HB 976/SB 597: The destruction of public education

Contact your legislators now to register strong opposition to these bills! The LFT points out: These bills will use the funding process to virtually abolish public education. Your tax dollars will be spent on private and religious schools, virtual schools, home schools and charter schools created by corporations, businesses and industry providers. These bills violate … More HB 976/SB 597: The destruction of public education

Louisiana Legislature

The legislative session is being unleashed upon us today and it is easy to see why people are anti-government — what the Pelican State is going to do, apparently, is pass bills to better soak the public. Naturally, this will be done “without taxes.” From the LFT: The governor’s supporters say they want to pass … More Louisiana Legislature

Angola Road

It seems I am bypassing Lent entirely, as I have not stopped playing Carnival songs. Today, though, I visited the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, where I am accompanying a prisoner on death row for as long as it takes. I have been doing this since 1992 and that is twenty years. In prison we … More Angola Road

Nina Turner

“By implementing more intensive screenings before prescribing the medication and requiring outpatient educational services, we can do more to prevent the potential side effects linked to PDE-5 inhibitors,” Senator Turner explained. “We must advocate for the traditional family, protect the sanctity of procreation, and ensure that all men using PDE-5 inhibitors are healthy, stable, and … More Nina Turner

Baltasar Garzón

Axé, Baltasar. Tornarem a véncer. * The person who posted this video does not like it, but I do: Garzón, 9. II. 2012: Rechazo frontalmente la sentencia que me ha sido notificada en el día de hoy. Lo hago por entender que no se ajusta a derecho, que me condena de forma injusta y predeterminada. … More Baltasar Garzón

Juan Bosch

More on the Dominican theme. I don’t remember the US backed coup of 1963, but I do remember the US backed invasion of 1965, when we were also putting Mobutu Sese Seko into the Congo and escalating in Viet Nam. I cannot believe people witnessed these things, yet did not understand the drumbeat that led … More Juan Bosch