Robert Reich | The Jaw-Dropping Realities of Our Widening Economic Divide
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook Page
Reich writes: "Chuck Collins from the Institute for Policy Studies has new data showing the majority of Americans now have less than $1,000 in their savings and checking accounts combined."
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Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook Page
Reich writes: "Chuck Collins from the Institute for Policy Studies has new data showing the majority of Americans now have less than $1,000 in their savings and checking accounts combined."
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The Supreme Court Just Refused to Shield Corporate America From a $15 Minimum Wage. What Happens Now?
Alan Pyke, ThinkProgress
Pyke writes: "With the Supreme Court's decision Monday not to hear the fast food industry's lawsuit against Seattle, the nation's first $15 minimum wage law is safe - and opponents of higher pay floors for U.S. workers are running low on options."
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Alan Pyke, ThinkProgress
Pyke writes: "With the Supreme Court's decision Monday not to hear the fast food industry's lawsuit against Seattle, the nation's first $15 minimum wage law is safe - and opponents of higher pay floors for U.S. workers are running low on options."
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US Prosecutors Consider More Charges Against Ex-CEO Shkreli
David Ingram, Reuters
Ingram writes: "Former drug executive Martin Shkreli, who last year became a lightning rod for outrage over soaring prescription drug prices, may face additional U.S. charges of securities fraud, a federal prosecutor said on Tuesday."
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David Ingram, Reuters
Ingram writes: "Former drug executive Martin Shkreli, who last year became a lightning rod for outrage over soaring prescription drug prices, may face additional U.S. charges of securities fraud, a federal prosecutor said on Tuesday."
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Dashcam Footage Shows Chicago Police Beating Reverend They Claimed Tried to Run Them Over
Tom McKay, Mic
McKay writes: "Newly released video shows precisely what happened during a 2013 incident in which Chicago police officers claimed a local reverend hit them with a car, eventually charging her with attempted murder. The video, courtesy of CBS Chicago, paints a much different picture of what happened to Rev. Catherine Brown, who is black, after her run-in with Officers Jose Lopez and Michelle Morsi-Murphy on May 13, 2013."
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Tom McKay, Mic
McKay writes: "Newly released video shows precisely what happened during a 2013 incident in which Chicago police officers claimed a local reverend hit them with a car, eventually charging her with attempted murder. The video, courtesy of CBS Chicago, paints a much different picture of what happened to Rev. Catherine Brown, who is black, after her run-in with Officers Jose Lopez and Michelle Morsi-Murphy on May 13, 2013."
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ewly released video shows precisely what happened during a 2013 incident in which Chicago police officers claimed a local reverend hit them with a car, eventually charging her with attempted murder.
The video, courtesy of CBS Chicago, paints a much different picture of what happened to Rev. Catherine Brown, who is black, after her run-in with Officers Jose López and Michelle Morsi-Murphy on May 13, 2013. The clip reveals it was the officers' vehicle that caused the collision. Officers involved can clearly be seen laughing, hitting her car with a metal rod, drawing and pointing firearms, hitting her and using pepper spray.
According to CBS Chicago, Brown said the beating was the result of a traffic dispute after the officers drove down an alleyway heading to her driveway. In her account, the officers immediately escalated what should have been an innocuous traffic maneuver into a full-on screaming match involving firearms and profanity. Brown attempted to drive away, but the driver of the Chicago police vehicle rammed her.
"Beat me down to my underwear, pulled my skirt off me," Brown told the station. "They beat me with the sticks and hit me with their boots in my head."
The reverend was eventually charged with attempted murder after Morsi-Murphy said Brown's car had dragged her down the street, causing the officer to be hospitalized. The charges were later dropped, although Brown was convicted of a misdemeanor charge, reckless conduct.
ABC 7 reported Brown is suing the department.
In 2015, the Department of Justice began a major investigation of the Chicago Police Department over extensive allegations of excessive force and other misconduct. The probe seeks to discover whether the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old Chicago resident Laquan McDonald, which resulted in protests and a $5 million settlement, is tied to "racial, ethnic or other disparities in officers' use of force, and its systems of accountability," NBC 5 reported.
Dear Mama: Afeni Shakur, Mother of Rapper Tupac Shakur, Dies
Kristin J. Bender, Associated Press
Bender writes: "Afeni Shakur, the former Black Panther who inspired the work of her son, rap icon Tupac Shakur, and then fostered his legacy for decades after he was slain, has died, authorities said Tuesday. She was 69."
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Kristin J. Bender, Associated Press
Bender writes: "Afeni Shakur, the former Black Panther who inspired the work of her son, rap icon Tupac Shakur, and then fostered his legacy for decades after he was slain, has died, authorities said Tuesday. She was 69."
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Berta Caceres' Relatives: No Confidence in Official Investigation
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Relatives of Berta Caceres, Indigenous and environmental leader murdered in Honduras March 3, reaffirmed their distrust of the public prosecutor after having been excluded from the investigation, regarding the arrest of four suspects Monday."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "Relatives of Berta Caceres, Indigenous and environmental leader murdered in Honduras March 3, reaffirmed their distrust of the public prosecutor after having been excluded from the investigation, regarding the arrest of four suspects Monday."
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Largest Civil Disobedience in History of the Environmental Movement Begins Today
350.org
Excerpt: "Starting today, a global wave of peaceful direct actions lasting for 12 days will take place across six continents targeting the world's most dangerous fossil fuel projects, under the banner of Break Free."
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350.org
Excerpt: "Starting today, a global wave of peaceful direct actions lasting for 12 days will take place across six continents targeting the world's most dangerous fossil fuel projects, under the banner of Break Free."
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