The Dissenter
14
Apr
2016
Clinton Wrong About Mass Incarceration Being Known Problem For Just A Decade
Clinton’s perception of mass incarceration is either terribly informed or she has concocted her own version of American history to suit her political agenda
13
Apr
2016
Task Force Lambasts Chicago Police Department’s Decades-Long Record Of Systemic Racism
The Chicago Police Accountability Task Force released a report, which shows the deep and systemic problem of racism within the Chicago Police Department.
12
Apr
2016
Hillary Clinton Says Honduras Coup Not Illegal In Daily News Editorial Board Interview
Hillary Clinton told the Daily News there was a strong case to be made that the Honduran coup was legal.
11
Apr
2016
Protest Song of Week: ‘(Don’t Worry) If There’s Hell Below, We’re All Going To Go’
In the late 1960s, black Americans in inner cities rioted and rebelled against poverty and oppression. Black Americans demanded more investment in black communities to alleviate the conditions contributing to widespread despair. There was also a fierce crackdown by authorities on the Black Panthers, which attempted to empower black Americans
11
Apr
2016
Obama Claims Outcome Of Investigation Into Clinton Emails Won’t Be Political
President Obama highlights the unequal enforcement of laws to “protect” national security against high-ranking government officials and low-level personnel.
10
Apr
2016
The Clintons And The ‘Cognitive Dissonance’ Election
Former President Bill Clinton went off on a rant against Black Lives Matter protesters in the audience at a campaign event for his wife, Hillary Clinton. There was focus on the spectacle itself. Some attention was paid to the substance of Clinton’s remarks, but for the most part, it was
08
Apr
2016
Establishment Media Fuels Squabble Between Clinton And Sanders Over Qualifications
There will be more twenty-four hour news cycles like this one, and Clinton will continue to use this good cop, bad cop routine.
07
Apr
2016
Bill Clinton Says Black Lives Matter Protesters Defend Gang Leaders, Crack Dealers
Former President Bill Clinton accused protesters of defending gang leaders and crack dealers, who killed the black lives protesters say matter.
07
Apr
2016
American Muslims Treated As Second-Class Citizens And Placed On No Fly List File Lawsuit
The lawsuit demands redress for muslims placed on the No Fly List and “falsely stigmatized as ‘known or suspected’ terrorists.”