Young Progressive Voices

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Cop shootings by race/per million: 1.47 white people vs 31.17 black people. And people really want to believe that the outrage is simply over one murdered black teenager.

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The judicial system does not recognize the value of black life and subsequently the tragedy of black death. It never has and never will. Cameras aren’t the missing element which will change that.

This isn’t because police officers are innocent paragons of virtue, but because the system is inherently biased in favor of law enforcement.

Sunday, November 30th

A post that brilliantly explains why “Men’s Rights Activists” are misguided and why the oppression that men face in our culture is not a result of “misandry” but of misogyny.

And there it is.

Federal Court Halts Execution in Texas Double Murder Case - NYTimes.com (via dendroica)

Black and brown people are dying by the hands of the police and we are okay with it? A 12 year old, a 7 year old, and 18 year old, a 43 year old. I’m so tired of people making the excuse, well he was a thug or he resisted arrest. Well the 7 year old girl who was shot while sleeping, was she a thug? Or a man who was recently stopped by police for having his hands in his pockets, was he a thug? So many innocent people of color are dying and we can’t sit by. Whether it’s by pen or protest, we must get the word out that this type of misconduct will not be allowed.

Last night’s Colbert Report was a home run. Click here to watch.

December 3, 2014

The tragic reality of Eric Garner’s death 

Nobody cares what’s happening in Mexico Today the government spoke. They told us the 43 students are likely death and that the killers burned their bodies. We have nothing. Not the bodies , not the truth. Nothing. We don’t believe them. We need evidence. We need help. Please help us, spread what’s happening in Mexico. It’s a crime to be a student in Mexico. We are being repressed and we need international preassure for answers and for the government to take action or to resign if they are unable to manage this human rights crisis. #vivosselosllevaronvivoslosqueremos

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FACT‬: No other major democracy in the world allows for the unfettered spending on elections by private donors—let’s ‪#‎MoveToAmend‬ & ‪#‎GetMoneyOut‬: http://ow.ly/EGEsb

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