[tweet https://twitter.com/sarahkendzior/status/501198786656346112] [tweet https://twitter.com/aseriesofpoints/status/501252797648863233] Seems that y’all’s favorite liberals are citing white supremacist websites, all in the name of red-baiting and commie-punching. It would be funnier if I did not know that there were a ton of […]
The Alabama AFL-CIO makes its 2014 endorsements…..
….and it is plain to see why the Glorious Workers Revolution ain’t exactly around the corner: They endorsed Parker Griffith, the Democratic nominee for Governor. This would be the same Parker Griffith that scored no […]
Morning Links for August 17, 2014.
I have been busy with conference papers and such, which is why you have not seen a Morning Links for a few days. But I am back, and so are the links. Also…. Just a […]
The Dueling Sides of “Just Comply”.
(Today features a guest post from S. Lorén Trull. Trull is a native North Carolinian who holds a JD from the UNC School of Law and is a PhD Candidate in Public Policy at UNC […]
Life in the Time of State Violence: Mike Brown, Ferguson, and dealing with the police.
When the Edward Snowden revelations about the NSA came out, I was still active on Twitter. The reaction was instant, and the outrage came from a diverse group of people who ordinarily would not be in […]
Morning Links for August 11, 2014.
The South. Kartik Krishnayer at The Florida Squeeze writes about the battle unfurling in the Democratic gubernatorial primary between supporters of former State Sen. Nan Rich (D-Broward County) and former Gov. Charlie Crist. It is a […]
Morning Links for August 10, 2014.
This will be a new feature at The South Lawn, where we give you links and news to get informed. It is a big world out there; know what’s happening in it with The South […]
Your Priorities Suck: The Iggy Azalea Edition.
(The title is a nod to the late, great Roger Ebert.) A sampling of the challenges that Black Americans face on a day-to-day basis: On the job market, Black folks have finally achieved employment equality […]
Mo Brooks is embarrassing. The Alabama Democratic Party, even more so.
This week, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) thoroughly embarrassed Alabamans from Muscle Shoals to Orange Beach with his comments that Democrats were waging a “war on whites”. Not only did Brooks make the comments on the Laura […]
The Outrage Du Jour: Exodus. The Movie. Seriously.
It seems that people are outraged about the latest major blockbuster film to be set in Africa and, magically, not have any people of color playing major protagonist roles in the film. Maybe the movie […]
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