<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - PowerIsKnowledge's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/</link><description>&quot;Everything that everyone is afraid of has already happened: The fragility of capitalism, which we don't want to admit; the loss of the empire of the United States; and American exceptionalism. In fact, American exceptionalism is that we are exceptionally backward in about fifteen different categories, from education to infrastructure. But we're in a stage of denial: we want to re-establish things as they used to be, to put the country back where it was.&quot; - James Hillman</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2012</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 3 May 2012 12:12:14 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 01:46:42 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>A Toast to Newt</title>
<description><![CDATA[The end of a campaign is too often treated like the death of a person—say something nice, at least for now, or keep your mouth shut. In the case of the much-belated official demise of Newt Gingrich's presidential bid, the kid-glove treatment might be considered especially app&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></source><link>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/03/11518581-a-toast-to-newt</link><guid>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/03/11518581-a-toast-to-newt</guid><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>tea-party</category><category>conservatives</category><category>republican-party</category><category>newt-gingrich</category><category>right-wing</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 May 2012 12:11:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>How to Complain About a Church-State Violation</title>
<description><![CDATA[As more people become dissatisfied with efforts by religious extremists to inject their beliefs into our secular government, efforts to protect separation of church and state may become more common. And as more of us embrace reality over faith, we may gradually become more willin&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></source><link>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/03/11518525-how-to-complain-about-a-church-state-violation</link><guid>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/03/11518525-how-to-complain-about-a-church-state-violation</guid><category>politics</category><category>government</category><category>church</category><category>aclu</category><category>atheist</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 May 2012 12:07:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Why the National Day of Prayer Must End</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></source><link>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/30/11475460-why-the-national-day-of-prayer-must-end</link><guid>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/30/11475460-why-the-national-day-of-prayer-must-end</guid><category>politics</category><category>tea-party</category><category>conservatives</category><category>god</category><category>christians</category><category>atheist</category><category>national-day-of-prayer</category><category>psychology-today</category><category>christiany</category><category>national-day-of-reason</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:25:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>George Zimmerman's fundraising website disabled</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></source><link>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/25/11397021-george-zimmermans-fundraising-website-disabled</link><guid>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/25/11397021-george-zimmermans-fundraising-website-disabled</guid><category>us-news</category><category>trayvon-martin</category><category>george-zimmermans</category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:51:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledge8D4CF722-5949-0EBF-9CCC-03C11061F63E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="75" width="100" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledge8D4CF722-5949-0EBF-9CCC-03C11061F63E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="100" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title> Sen. Lugar Latest High-Profile Republican Accused of Voter Fraud as GOP Fraud Epidemic Continues</title>
<description><![CDATA[While the GOP and its operatives have been on a tear over the last year (and many more), falsely claiming an epidemic of Democratic "voter fraud" meriting the potential disenfranchisement of tens of thousands of legal (and mostly Democratic) voters through polling place Photo ID &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></source><link>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/25/11390619-sen-lugar-latest-high-profile-republican-accused-of-voter-fraud-as-gop-fraud-epidemic-continues</link><guid>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/25/11390619-sen-lugar-latest-high-profile-republican-accused-of-voter-fraud-as-gop-fraud-epidemic-continues</guid><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>tea-party</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>conservatives</category><category>newt-gingrich</category><category>right-wing</category><category>rick-santorum</category><category>voter-fraud</category><category>jon-huntsman</category><category>bernie-sanders</category><category>government-accountability-office</category><category>james-okeefe</category><category>richard-lugar</category><category>photo-id</category><category>todd-akin</category><category>fred-karger</category><category>charlie-webster</category><category>chilie-white</category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:48:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Atheism &amp; Politics | National Atheist Party</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></source><link>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/24/11368500-atheism-politics-national-atheist-party</link><guid>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/24/11368500-atheism-politics-national-atheist-party</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>atheism</category><category>national-atheist-party</category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:05:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledgeC4D6A4E6-F60C-5DE3-0044-3C95366BE2F8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="153" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledgeC4D6A4E6-F60C-5DE3-0044-3C95366BE2F8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="62" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Please tell me this is a joke! Robert Bork to lead Romney's Constitutional and Judicial Advisory Team</title>
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Would have preferred to have seeded this but Newsvine wouldn't accept it as a seed. I thought this was something that voters might want to know.
