Santa Monica, CA -  Last week, the Supreme Court ruled against the city of New Haven, CT, finding the city wrongfully threw out firefighter promotion test results based on race. The decision was made because 19 out of the top 20 scores were made by white men. The other one was Latino.

This could be the beginning of the end for discrimination in ( Read more... )

Tallahassee, FL - While wondering when life would grant me the time to do some digging into Judge Sotomayor's record my cousin produced this piece on his blog: Sonia Sotomayor: a Primer

Rather then reinvent the wheel, I refer my readers to his writings. His analysis is even handed and well referenced. While you're at it, check out the rest of his ( Read more... )

Main Entry: dis·crim·i·na·tion
Pronunciation: dis-"kri-m&-'nA-sh&n
Function: noun
3 a : the act, practice, or an instance of discriminating categorically rather than individually b : prejudiced or prejudicial outlook, action, or treatment discrimination>
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
The voters of Michigan have a chance to slam dunk the ( Read more... )

New Orleans, LA - This trip was brought to you by the shit storm New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin brought down around his ears through a speech he gave on Martin Luther King day. But don't take my word for it, read for yourself:On Monday, Nagin said God wanted New Orleans to be predominantly black and said he didn't care what the predominantly white ( Read more... )

Once again the never to be sufficiently damned generator in the truck is on strike. So tomorrow afternoon once again I make the five hour trek to Tampa. Monday morning the generator priests will once again take a crack at exorcising the demons from that thing ( Read more... )