Mark Fiore On The Meaning Of Boston

From Fiore: After the terrible bombings in Boston, it’s time to take a closer look about what running, and America, is all about.

Jon Stewart Destroys Fox News Hypocrisy On The Bill Of Rights & The Boston Bombing

In the wake up the bombings in Boston, Fox News has diligently called for racial profiling, indiscriminate surveillance, torture, and basically every policy that violates the United States Constitution. Watch the below series of GIFs as Jon Stewart beautifully deconstructs how Fox News argues that America should essentially remove the Bill of Rights to fight terrorism:

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Roger Ebert On School Violence

As more and more information is released on the culprits behind the Boston Marathon bombings, the late critic’s words are incredibly relevant.

Lil Wayne’s Lyrical Fascism

The Article: Lil Wayne’s Lyrical Fascism by Henry A. Giroux in TruthOut.

The Text: “People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned. . . . People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become, and they pay for it, very simply by the lives they lead.” – James Baldwin

We have come a long way from the struggles that launched the civil rights movement over 50 years ago. During that historical period, brave men and women marched, integrated white-only lunch counters, defied orders to sit in the back of the bus, challenged police brutality and put their bodies in the face of danger for civil and economic rights. Many of them were beaten, attacked by police dogs and jailed. They fought for a higher cause, and in some cases gave their lives in the face of insufferable injustices. They embodied the ethical grammar of hope, one that demanded courage, struggle and the creation of social movements.

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Best Of The President’s White House Correspondents Dinner

There are some pretty great one-liners here…and some really awkward ones. Enjoy!