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Paths Crossed: Steve Schapiro
An elfin guy, sweet smile, carrying cameras and surrounded by a rumor of greatness. He seemed shy and shyly unobtrusive. Steve Schapiro became a temporary part of The Great Gatsby while we were shooting in England, at Pinewood Studios. How … Continue reading
Posted in Human rights, Paths Crossed, The Facts of Life, voting and voting rights
Tagged civil rights 1960s, Steve Schapiro
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Lovin’ this gerrymander
I said something the other day (yesterday I was watching football) about the gerrymander. About hating it in Tennessee and loving it in New York State. Here’s what I mean, in this Times piece today, “N.Y. Democrats Could Gain 3 … Continue reading
Posted in Judiciary, Koch Bros Final Solution to Democracy, Politics, Racism, The Facts of Life, voting and voting rights
Tagged gerrymandering, John Roberts, New York State redistricting, SCOTUS, voting rights
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Fighting the gerrymander
Marc Elias, the voting rights warrior who, with his group of litigators, smack immediate lawsuits on any state screwing around with their redistricting maps, sent this item today on his weekly Democracy Docket report on our monumental voting rights battle. … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Koch Bros Final Solution to Democracy, Law, suits and order, Lawyers, Politics, Propaganda, Racism, The Facts of Life, voting and voting rights
Tagged Democracy Docket, electoral redistricting maps, gerrymandering, Jim Cooper, Marc Elias, Nashville TN, New York State gerrymandering, SCOTUS, Tennessee gerrymandering, US Senate
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