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If Fuller Prisons Don’t Reduce Crime, What Are Tough Drug Laws Really Targeting?

A couple of quotes for you to ponder: “If we had the same laws we had in 1979 on the books today, our prison population […]

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Everybody Loves the New MOVE Documentary

There’s a new documentary about the 1985 bombing of the MOVE house in Cobbs Creek comprised entirely of found footage.  And the critics–well, two very […]

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Good News From the Shutdown: KKK Rally is Delayed

Penn Live brings us the best news to emerge, so far, from the government shutdown. “A Maryland-based Ku Klux Klan group has a permit to […]

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“Birdie Africa,” Survivor of MOVE Bombing, Dead at 41

The Inquirer reports: Michael Moses Ward, 41, formerly known as Birdie Africa, one of the two survivors of the 1985 MOVE bombing, died Friday aboard […]

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Philly Man Files Racial Discrimination Suit Against Popeye’s Over $10

We’ve all had bad customer service experiences at fast food restaurants. But one man has decided to take Georgia-based Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen to Federal Court […]

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Hundreds Protest Slur-Spewing Coatesville Administrators

The fallout hasn’t stopped from the two Coatesville school administrators who used racial and sexual slurs in texts with each other. Hundreds of people showed […]

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Coatesville School Officials Love the “N Word” So Much, They Should Marry It

Turns out that Coatesville Superintendent Richard Como and director of athletics and activities Jim Donato were ousted from their positions because of racist text messages they […]

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6 Non-Racist Tweets About the First Asian-American Miss America

I didn’t watch the Miss America pageant Sunday, but boy oh boy did I hear about it. New York’s Nina Davuluri became the first Indian […]

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Are Whites Stripping the Word “Racist” of Its Meaning?

Even though we’ve got the Democratic primary for the New York City mayoral race out of the way (well … sort of), for some reason […]

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Is Miss America Nina Davuluri the Most American Crown-Wearer Yet?

Last night, Nina Davuluri, a woman of Indian descent, was crowned Miss America. Soon, a small wave of imbecilic panic spread. Neither Miss America nor […]

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Miss America, Paula Deen and Pathetic White Racism

Few things unite white America more than beauty pageants and butter. Therefore, last night, when white America watched with rapt attention as ABC News highlighted […]

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WATCH: Have You Seen “Ask a Slave”?

Have you seen “Ask a Slave”? The new web comedy series “hosted by the plucky Lizzie Mae, housemaid to George and Martha Washington,” according to […]

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VIDEO: Riley Cooper Got Into Slapping Match with a Teammate Today

Your browser does not support iframes. Practice? We talkin bout practice? Yes, that is precisely where wideout Riley Cooper and cornerback Cary Williams got into […]

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Joey Vento’s Dying Wish: Keep “Speak English” Sign Up at Geno’s

When your time is up and you’re preparing to meet your maker, what do you think your dying wish to your children will be? Take […]

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Black Dogs (And Five More Signs President Obama Hates White People)

Gov. Paul LePage told a group of Republican lawmakers and political supporters during a fundraiser on Aug. 12 that President Barack Obama “hates white people,” […]