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Men are pigs; yes, they are

So it’s happening again. A woman accuses a man of sexually assaulting her many years ago, this time while she and the man were in high school, and the voices, mostly those of men (but a few women, too) declare openly that she should have come forward earlier. Why wait years, even decades, before making … Continued
September 19, 2018

Court allows Birmingham minimum wage lawsuit to move forward

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals made a decision yesterday to allow plaintiffs to proceed in their endeavor to bring a lawsuit that challenges Alabama’s actions to nullify a City of Birmingham minimum wage ordinance that claims intentional racial discrimination. The Southern Poverty Law Center and the Partnership for Working Families weighed in on the … Continued
July 26, 2018

British waffling on death penalty will have global repercussions

For over half a century, abolitionists have wielded the United Kingdom’s conscientious, consistent, civilized opposition to capital punishment – in all cases and all circumstances – as a powerful argument to end the ignominious practice in their own countries and states, too. This may be about to end. In a fiery column for The Independent with a blistering chyron-style … Continued
July 26, 2018

Are Republicans and Democrats all the same?

Two sides of the same coin. You hear that expression a lot these days, usually in reference to Republicans and Democrats. And it’s usually uttered by someone who is claiming to be equally disenchanted with both parties. The politicians are all alike, they’ll tell you. But it’s not true. And anyone who insists it is … Continued
July 9, 2018

The Republican Party has a problem

Greed is consuming the Republican Party. From top to bottom, state and national, today’s GOP is filled with men and women who will shirk any ideal, sell out any person or group and subvert any ethics laws to enrich themselves and their friends. If you doubt this, do me one favor: Read the New York … Continued
April 23, 2018

The Pulitzer Prize: The Good Journalism Seal of Approval

Alabama Media Group columnist John Archibald’s life has changed forever. I know, because I’ve been there. Still am. Archibald won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary this week, a much-deserved honor and one that underscores the journalism talent that existed at The Birmingham News for decades. Still exists on a few islands. It says much about … Continued
April 19, 2018

Call lethal injection the vile torture it is

By Stephen Cooper Contributed In a New Year’s Eve display of liberal newspaper death penalty abolition harmony – buoyed by the release of the Death Penalty Information Center’s (DPIC) annual report evidencing another year in the long-observable trend of capital punishment’s disuse and disfavor in America – both the Washington Post and New York Times’ … Continued
January 9, 2018

Sessions says he’ll stay Attorney General as long as it is appropriate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The public rift between President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions apparently continues to grow.  At a Department of Justice press conference on Thursday, July 20, 2017, Attorney General Sessions said, “We love this job, we love this department and I plan to continue to do so as long … Continued
July 21, 2017

Zeigler Claims of Push to Take Guns Away

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter   On Sunday, the ‘New York Times’ used its front page for a Sunday editorial attempting to make the case that Americans giving up some of their unprecedented Second Amendment gun liberties to make mass shootings like the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California less frequent. State Auditor Jim … Continued
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