(Flickr/Pamela J. Eisenberg) A mural of Lucille Ball in Los Angeles. Fifty-nine years ago today, I Love Lucy premiered on CBS.
Gabriel Arana
Gabriel Arana is a contributing editor at The American Prospect. His articles on gay rights, immigration, and media have appeared in publications including The New Republic, The Nation, Salon, The Advocate, and The Daily Beast.
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The Little Picture: Sheriff Joe Struck Down Again.
(Flickr/SearchNet Media) Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has been widely criticized for conducting immigration roundups and detainee abuse. Today, a federal appeals court upheld a lower court ruling finding that prisons overseen by the sheriff failed to meet basic constitutional standards. Arpaio had been serving inmates rotten food and placing inmates on psychotropic drugs […]
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TAP’s Take: UnbeRheevable.
On this week’s podcast from The American Prospect: Gabriel Arana, Monica Potts, and Adam Serwer talk about the recent court ruling ordering the military to stop enforcing “don’t ask, don’t tell” and D.C. school chief Michelle Rhee’s resignation. Listen Now: To download the mp3 directly, click here. Articles mentioned in this podcast: “Obama’s ‘Don’t Ask, […]
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The Little Picture: Michelle Rhee.
Michelle Rhee resigned as D.C. schools chancellor today, a move that has been expected since Mayor Adrian Fenty lost the Democratic bid for re-election last month. (Flickr/David Clow)
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Obama’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Debacle
By dragging his feet amid dramatic social and legal advances for gay rights, the “change” president has become the chief obstacle to overturning DADT.
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The Little Picture: Oktoberfest.
(Flickr/Reinhold Beringer) Oktoberfest. On this day in 1810, the first Oktoberfest was held in Munich, Germany.
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The Little (Moving) Picture: Reconsider Columbus Day.
A PSA from reconsidercolumbusday.org, a national effort to “encourage people to learn the other side to the story of Columbus.”
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The Little Picture: Godly License Plates.
(Flickr/Daniel Greene) A vanity license plate in Arizona. Today, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that prohibiting religious references on license plates was unconstitutional.
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The Little Picture: Tuition Hikes.
(Flickr/J. Iannone) The University of Colorado, Boulder. Today, the Colorado Department of Higher Education released details about planned tuition hikes that included increases at some schools of up to 25 percent.
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TAP’s Take: Obama’s iPod Playlist Ruining the Country.
On this week’s podcast from The American Prospect: Mark Schmitt, Ann Friedman, and Monica Potts discuss freedom of speech rights at military funerals, Democrats remembering they support abortion rights, and the faux fiasco over the president’s iPod playlist. Listen Now: To download the mp3 directly, click here. Articles mentioned in this podcast: “Now That There’s […]
