St. Paul Women’s March & Rally
Tag: Civil Rights
Pam Martens & Russ Martens – Washington Post Reporter Spreads Blacklist of Independent Journalist Sites
Link to an article by Pam Martens & Russ Martens:
“Washington Post Reporter Spreads Blacklist of Independent Journalist Sites”
Bonus link: “Roaming Charges: Nasty As They Wanna Be”
Angelia Wilson – Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs, by Lauren A. Rivera
Link to a review by Angelia R. Wilson of the book Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs (2015), by Lauren A. Rivera:
“Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs, by Lauren A. Rivera”
Bonus links: “Social Class in the 21st Century” and “Class Position and Musical Tastes”
Laura Durkay – Hollywood Has a Labor Problem
Link to an article by Laura Durkay:
Christopher Ketcham – Above the Law: On the Prospects of Prosecutorial Reform
Link to an article by Christopher Ketcham:
“Above the Law: On the Prospects of Prosecutorial Reform”
Bonus link: “Corrupted Evidence: How the Department of Justice is Blocking Forensic Evidence Reform” (it should be noted that this bonus link article largely gives judges a free pass, for reasons not explained)
Matt Kennard & Claire Provost – Inside the Corporate Utopias Where Capitalism Rules and Labor Laws Don’t Apply
Link to an article by Matt Kennard & Claire Provost:
“Inside the Corporate Utopias Where Capitalism Rules and Labor Laws Don’t Apply”
Judith Stein – Why Did White Workers Leave the Democratic Party?
Link to an interview with Judith Stein:
Herbert Deyer, Jr. – The First Demand for Slave Reparations
Link to an article by Herbert Deyer, Jr.:
“The First Demand for Slave Reparations”
Bonus Link: “Statement to the Media by the United Nations’ Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, on the Conclusion of Its Official Visit to USA, 19-29 January 2016” (“The colonial history, the legacy of enslavement, racial subordination and segregation, racial terrorism, and racial inequality in the US remains a serious challenge as there has been no real commitment to reparations and to truth and reconciliation for people of African descent.“)
Death Penalty
The death penalty should apply only to those who claim power in the name of others, like world leaders, military and police commanders, and even (sometimes) business executives. Serial killers and minor criminals are usually pressed by mental health concerns and poverty in a way that makes prison or commitment more appropriate.
Mapping Police Violence – 2015 Report
Link to the group Mapping Police Violence‘s report:
Bonus links: Interview with Sam Sinyangwe, Campaign Zero (mostly good ideas, with some flaws: the persistently proposed requirement that “community organizations” nominate civil servants/overseers is flawed [would the KKK qualify as a “community organization”? If not, then which groups? And who decides which groups?], and the “fair union contracts” aspect includes important points but then goes too far [banning contacts that allow officers to “receive paid leave or remain on desk-duty during an investigation following a police shooting or other use of deadly force” is anti-due process and anti-worker]; lastly, “unconscious bias” research is still in its infancy and relies on many troubling ideological assumptions [the research has its own bias of the cognitivist and/or liberal variety: “PC anti-racism is sustained by the surplus-enjoyment which emerges when the PC-subject triumphantly reveals the hidden racist bias on an apparently neutral statement or gesture“] making it difficult and premature to implement as a mandatory process).