You simply must read Eugene Robinson
Justice failed Trayvon Martin the night he was killed. We should be appalled and outraged, but perhaps not surprised, that it failed him again Saturday night, with a verdict setting his killer free. Our society considers young black men to be dangerous, interchangeable, expendable, guilty until proven innocent. This is the conversation about race that we desperately need to have — but probably, as
McAuliffe up in new Quinnipiac Poll of Virginia
about which you can read here (press release with data included, and also a link to PDF of entire poll). A couple of key takeaways Horserace McAuliffe 43 Cuccinelli 39 McAuliffe has a 30 - 19 favorability rating, with 50 percent of voters saying they don't know enough about him to form an opinion. Virginia voters give Cuccinelli a split 31 - 30 percent favorability rating, with 36 percent offer
More evidence future for Republicans is bleak
can be seen in The ARIS 2013 National College Student Survey done by Barry A. Kosmin and Ariela Keysar, who are public policy research professors and the authors of the renowned ARIS survey series since 1990. I received a press release on this several days ago, from which I quote several things: The surveyed students, ages 18 to 29, attend 38 colleges and universities from across the U.S., includi
7-17-13 Daily Kos: You might want to read Harold Meyerson today
Daily Kos: You might want to read Harold Meyerson today: You might want to read Harold Meyerson todayHis Washington Post column is titled D.C. Council stands for fair wages and against Wal-Mart and it provides lots of ammunition on the matter of Living Wages and Walmart. Meyerson 2nd paragraph set the frame: On average, Wal-Mart pays its workers $12.67 an hour — which means that a huge number of i