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Eye For An Eye: A History of the Death Penalty

Speakers' Corner ADONAI - October 5, 2011 13

For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why? Because the...

Occupy Wall Street? Why?

Speakers' Corner Emerald1943 - October 2, 2011 30

A most interesting article from Alternet, looking at the reasons for numbers of young people taking to the streets and risking arrest and possible...

Hidden Democrats

Speakers' Corner Marion - October 1, 2011 13

Toby Keith, Democrat, says:- I don’t know, but I expect the wealthy to write a check ’cause it’s as bad as it’s ever been. It would be...

Why America Fails: One Man’s Opinion

Speakers' Corner ADONAI - September 29, 2011 34

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. ~Abraham Lincoln Lincoln's words...

Why Is Equality So “Controversial” for Republicans?

Speakers' Corner atdnext - September 25, 2011 21

Last week, I was here in Las Vegas to celebrate the end of DADT. Once (and hopefully future) Congresswoman Dina Titus discussed what happened...

The Pariahs of the Party

Speakers' Corner Marion - September 25, 2011 3

I truly think Californian Democratic "operative" David O Atkins needs to listen to this song:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT7CVDiCDQI If he's a good boy, drinks his milk and goes...

The GOP’s War on Women…at the State Level

Speakers' Corner Emerald1943 - September 22, 2011 14

In recent months, we have seen a drastic and alarming increase in the number of laws passed that would restrict a woman's right to...

What I Learned in Tonopah

Speakers' Corner atdnext - September 22, 2011 3

It wasn't an easy ride to Tonopah on Saturday, especially not since NDOT had construction delays near Goldfield. So many of us from Vegas...

A Word to the Whiners Redux

Speakers' Corner Marion - September 22, 2011 13

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GFg_pnLmq4 It's ironic that this song was out around the time the Democratic Party imploded the first time. That was before most of this generation...

My G-O-TEA Senator Loves Big Oil, But Not Working Class Americans

Speakers' Corner atdnext - September 20, 2011 7

http://youtu.be/Rz15MC69ke4 This was the scene outside Dean Heller's Las Vegas office today. While Senator Dean Heller (R-"Tea Party") continues to oppose anything he considers "not...

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Tiffany Trump’s Family Cruised the Mediterranean on an Oil Mogul's Yacht

The vacation, amid diplomatic talks on oil industry expansion, is a measure of how hard it is to tell where the interests of government end and those of the Trump family begin. [...]

How Tiffany Trump’s Instagram Posts Led Us to an Oil Magnate’s Megayacht

Photographs left a trail of clues showing Ms. Trump and her husband, Michael Boulos, vacationing on luxury vessels owned by billionaires. [...]

How Tiffany Trump’s Husband Benefited From Proximity to Power

A Times investigation found that Michael Boulos and his family benefited financially from proximity to his in-laws for years. [...]

Jimmy Kimmel Pulled Off Air ‘Indefinitely,’ and Former C.D.C. Head Issues Warning

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ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments After F.C.C. Pressure

Mr. Kimmel faced criticism from the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission for remarks about the politics of the man who is accused of killing Mr. Kirk, the conservative activist. [...]

Who Is Brendan Carr, the F.C.C. Chair Who Played a Role In Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension?

The chairman of the F.C.C., who is in the spotlight for his comments that may have led to the suspension of late night TV show host Jimmy Kimmel, has long criticized the media for perceived bias. [...]

Trump Hails Kimmel Suspension After Criticizing U.K. on Free Speech

President Trump has accused Britain of mounting a crackdown on political expression. But he welcomed the ABC network’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel. [...]

Reactions to ABC’s Pulling of ‘Kimmel’ Reflect America’s Partisan Divide

Fans and liberals expressed anger while conservatives hailed ABC’s decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show off the air after comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk. [...]

Behind Castle Walls, the Rich and Powerful Celebrate Trump

The seating chart at the state dinner for President Trump was a cross-section of the rich and the powerful hoping to get on his good side. [...]

Melania Trump, in Windsor, Takes Royal Refuge in Fashion

A floor-length Burberry trench, an eye-obscuring hat and a yellow gown made quite a statement during the Trumps’ state visit to Britain. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

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The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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Jimmy Kimmel taken off air over Charlie Kirk comments

The late-night host said on Monday that Trump's allies were "doing everything they can to score political points from" Kirk's death. [...]

Workers across France strike over budget cut plans

The widespread walkouts come less than a fortnight after the government collapsed over a proposed budget. [...]

Three arrested in UK on suspicion of spying for Russia

The two men and a woman were all arrested in Grays, Essex, the Metropolitan Police says. [...]

Macrons to offer 'scientific evidence' to US court to prove Brigitte is a woman, lawyer says

They have filed a lawsuit against US right-wing influencer Candace Owens who claims the French first lady was born male. [...]

US judge orders deportation of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil

An immigration judge ordered Khalil be deported to Algeria or Syria over claims he omitted information on a green card application. [...]

Israel threatens national film awards after Palestinian story wins top prize

The Sea follows a boy from the occupied West Bank who wants to visit Tel Aviv to see the sea for the first time. [...]

I have no relationship with Trump, Brazil's President Lula tells BBC

In an exclusive interview, Brazil's president says Trump is "not emperor of the world". [...]

Body found in car registered to D4vd identified as missing teen

Authorities say the cause and time of the 15-year-old girl's death are still unknown. [...]

Togo leader's sister-in-law arrested after calling for end to family rule

Marguerite Gnakadé has become a vocal critic of Togo's long-serving leader Faure Gnassingbé. [...]

Air India crash victims' families sue aerospace firms Boeing and Honeywell

They accuse the manufacturers of doing "nothing" despite being aware of the plane's risks. [...]

Speakers' Corner

Eye For An Eye: A History of the Death Penalty

Occupy Wall Street? Why?

Hidden Democrats

Why America Fails: One Man’s Opinion

Why Is Equality So “Controversial” for Republicans?

The Pariahs of the Party

The GOP’s War on Women…at the State Level

What I Learned in Tonopah

A Word to the Whiners Redux

My G-O-TEA Senator Loves Big Oil, But Not Working Class Americans

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