Conscience Rights in Action
May 2011 – (AP) NEW ORLEANS A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children…
Racism
"The end of my white guilt": Writer at Daily Caller tries to outdo John Derbyshire
John Derbyshire received a lot of press for writing a post so racist he was fired from the National Review by his not-quite-as-racist editors. Not to be outdone, some Tucker…
Meet the NEW New Civil Rights Movement (Fox News Stylez)
Hey, remember when Faux News used to merely employ dog whistles in its race-baiting wingnut agit-prop? Good times. Now they rock Les Paul Customs plugged into Marshall stacks that go…
What could possibly go wrong?
In the wake of the Trevyon Martin shooting, this is quite likely the last thing that needs to happen: Neo-Nazis patrolling Florida town where Trayvon Martin was killed By CYNTHIA…
Holiday Weekend Link Round-up (Or, Yes, I WAS too lazy to write something original. Deal.)
What you should be reading this holiday weekend, in lieu of spending quality time with your family/loved ones (like yrs truly will be a little later): – Open ass, insert…
David Banner on the Shooting of Trayvon Martin: “We Have to Get Some Type of Legislation Now.”
Gulf Coast hip hop impresario David Banner drops some straight knowledge re: Trayvon, race, and class in the US of A in this BlackEnterprise.com interview: “The fact we have to…
George Zimmerman’s lawyers propose a bizarre defence
Now Zimmerman’s lawyers are claiming that Trayvon Martin shook Zimmerman’s head so hard that he got shaken -baby syndrome and as a result of that he didn’t know what he…
National Review writer pens the most racist rant you’ll ever read from a ‘mainstream’ conservative
“Bwaa. I can’t say the N-word.” I had to read this Think Progress post twice. I couldn’t believe my eyes. Here is one John Derbyshire, a ‘respected’ conservative for the…
Americans increasingly support interracial marriage
At a time when Americans agonize over the shooting of Trayvan Martin in Florida, and racial tensions simmer, a Pew Research Center survey reveals at least one encouraging development. According…
“This Will Always Be So” (Or Not)
Some readers may recall a post from a little while back featuring Richard Dawkins appearing on MSNBC’s weekend “Up” program where he floated the provocative idea of taking politicians to…
Video Report: Colonialism & Indigenous Rights in Canada & Palestine
As a part of Israeli Apartheid Week 2012 in Winnipeg, Paul Burrows and Cheryl-Anne Carr discussed the impact of colonialism on the indigenous peoples of Canada and Palestine. The similarities…
Different Messengers, Same Story
A “conservative” speaks out about the controversial shooting of “gangsta hoodlum” Treyvon Martin. While it’s easy to dismiss the commenter given that he’s a 400 lb. redneck with a drawling…
On Ezra Levant’s Victimhood
I have been blogging for nearly four months now, and am embarrassed to admit that — contrary to firmly established best blogging practices — I have yet to engage in…
Geraldo Rivera: "I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death as George Zimmerman was."
At least Gerarldo Rivera preceded this outlandish claim with “I think”. Otherwise, he would have been taken away the men in the white coats. Just more Fox News craziness. Sad.…
White racism alive and well in USA
Overt racism that disgusted so many of us in the fifties and sixties is not tolerated in most circles today. An exception though involves the American world of right wing…
Pandering to Hate
Throughout his career, whenever his job was on the line French president Nicolas Sarkozy has never shied away from pandering to the worst instincts of the French people. With the…
Meanwhile, in Post-Racial America…
Bumper sticker caught earlier this week that’s been making the rounds on Twitter and Facebook: Actually, this thing’s been around for awhile: Maddowblog caught a similar thing last year. Not…
Right’s war on women, er girls, reaches new lows with this lovely cartoon
The closer it gets to November, the more emboldened they come. But this poster from far-right blog Protein Wisdom is OK because a woman drew it and it’s satire. Yeah…
March Madness: South Mississippi band chants "Where’s your green card?" to Hispanic opponent
Wow. The racism from the right, especially from those in the south, is accelerating exponentially as the November elections come closer.
Stop the Condo Development on the Musqueam Burial Site
What kind of racist government issues a permit for a condo developer to bulldoze a Musqueum burial site? BC’s government. I visited c̓əsnaʔəm, the 1338 SW Marine Drive site this…