Earlier this week, on the CNN show New Day, Houck claimed that Black people are “prone to criminality.” This is a flat-out lie, yet anchor Chris Cuomo did little to question or negate Houck’s racist assertion.
Alton Sterling and Philando Castile were killed this week.
Then, after a peaceful protest in response to these unjust deaths, a sniper killed at least five police officers in Dallas.
When people lack opportunities to give meaningful input on decisions that determine their future, they lose faith in the democratic process. They’re wary of election-year appeals from political candidates — the very people they feel have abandoned them.
Here’s a pitch for a sequel to Groundhog Day: Set it in Congress, and replace Phil — the jaded weatherman played by Bill Murray — with House Republicans trying to undermine Net Neutrality day after day after day.
The leaked rules give us a revealing and startling look at how the FBI can conduct surveillance of journalists in complete secrecy and with no court oversight.
Of the many low points in the media’s handling of the Donald Trump presidential campaign, CNN’s hiring of former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski as a political commentator may be the lowest.
If this week is any indication, many of our representatives in Congress have abandoned their responsibility to represent their constituents and uphold the Constitution.
