Joe Sims
LATEST ARTICLES BY Joe Sims
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U.S.
Court strikes blow against equal Internet access
April 9, 2010A blow was struck to equal access to the Internet by a federal appeals court this week.
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U.S.
Federal panel grills Greenspan, Citigroup on predatory lending
April 7, 2010The nation's subprime crisis will be in the news from Wednesday to Friday this week as the federal government's Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission begins a new round of hearings.
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U.S.
Immigrant vets face deportation
April 5, 2010Up to 1,000 foreign born veterans, permanent residents, but not yet citizens are sitting in 350 detention centers across the country awaiting deportation.
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Opinion
Google quits China
March 25, 2010The Google-China conflict raises larger issues of politics in the Internet age.
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U.S.
Senate drug sentencing bill reduces disparities, not far enough
March 18, 2010The Senate, by voice vote March 17, passed legislation that would reduce the crack/cocaine sentencing disparity.
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U.S.
Criminal justice reform takes step forward
March 16, 2010Small, but significant, victories are being made to reduce inequalities in criminal justice system.
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U.S.
Debate rages on how to solve Black unemployment
March 3, 2010A debate raged recently over growing Black unemployment - 30 percent among youth - as President Obama renewed federal support for historically Black colleges.
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Opinion
War is peace
February 25, 2010Defense Secretary Gates, in Orwellian logic, said the biggest threat to peace is the European peace movement. WTF?
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