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The Last Word: Hillary Clinton tops 2016 polls once again: ""
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Thursday, April 04, 2013
The Last Word: Debunking the NRA school safety plan
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The Last Word: Debunking the NRA school safety plan: ""
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Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Tyler Perry Isn't Just an Artless Hack, He's a Scary Ideologue
There are a lot of things to laugh at in Tyler Perry's Temptation: Kim Kardashian's attempts to move and talk at the same time, Vanessa Williams's fake French accent for no reason (hoh-hoh-hohhh!), the alien dialogue, the blunt-force moralizing, the sheer ineptitude of Perry's filmmaking. (Worth noting: None of Perry's actual scripted "jokes" made the list.) But, that said, it is not a funny movie—it's a frightening one.Temptation is a movie about punishing women. Specifically, Perry is obsessed with punishing women who stray from the good woman/bad woman binary dictated by traditional Christian gender roles. That is the film's entire purpose. I watched it 24 hours ago and my skin is still crawling. And I'm starting to believe that Tyler Perry isn't just artless—he's reprehensible.
Tyler Perry Isn't Just an Artless Hack, He's a Scary Ideologue
BBC News - The trouble with using police informants in the US
Some law enforcement agencies in the US use informants in as many as 90% of their drug cases. But there are surprisingly few rules on how informants are used and a groundswell of calls for the system to be reformed.
"Snitches" are staple fare in Hollywood crime dramas, often working secretly with the police to bring down mafia godfathers or powerful drug cartels.
The reality of informants in the US criminal justice system is usually rather different.
Take the case of 46-year-old John Horner, a fast-food restaurant worker who was prescribed painkillers after he lost an eye in an accident in 2000.
Three years ago he was befriended by a man called Matt (not his real name).
"We kind of clicked right off the bat. One day he came to where I worked. We were standing there talking, and I realised he was in pain," says Horner.
BBC News - The trouble with using police informants in the US
Disciplining Black Students: Federal Order May Restrict Harsher Punishment
Federal decree in Mississippi may provide the key to stopping harsher suspensions for black students.
Disciplining Black Students: Federal Order May Restrict Harsher Punishment
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