This week's open thread has highlighted the unsung heroes of the Civil Rights Movement. These were folks you wouldn't find in your high school or college history textbook, but they are very important. "Until the killing of black men, black mothers' sons, becomes as important to the rest of the country as the killing of a white mother's son. We who believe in freedom cannot … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Unsung Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
Politics
FLASHBACK: Putin Was For Targeted Airstrikes Before He Was Against Them
In an NY Times op-ed published yesterday, President Vladimir Putin is all like, "Military strikes are bad. Really bad. President Obama is mean!", and so-called progressives like Katrina vanden Heuvel and Prof. Jelani Cobb are eating it up like tasty pudding. But look at what Putin wrote in (ironically) a NY Times op-ed in 1999 (h/t Jim Roberts @nycjim): … [Read more...] about FLASHBACK: Putin Was For Targeted Airstrikes Before He Was Against Them
Wednesday Evening Thread: This Or That
P.O.U. commenter, Town, breaks it down like a fraction.... You go to McDonald's and order a cheeseburger. They give you a McWrap instead. What do you do? … [Read more...] about Wednesday Evening Thread: This Or That
Monday Open Thread: The Unsung Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
This week's open threads will highlight the other "unsung" heroes of the Civil Rights movement. We have always talked about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks. There were others, black and white who were involved in securing civil rights for African-Americans. This week's thread will talk about these people. Vernon Ferdinand Dahmer, … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: The Unsung Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
Saturday Open Thread: The March on Washington in Pictures
GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! We conclude our March on Washington pictorial with a look at "The Big Six"... … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: The March on Washington in Pictures