Here in Columbus law does not mean justice and police work does not mean investigation. That has been made clear again in the case of Masonique Saunders on today May 9th.
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Racist Prosecutor Ron O'Brien Bulls teenager in to pleading guilty to crimes she had no knowledge of
When a teenager dies in a hail of police bullets family and community are traumatized. When that happens in Columbus the teenager is invariably not actually a danger to the police who execute them.
The United States continues to get it's money's worth from the neo-liberal regime in Ecuador.
Julian Assange ought to be called the four billion dollar man.
When a building is engulfed in leaping flames before the fire department even arrives the situation often termed suspicious. When symbols are found spay painted nearby it term applies doubly.
Editorials
The protest during gallery hop on May 4th was a great many things. It was energetic. It was determined.
Joel Marasco is a white supremacist. There is zero doubt about that. He has been photographed at white supremacist events. He is a member of a white supremacist organization called the Council of Conservative Citizens.
Mueller's work is done and the only people actually in prison are Chelsea Manning and Reality Winner
Nobody has seen the Mueller report. What is in the Mueller report does not matter even if we could see it. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had stated that impeachment is “off the table” before the mystery report was even in.
“Hide nothing from the masses of our people. Tell no lies. Expose lies whenever they are told. Mask no difficulties, mistakes, failures. Claim no easy victories...” – Amilcar Cabral
Two days ago on February 9th McClatchyDC reported that an air cargo shipment of 19 Assault Rifles with telescopic sights, 118 rounds of ammunition, and 50 military radio antennas had been seized by the Venezuelan Government.
Arts & Culture
With Game of Thrones and Vikings winding down, many networks are looking to launch a flagship prestige show that can anchor ahead them of the competition.
I've never written an obituary for someone I've known. I've never written an obituary for someone I've liked. I've investigated friend's murders as a journalist. I've never framed that work as an obituary.
The complicated web of supposed Russian interference in the election continues to be unraveled, found to be incomprehensible and then rewoven into a tapestry that amounts to a blanket of money laundering.
Two weeks ago, musician and filmmaker Boots Riley dropped a rather hard critique of Spike Lee's Black Klansman. I've hesitated to get involved in an online controversy between two black filmmakers. I'm white and I don't make films.
We should all have a moment of silence. We should reflect on the most important day in the life of now former Senator John McCain.