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America Is A Gun
On February 17, 2016, the British poet Brian Bilston, the “poet laureate of Twitter,” published a poem he titled “America is a Gun.” Three days later, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, an Uber driver named Jason Brian Dalton set out on a four and a half hour murderous rampage. He selected his victims randomly. A 25-year-old mother, Tiana Carruthers, was his first victim. He shot her four times with a semi-automatic Glock handgun, while she stood in the parking lot of her apartment complex, alongside her small daughter and several other young children. Carruthers, fortunately, survived. A few hours later, Dalton drove…
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Why I’m Supporting Hillary Clinton: A Plea to Louisiana Progressives
Last year, on July 25th in New Orleans, the Louisiana Democratic Party hosted its annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, the big yearly fundraiser and pep rally showcasing the state party’s leaders and agenda. There was a tribute to the outgoing U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, speeches by U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond and State Sen. and Party Chairwoman Karen Carter-Peterson, and a keynote address by U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar. There was also a speech by a state representative from Amite, Louisiana who was campaigning for governor, a bid that many in the room thought to be improbable and unlikely, even if they liked him…
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To Save TOPS From Financial Bankruptcy, LA Republicans Declare Moral Bankruptcy
“Don’t tell me what you value,” Vice President Joe Biden often says. “Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” It’s Biden’s riff on the adage that “budgets are moral documents,” which is often attributed to Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Yesterday, Louisiana House Republicans, led by State Rep. Cameron Henry, made their values clear: Saving a college scholarship entitlement program that disproportionally “benefits students from white, affluent families” is more important than saving the lives of poor people who rely on the state’s public safety-net hospitals. Henry seeks to close a $182.5 million shortfall for the scholarship…
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