Source: Channel4.com As they stood to leave the court, one, Derrick Wheatt, thumped his chest, tears streaming down his cheeks. Mothers, sisters, nephews, and brothers stood tearfully almost unable to believe that twenty years after their convictions, the East Cleveland Three would be released. Also in the courtroom that day were lawyers and law students from the Ohio Innocence Project, …
The numbers are staggering: US is ‘world leader’ in child poverty
Source: Rawstory.com America’s wealth grew by 60 percent in the past six years, by over $30 trillion. In approximately the same time, the number of homeless children has also grown by 60 percent. Financier and CEO Peter Schiff said, “People don’t go hungry in a capitalist economy.” The 16 million kids on food stamps know what it’s like to go …
280 Muslim Delegates Lobby Congress on ‘Historic’ First National Muslim Advocacy Day
Source: CAIR.COM (A short video of the event is available at the bottom of this page) Some 280 delegates from more than 20 states met today with elected officials and congressional staffers during the “historic” first-ever National Muslim Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), a coalition of leading national …
