by Tom Engelhardt I was out of the country only nine days, hardly a blink in time, but time enough, as it happened, for another small, airless room to be added to the American national security labyrinth. On March 22,… Read More ›
American Party of Labor
On “Bias”
Introduction: Contemporary Bourgeois Journalism Any person who has watched or read a mainstream news source like CNN or Fox News, The New York Times or the Washington Post, will have eventually been confronted with the concept of “unbiased reporting.” The… Read More ›
Does video cast doubt on Zimmerman’s story?
Msnbc’s Thomas Roberts speaks with contributor and Managing Editor for the Grio, Joy-Ann Reid, and Rep. Corrine Brown about the new surveillance video showing George Zimmerman four hours after the shooting of Trayvon Martin, and what it means for Zimmerman’s… Read More ›
911 Call: Trayvon Martin cried for help before gunshot
After repeated calls for the release of the 911 audio in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, the Sanford police department finally released the audio on Friday. Trayvon’s parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton of Miami Gardens, arrived at… Read More ›
Miami Police detective says racism “alive and well”
(Reuters) – A black veteran Miami police officer said on Tuesday that “racism is alive and well” in the United States and is evident in the case of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed African American teenager gunned down by a neighborhood… Read More ›
New Black Liberation Militia group to attempt citizen’s arrest in Fla. shooting of Trayvon Martin
By Crimesider Staff (CBS/AP) SANFORD, Fla. – The leader of a self-described black militia group says members will go to Sanford next week to attempt a citizen’s arrest on George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch leader who admitted to fatally shooting… Read More ›
The man who raised a black power salute at the 1968 Olympic Games
by Gary Younge When John Carlos raised his fist in a black power salute at the 1968 Olympics, it changed 20th-century history – and his own life – for ever. How does he feel about it now? You’re probably not… Read More ›
Rick Santorum Calls Barack Obama A “Government N*gger”
“[…] anti-war government nig- uh, the, uh, America was a…” — Rick Santorum, from a speech on 27 march. Written by Dr. Boyce Watkins There are few people on this earth that I love more than Abena Agyeman-Fisher, the Senior… Read More ›
Lawmaker wearing hoodie removed from House floor
By Deirdre Walsh Washington (CNN) — A congressman was removed from the House floor Wednesday after giving a speech about Trayvon Martin while wearing a hoodie. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Illinois, told House members, “racial profiling has to stop.” Rush, a… Read More ›
Gas prices rising: Why GOP won’t address real cause
Gas prices are rising not because of increased demand but because Wall Street is betting on higher gas prices. By Robert Reich, Guest blogger Gas prices continue to rise, which is finally giving Republicans an issue. Mitt Romney is demanding… Read More ›
“The hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death as George Zimmerman was.”
Realizing that Geraldo Rivera does not speak on behalf of the Republican party…Fox News does…and I would venture to say that many Fox News viewers i.e. Republican voters really do believe the nonsense that Geraldo Rivera is espousing. Yes –… Read More ›
Newt Gingrich: Obama’s Trayvon Martin Statement ‘Disgraceful’
Newt Gingrich outright denies the murder of Trayvon Martin had anything to do with race or racism in the United States. Republican hopeful Newt Gingrich slammed Barack Obama on Friday, saying the president’s remarks about the fatal February shooting of… Read More ›
Trayvon Martin 911 Tape Reveals Possible Racial Slur By Neighborhood Watchman George Zimmerman (VIDEO)
By David Moye Law enforcement officials in Sanford, Fla., investigating last month’s shooting of an unarmed black teen by self-appointed neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman say they may have missed a possible racist remark made by Zimmerman to a 911… Read More ›
Zimmerman, One-Man Lynch Mob, Intended To Kill Trayvon All Along
The parents of Trayvon Martin have demonstrated remarkable dignity and composure under duress and one can see why their son’s execution by the one-man lynch mob, George Zimmerman, has garnered global support. Yesterday while in New York City the parents… Read More ›
The Red Phoenix 