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Justice Department Issues New Rules on Sexual Assault of LGBT Inmates

Filed by Karen Ocamb | May 18, 2012 3:00 PM | 0 comments

This is a big deal. The US Justice Department released a new set of rules on Thursday in conjunction with a new Memorandum from President Obama to address the epidemic of sexual assaults in prison that particularly impacts LGBT inmates. Read More

The Return of the Man from Bain

Filed by Terrance Heath | May 18, 2012 2:00 PM | 0 comments

It looks like the Man from Bain is back. The truth is, he never left. Obama and the Democrats have every reason to make sure he sticks around for the duration of the campaign.Read More

Black Pastors: Getting On the Right Side of History

Filed by Viktor Kerney | May 18, 2012 10:00 AM | 0 comments

After President Obama made his gay marriage announcement, it seemed that everyone looked to the black churches for their reaction. As some pastors shrugged it off and went about their business, several pastors and church leaders fell into the classic stereotypical trap.Read More

GOP Bigotry Against Tracey Thorne-Begland Bites VA Governor

Filed by Michael Hamar | May 16, 2012 5:30 PM | 0 comments

Taliban Bob worked hard over the years constantly kissing up to the Christian Right and pushing the backward thinking, theocratic agenda of Pat Robertson and The Family Foundation. Now that it's biting him in the ass, I cannot find a single tear to shedRead More

America Is 'Evolving' Towards Justice

Filed by Terrance Heath | May 16, 2012 2:00 PM | 0 comments

President Obama nearly cost me five bucks. In the build-up to his historic interview, a co-worker announced that he would bet $5 that Obama would end of his evolution on same-sex marriage and announce his support of marriage equality.Read More