights, Courts, History, Human Rights, Literature/Arts/Film, Politics, Reproductive rights, Women One comment

The new movie, “42,” tells the should-be-well-known story of Jackie Robinson, the first black player in major league baseball. For American sports fans of

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I’m shocked! GOP calls Obama budget a “shocking attack on seniors”

April 12, 2013 Madonna Gauding Courts, Reproductive rights, Science, Social Sec/Medicare Leave a comment

This was, of course, entirely predictable. President Obama is the only elected official in Washington to officially propose a cut in Social Security. Moral

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Where President Obama’s actions seem to differ from his words

March 20, 2013 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Campaigns, Civil Rights, Courts, Democrats, Ethics, Financial reform, Good government, Health care, Obama, Privatization, Republicans, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

It may be one of those times when President Obama is not receiving the support that he wishes he could have from either liberals

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You can’t have a gun culture without guns

March 13, 2013 Arthur Lieber Congress, Courts, Crime/Violence, Guns, Public safety, Violence One comment

Many supporters of guns say that our problem is not too many guns, but rather a culture of guns that emanates from mass media

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Mississippi’s last abortion clinic is pink and proud

February 5, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Courts, Health care, Reproductive rights, States One comment

Over the last weekend in January 2013, Jackson Women’s Health Services applied a coat of bright-pink paint to its building at the corner of 

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What if electoral votes were awarded proportionally?

November 16, 2012 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Campaigns, Civil Rights, Congress, Courts, History, Ideas, Obama, Politics, States, Voting/Elections 5 comments

The record shows that President Barack Obama was reelected in 2012 by defeating Mitt Romney with 332 electoral votes to 206. Even though Obama

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2012 lame duck to-do list: Stop blocking, start confirming judges

November 14, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Courts Leave a comment

Congress’ 2012 lame-duck session offers an opportunity to do something positive for the America justice system: Unclog the logjam of President Obama’s judicial appointments

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Make an informed decision on the retention of Missouri judges

October 31, 2012 Guest Writer 2012 Election, Charity & Justice, Courts, Missouri region Leave a comment

 by Megan O’Neill As advertisements and election coverage intensifies in the final week of campaigning, one type of candidate will not grace the television

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Daniel Ellsberg’s advice to disappointed progressives

October 26, 2012 Renee Shur 2012 Election, Civil Rights, Courts, Economy, History, Obama, Politics, Romney, Voting/Elections One comment

Dear Disappointed, Daniel Ellsberg feels your pain.  He knows that Obama hasn’t lived up to your expectations. He won’t argue with you on that

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