An Ignoble Experiment: A warning to a dysfunctional nation

2015/10/28

A warning to a dysfunctional nation

The new book about Notorious RBG is a "self-conscious hagiography," but ThinkProgress' legal expert breaks down why it also includes a warning to a broken nation. In a press conference today at noon, the sheriff in charge of 'Officer Slam's' police department said the officer, who flipped and dragged a teenage girl like a rag doll, has been fired -- but the sheriff also blamed the girl and said she needs to be "held responsible." And, these GOP candidates want you to believe they worked their way up from the bottom, when they were actually born into immense privilege.

Justice Ginsburg's Warning To A Dysfunctional Nation

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been a national figure for at least half of her life. As founding director of the ACLU's Women's Rights Project, Ginsburg probably did more than any other litigator in the nation's history to abolish sex discrimination and gender stereotyping. As an appellate judge, she was among the most admired members of the federal bench and frequently fed her law clerks to the Supreme Court. Now, she is one of the nine most powerful judges in the country. ...(read more)

Sheriff Says Teenage Girl Who Was Slammed By Cop Started It, 'Needs To Be Held Responsible'

'Officer Slam' To Be Fired After Video Shows Him Flipping And Dragging Teenage Girl

These GOP Candidates Were Born Into Privilege But Want You To Think Otherwise

With Wednesday night's GOP debate in Boulder, Colorado focused on the economy, many of the dozen-plus roster of Republican candidates have recently worked to highlight their personal economic stories. Both former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and hotel mogul Donald Trump have boasted about their business acumen, while others highlight the influence of their hard-working immigrant parents, or how they exhibit personal frugality in their shopping habits. ...(read more)