by Terrance Heath | Mar 13, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism
Americans were appalled this week, when video surfaced of Oklahoma University SAE fraternity brothers singing an incredibly racist tune. Wingnuts were appalled that the rest of the us were appalled. Family Research Council senior fellow Ken Blackwell blamed SAE’s...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 10, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism
On Friday, Politico reported that no members of House Republican leadership were going to Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery. Thousands would attend, but House GOP leadership would be a no-show. Fifty years...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 6, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism
In what may be one of the dumbest political moves of the year so far, no Republican leaders will be going to the 50th anniversary ceremonies in Selma this weekend. Not a single one. They just never learn. Two years ago, Republicans were a no-show for the 50th...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 6, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth, Progressive Vision
On Wednesday, nearly fifty years after the “Bloody Sunday” march from Selma to Montgomery, the Department of Justice released a damning report of its investigation of the police department and municipal court system in Ferguson, Missouri. The Department of Justice...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 4, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
In August, 100 social justice leaders, Members of Congress, faith leaders, artists, and activists signed an open letter to President Obama, laying out seven action areas in the wake of the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri. This week, the President’s Task Force on 21st...
