There's a particular brand of cowardice that's uniquely American.
There have been many versions of cowardice over the years, but throughout history, it's never been presented and accomplished in this wholly American and incredibly hypocritical manner. It may perhaps end up being our lasting legacy to the world, something that truly has not been present in the human psyche before the rise of our empire.
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http://www.democracynow.org/2016/3/3/honduran_indigenous_leader_berta_ca...
Breaking: Honduran Indigenous Leader Berta Cáceres Assassinated,
Won Goldman Environmental Prize
This evening's music features jump blues and r&b singer Roy Brown. Enjoy!
Roy Brown - Good Rockin' Tonight
DeMarkis Stansberry was a 30-year-old black transgender man residing in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
On Saturday, DeMarkis was fatally shot in the head by Nicholas Matthews, who just turned 24 on Monday.
Matthews was booked by sheriff's deputies for negligent homicide, illegal use of a weapon, and possession of a firearm by a felon.
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Saturday March 3, 1906
From the Montana News: Official Call from Industrial Workers of the World
The February 28th edition of the official newspaper of the Socialist Party in Montana published the following appeal from the I. W. W. which calls for the working class men and women of America to rally to the defense of Charles Moyer and Bill Haywood:
Official Call To Action
-----Stirring Appeal Sent Out by Industrial Workers
as Result of Mine Owners' Conspiracy.
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Beginning at the Coeur d' Alene in 1897 a reign of lawless violence has been waged by the capitalist class in the western states, one phase of which was the unparalleled series of outrages perpetrated against the laborers of Colorado. Throughout this conspiracy there had been continuous attempts to crush the labor organizations of the miners by seeking to foist upon them the crimes committed by the capitalist conspirators themselves. Every one of these attempts has failed. In spite of suborned witnesses and terrorized and corrupt juries, every case has ended in complete acquittal. The failure of the conspirators' diabolical schemes has filled them with desperation.
Upon the wretched diseased beams that is the Democratic party lies a thin slice of social issues. These of course will crumble upon any major political weight placed upon them but that's not really why they are there.
The beautiful little veneer exists only to be used as a weapon against those who would dare criticize the structural and philosophical problems with the party. It is a tool for silencing the opposition with the cries of the "oppressed".
"Maybe, maybe it's not the politicians who suck. Maybe something else sucks around here. Like the public."
- George Carlin
We can all point out how the political system is corrupt and rigged. Without a doubt the news media is complicit in this travesty.
This evening's music features soul singer and songwriter Otis Redding. Enjoy!
Otis Redding - Sitting on the dock of the bay
This is bordering on a crisis for the Democrats.
Yesterday I buried the lede in a comment in my diary offering because I knew that diary would be mostly ignored, what with it being Super Tuesday and all.
Maybe today this will actually draw some notice. South Dakota Republican Governor Dennis Daugaard yesterday vetoed the anti-transgender "bathroom bill" which targeted transgender students.
Proponents of House Bill 1008 say it protects students' privacy. Opponents say it's discrimination.
--Gov. Daugaard