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Selecting Supreme Court Justices is one of the most important jobs a President will do.&nbsp; Justices serve for life, a&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></source><link>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/23/11351028-please-tell-me-this-is-a-joke-robert-bork-to-lead-romneys-constitutional-and-judicial-advisory-team</link><guid>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/23/11351028-please-tell-me-this-is-a-joke-robert-bork-to-lead-romneys-constitutional-and-judicial-advisory-team</guid><category>politics</category><category>supreme-court</category><category>romney</category><category>judges</category><category>bork</category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:50:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledge6B8D4D4C-C496-FB1C-FC19-E909F98BA3A0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="137" width="230" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledge6B8D4D4C-C496-FB1C-FC19-E909F98BA3A0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Romney and Bork, a Dangerous Team: New Campaign Exposes Romney's Embrace of Judicial Extremism&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>David Blackwell: Black Math Pioneer</title>
<description><![CDATA[There was a time when David Blackwell, the first black member of&nbsp; the National Academy of Sciences, was shunned by his colleagues because of his race, denied the right to attend lectures and do research at Princeton University and blocked from a post at the University of Cal&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></source><link>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/22/11337445-david-blackwell-black-math-pioneer</link><guid>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/22/11337445-david-blackwell-black-math-pioneer</guid><category>history</category><category>berkeley</category><category>university-of-california</category><category>princeton-university</category><category>howard-university</category><category>national-academy-of-sciences</category><category>mathematician</category><category>statistician</category><category>american-statistical-association</category><category>david-blackwell</category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:56:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledge932E0CC5-E116-637A-0721-495D26864D1C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledge932E0CC5-E116-637A-0721-495D26864D1C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Walmart and ALEC: Time to End Ties</title>
<description><![CDATA[Until a few weeks ago, many of us didn't know the name ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. But the Trayvon Martin tragedy and debate around Florida's "Stand your ground" law has uncovered the nationwide, systematic work by ALEC to advance cookie-cutter legislation th&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></source><link>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/22/11336682-walmart-and-alec-time-to-end-ties</link><guid>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/22/11336682-walmart-and-alec-time-to-end-ties</guid><category>politics</category><category>wal-mart</category><category>trayvon-martin</category><category>nra</category><category>gun-laws</category><category>alec</category><category>voter-id</category><category>stand-your-ground</category><category>walton-family</category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:30:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledgeDBC77C15-2DFC-0E7A-EB77-0A39C6470FC1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledgeDBC77C15-2DFC-0E7A-EB77-0A39C6470FC1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Childhood Obesity: Chicago Schools Bring Back Physical Education</title>
<description><![CDATA[Rising childhood-obesity rates spur officials to restore physical education.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></source><link>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/20/11310052-childhood-obesity-chicago-schools-bring-back-physical-education</link><guid>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/20/11310052-childhood-obesity-chicago-schools-bring-back-physical-education</guid><category>education</category><category>exercise</category><category>schools</category><category>chicago</category><category>gym</category><category>public-schools</category><category>physical-education</category><category>lynette-holloway</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:31:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Rush Limbaugh Gets Disturbing Message About Obama and &amp;#8216;Minions&amp;#8217; When He Tried to Use Apple&amp;#8217;s Siri | TheBlaze.com</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></source><link>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/20/11309581-rush-limbaugh-gets-disturbing-message-about-obama-and-minions-when-he-tried-to-use-apples-siri-theblazecom</link><guid>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/20/11309581-rush-limbaugh-gets-disturbing-message-about-obama-and-minions-when-he-tried-to-use-apples-siri-theblazecom</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>apple</category><category>rush-limbaugh</category><category>verizon</category><category>siri</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:56:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledge58AF28E5-9E01-68BF-07D8-7B3AB10AC624.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="187" width="270" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledge58AF28E5-9E01-68BF-07D8-7B3AB10AC624.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Five Myths About Crime in Black America—and the Statistical Truths - COLORLINES</title>
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In the wake of Trayvon Martin&rsquo;s death, we&rsquo;ve seen a lot of discussion of the larger societal issues that play into how and when people are perceived as criminals. There were hoodies, there were marches, and there were frank talks from parent to child about how to mi&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Meloney]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Meloney]]></source><link>http://Meloney.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/15/11209637-five-myths-about-crime-in-black-americaand-the-statistical-truths-colorlines</link><guid>http://Meloney.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/15/11209637-five-myths-about-crime-in-black-americaand-the-statistical-truths-colorlines</guid><category>us-news</category><category>crime</category><category>civil-rights</category><category>discrimination</category><category>social-justice</category><category>legal-justice</category><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:55:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Meloney51CC842C-3C6C-3ED7-9A8F-1AB1F47EFDE3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1223" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Meloney51CC842C-3C6C-3ED7-9A8F-1AB1F47EFDE3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="367" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title> Trayvon Martin: A Moment or A Movement</title>
