January 2017 – Phil Mayes

A Frenzied Legislative Crackdown on Civil Rights

By Phil Mayes Posted on January 26, 2017 Posted in Law, Politics, Society Tagged with 1st Amendment, Democracy, OWS

I’m seeing a flurry of bills that limit protest: Resisting arrest can now be considered a hate crime in Louisiana Republicans pass bill to charge demonstrators for police overtime costs North Carolina Republican proposes legislation that would ban people from …

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The Press Versus Trump

By Phil Mayes Posted on January 22, 2017 Posted in Media, Politics

The NYTimes just published a fascinating article, not for its content, but for its tone. Starting with the headline “With False Claims, Trump Attacks Media on Turnout and Intelligence Rift“, the message is that the Trump administration lies, and those …

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Month: January 2017

A Frenzied Legislative Crackdown on Civil Rights

The Press Versus Trump