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Court Rules That Miranda Rights Read In Spanish Must Convey Meaning
(flickr .v1ctor Casale.)A court of appeals has ruled that Spanish translations of Miranda rights must be done accurately. ### via LA TIMESA Miranda warning given in both English and Spanish to a...
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Eva Longoria, Devious Maids, and the Future for Latina Representation in...
Cuentame want to know what you think of Lifetime's new show Devious Maids and its representation of Latinas? Check out what Executive Producer Eva Longoria has to say about it!## via The New York...
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New Abortion Regulations for N.C. as Bill Heads to Governor
(flickr: Hal Goodtree)North Carolina's senate has just passed a bill with new abortion regulations. The bill now heads to Gov. McCrory who is expected to sign it.# # # via CNNNew requirements, such as...
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Miami Police Taser Teenage Artist To Death
img via Local 10Business continues as usual in Florida. RIP Reefa. ### via Think ProgressA celebrated 18-year-old graffiti artist died Tuesday after Miami police shot a taser into his chest, the Miami...
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Eric Holder Eyes Sweeping Drug Sentencing Reform
(flickr: us embassy new zealand)Is any one holding their breath? We really hope the folks doing work around this can light a fire under the administration and law makers. Agree? Let us know your...
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The CIA Was "Just Kidding" Guys, They Were Definitely Spying On Noam Chomsky
(flickr: andrew rusk)Raise your voice: Get snooped on, followed, monitored, tracked …. Does it end there?### via Foreign PolicyFor years, the Central Intelligence Agency denied it had a secret file on...
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BREAKING: Feds will not sue Colorado and Washington over pot laws
flickr: US Embassy New ZealandA step forward in a cease fire on the War on Drugs. ### via NYTWASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday said it would not sue to undo laws legalizing marijuana...
View ArticleRevealed: UK Government let British company export nerve gas chemicals to Syria
Hold on. Hold on. Shouldn't we start by prosecuting these corporations - particularly if any chemical weapons were made/used with this? Unbelievable. The UK Government is to face questions over why a...
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Shares of defense contractors on the rise
twitter: DocR0cketWell what do you know, masters of war are getting rich. ### via Daily BeastThere are certain reactions in the financial market that we’ve come to expect whenever new hostilities break...
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Rand Paul Supports Restoring Felons' Voting Rights
flickr: gage skidmoreRand Paul's got just enough sense to know this is the right thing to do.### via Huff PoSen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) supports restoring voting rights for convicted felons who have...
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This Private Probation Firm Was Illegaly Extending Sentences
flickr: the.comedianAnother example of why private industry should have no space in corrections work. ### via Nicole Flatow | Think ProgressIn January, Nathan Ryan Mantooth was sentenced to 12 months...
View ArticleNSA Examines U.S. Citizens' Social Network Activity
As each and every layer is uncovered on how the NSA and the administration infringes more and more on the lives of its citizens and population at large - The question still remains: Is Edward Snowden...
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Obama Nominates Jeh Johnson To Replace Janet Napolitano As Head of Homeland...
Image Source: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on FlickrIf confirmed by the Senate, former Pentagon Attorney Jeh Johnson could be the next Head of Homeland Security. Johnson is known for...
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Outcry over lack of Latino inclusion at PBS
NHMC Issues Open Letter on Lack of Latino Inclusion at PBSPasadena, CA - The National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) today issued an open letter on PBS' historic under-inclusion of Latinos, following...
View ArticleVIDEO: White supremacist takes DNA test, finds out he's part black
Well, that's awkward: A white supremacist who made headlines worldwide for plotting to take over a town in North Dakota received the results of a DNA test -- and the results say he's 14% black.And this...
View ArticleVIDEO: How These Texas High School Students Slam This Sexist Christian Speaker
“Dateable girls know how to shut up.” - Yup that's an actual advice from this loon, Justin Lookadoo, a self-proclaimed motivational speaker- mixed with Christian evangelist. It doesn't stop there - his...
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Official wants to defund library because "they're teaching Mexicans how to...
img via wikimediaWe thoughts nativist alwasy complained that immigrants weren't learning English. You can't win with these folks. via LA TIMESLibrary funding in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, may be...
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The NSA is tracking 5B Phone Locations. Daily.
flickr: MTSOfanYour phone is pretty much a tracking device. That's with Geo-locator on or off. ### via Washington PostThe National Security Agency is gathering nearly 5 billion records a day on the...
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