Time is a strange concept. We cannot see it in front of us - we can only look back at what has already happened. As we mark these artificial boundaries, let's take a moment to remember the big stories from the past year...

The big one of course is the ongoing problem with police overreaction. Remember way back when that was demonstrated by giving innocent people repeated enemas to look for drugs? Remember when excessive force was encapsulated in the phrase "Don't taze me, bro!". With stories popping up almost daily now, the phrases are "Hands up, don't shoot!" and "I can't breathe!". Shoot First and Ask Questions Later seems to be the current M.O. Two disturbing incidents of cops being assassinated have not helped the situation either. We cannot continue to abide this. Here's hoping this toxic mindset stays in 2014 and eventually is relegated to the dustbin of history.
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26 comments (Latest Comment: 12/31/2014 19:53:57 by Raine)

On December 3rd, a Staten Island grand jury declined to indict NYC Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo for the chocking death of Eric Garner.
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30 comments (Latest Comment: 12/29/2014 21:40:57 by Mondobubba)

It's not that hard to find this flag flying around the Southeast United States. I've been to a place called Miami, and have even been to Little Havana. Maria's uncle came to Miami in 1961 and lived in the United States for about 50 years - he never bothered to learn a lick of English; he didn't have to.
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3 comments (Latest Comment: 12/28/2014 14:43:40 by velveeta jones)

Peace, Love, and Hope to you all
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1 comments (Latest Comment: 12/25/2014 14:39:31 by Will in Chicago)

Good Morning.

Today is our 4,825th day in Afghanistan, and our 187th day back in Iraq.

We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing wars, courtesy of Antiwar.com:

US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,356
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,127
There have been 3 casualties in Iraq.

We find this morning's Cost of War passing through:
$ 1, 590, 279, 750, 000 .00
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36 comments (Latest Comment: 12/24/2014 04:55:41 by Will in Chicago)