Report titled “The Trump Effect: The Impact of the Presidential Campaign on our Nation’s Schools” finds that the campaign is producing an alarming level of fear and anxiety among children of color. A survey of approximately 2,000 teachers by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SLPC) has found that the presidential campaign – …
Read More »ACLU Sues Ohio Over Purging Minority and Low Income Votes
“This unlawful practice must stop, and it must stop now.” Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has made it his mission and principal agenda to weed out alleged voter fraud since assuming office in 2011, despite repeated findings showing this to be a non-issue (a maximum of just forty-four non-citizens …
Read More »300,000 Voters Could Be Disenfranchised In The Wisconsin Primaries–Disproportionately Affecting Blacks, Hispanics, and Students
One of the country’s toughest voter ID laws takes affect today as voters head to the polls in the Wisconsin Democratic and Republican primaries. Reports suggest that as many as 300,000 registered voters may not be able to cast a ballot because of the restrictive new laws. Proponents of the …
Read More »Trump Releases Plan To Build Wall On Southern Border, Promises To Open Up The Patriot Act
Two page memo sent to the Washington Post outlines how he will achieve this over three days Promises to accomplish by using the Patriot Act to track private money transfers from Mexican-Americans to family in Mexico When you’ve had a rough week, return to your xenophobic roots and threaten to …
Read More »Watch: Trump Continues To Defend Assault, Stumbles When Asked If It’s Ok For A “Man To Put A Hand On A Woman”
Speaking to John Dickerson on CBS’ ‘Face The Nation,’ Trump reiterates that he won’t be firing Corey Lewandowski for assaulting Michelle Fields When asked about violence towards women, offers half-hearted condemnation eerily reminiscent to his “disavowing” of endorsements from white supremacists/neo-nazis Donald Trump’s problems with women seem to only be getting …
Read More »White Supremacist SuperPAC floods “every Wisconsin landline” with robocalls supporting Donald Trump
American National super PAC places $6,000 worth of robocalls urging Wisconsinites to support Donald Trump ahead of tomorrow’s primary Run by white supremacist William Johnson, who previously funded robocall efforts in Utah and Iowa earlier in the Primary calendar William Johnson, the leader of a self-proclaimed “white nationalist” group is …
Read More »“Moderate” John Kasich Blames People Of Color For Health Crises In Their Communities, Says Statistics Regarding Housing Segregation In Ohio Have “A Political Angle”
Says the minority community “has to have a better partnership” After being told Cleveland is one of the most segregated cities in America, says “everybody has a political angle when they do stats” For months on the campaign trail, John Kasich has successfully portrayed himself as the “moderate” candidate running …
Read More »WATCH: Donald Trump Says Women Should Be Punished For Abortions
Questioned by MSNBC host Chris Matthews about whether he is believes women should be punished for having abortions, Donald Trump responded that he does believe “there has to be some form of punishment.” He would not specify whether by punishment he meant jail time or some other penalty. During a …
Read More »Wisconsin Police Searching For Trump Supporters Who Sexually Assaulted 15 Year Old Girl At Trump Rally
Latest violent counter at a Trump event involves a 15 year old girl groped and pepper sprayed Police searching for two separate suspects involved in the assaults Janesville, Wisconsin police are searching for two men who attended Donald Trump’s town hall event Tuesday night who allegedly sexually assaulted a 15 …
Read More »Trump Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski Arrested And Charged With Battery
Donald Trump’s notoriously hotheaded campaign manager Corey Lewandowski has been arrested Tuesday morning on battery charges for assaulting Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields earlier this month. The incident initially launched several weeks of accusations that ended with Fields and Editor-at-Large Ben Shapiro leaving Breitbart altogether, resulting in a total of six staffers leaving …
Read More »Trump Says Muslims Aren’t Helping Fight Terrorism, Ignores The Reality That Muslim Americans Repeatedly Cooperate With Authorities
Less than a day after the Brussels Attacks, and just a few hours removed from calling for the reinstatement of waterboarding and new laws on legal torture, Donald Trump again took his Islamophobic rhetoric to dangerously new heights, blaming Muslims as a whole for the attack and saying the Muslim community …
Read More »NYPD Chief Bill Bratton, Architect Of Stop And Frisk, Rips Ted Cruz’s Plan For Anti-Muslim Patrols
Original architect of CompStat, Stop and Frisk, and Broken Windows policing calls Cruz’s plan absurd “The statements he made today is why he’s not gonna become the president of this country” New York City Police Chief Bill Bratton has come out in strong opposition to Ted Cruz’s call for the …
Read More »Ted Cruz Ups Trump’s Rhetoric Following Brussels Attack: Calls For Special Patrols Of Muslim Neighborhoods
Ted Cruz is stepping up his rhetoric to reach the inflammatory levels of GOP front runner Donald Trump in the aftermath of the terror attacks in Brussels which left more than 30 dead. Following calls from Trump to legalize waterboarding, and his musings as to whether Cuba was properly quarantining …
Read More »“I Wonder If They’re Setting Up A Little Area In Cuba For The Muslim Population” Trump’s Racism On Full Display As POTUS Visits Cuba
In a tirade hellbent on proving his toughness towards radical terrorism, Republican presidential front-runner reacted to bombings in Brussels by speculating that President Barack Obama’s trip to Havana coincides with “setting up a little area in Cuba for the Muslim population.” Trump has famously inflamed anti-Islamic sentiment in a variety …
Read More »Trump Wastes No Time In The Aftermath Of Brussels By Calling For Waterboarding And New Laws On Legal Torture
Ever the opportunist, Donald Trump wasted no time sounding off on the terrorist attacks in Brussels that have left at least 34 killed and 186 injured. Speaking on the TODAY Show, Trump immediately began advocating for the use of waterboarding, a banned method of torture that simulates drowning. Specifically, Trump was …
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