<description><![CDATA[Since the murder of Trayvon Martin and non arrest of confessed killer George Zimmerman, people of African descent in America, have taken to the streets in mass numbers. Black people of all ages, politicians, entertainers and professional athletes have all expressed their feelings&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></source><link>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/10/11121939-trayvon-martin-a-moment-or-a-movement</link><guid>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/10/11121939-trayvon-martin-a-moment-or-a-movement</guid><category>politics</category><category>crime</category><category>murder</category><category>freedom</category><category>trayvon-martin</category><category>george-zimmerman</category><category>national-black-united-front</category><category>salim-k-t-adofo</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:29:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>NAACP Takes Voting Rights Campaign to UN | The Afro-American Newspapers | Your Community. Your History. Your News.</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></source><link>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/09/11098915-naacp-takes-voting-rights-campaign-to-un-the-afro-american-newspapers-your-community-your-history-your-news</link><guid>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/09/11098915-naacp-takes-voting-rights-campaign-to-un-the-afro-american-newspapers-your-community-your-history-your-news</guid><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>tea-party</category><category>un</category><category>human-rights</category><category>conservatives</category><category>civil-rights</category><category>right-wing</category><category>naacp</category><category>jeb-bush</category><category>voting-rights</category><pubDate>Mon, 9 Apr 2012 13:27:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Trayvon Blues</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></source><link>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/09/11098178-the-trayvon-blues</link><guid>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/09/11098178-the-trayvon-blues</guid><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>police</category><category>tea-party</category><category>supreme-court</category><category>conservatives</category><category>right-wing</category><category>trayvon-martin</category><category>jeb-bush</category><category>criminal-justice-system</category><category>john-grant</category><category>david-brion-davis</category><pubDate>Mon, 9 Apr 2012 12:35:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Genital Politics</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></source><link>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/09/11098051-genital-politics</link><guid>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/09/11098051-genital-politics</guid><category>politics</category><category>health-care</category><category>gop</category><category>tea-party</category><category>conservatives</category><category>right-wing</category><category>planned-parenthood</category><category>birth-control</category><category>war-on-women</category><category>jeb-bush</category><category>abortions</category><category>genitals</category><category>procreation</category><category>reproductive-system</category><category>stephen-pizzo</category><pubDate>Mon, 9 Apr 2012 12:26:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>For black Sanford residents, a history of distrusting police</title>
<description><![CDATA[When Sanford's black residents talk about the "good old boy" network, they often mean the Sanford police department, which for many, embodies the worst aspects of the old south.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></source><link>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/04/11018626-for-black-sanford-residents-a-history-of-distrusting-police</link><guid>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/04/11018626-for-black-sanford-residents-a-history-of-distrusting-police</guid><category>us-news</category><category>racism</category><category>law-enforcement</category><category>kkk</category><pubDate>Wed, 4 Apr 2012 16:23:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledgeD6338524-5219-D05A-FCA7-7D657D41823C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="75" width="100" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledgeD6338524-5219-D05A-FCA7-7D657D41823C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="100" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Howard Morgan, Black Off-Duty Cop Shot 28 Times By White Chicago Officers, Faces Sentencing</title>
<description><![CDATA[As much of the country follows the Trayvon Martin case, activists in Chicago are hoping to bring some of that attention to Howard Morgan, a former Chicago police officer who was shot 28 times by white officers -- and lived to tell his side of the story.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></source><link>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/04/11016331-howard-morgan-black-off-duty-cop-shot-28-times-by-white-chicago-officers-faces-sentencing</link><guid>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/04/11016331-howard-morgan-black-off-duty-cop-shot-28-times-by-white-chicago-officers-faces-sentencing</guid><category>politics</category><category>police</category><category>racism</category><category>black-voices-news</category><category>howard-morgan</category><category>trayvon-martin</category><pubDate>Wed, 4 Apr 2012 13:19:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledge05E2814C-1DE6-FAC7-EDCC-8D825787964A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="82" width="112" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledge05E2814C-1DE6-FAC7-EDCC-8D825787964A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="112" height="82" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Black Marine veteran, 68, shot dead by police after wearable medical alert gadget went off in error </title>
<description><![CDATA[
The Trayvon Martin story remains in national headlines this week, but little media attention has been paid to a similarly troubling case: that of Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr., a 68-year-old Marine vet killed in his home last November by police officers in White Plains, NY.
The off&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></source><link>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/03/11005478-black-marine-veteran-68-shot-dead-by-police-after-wearable-medical-alert-gadget-went-off-in-error</link><guid>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/03/11005478-black-marine-veteran-68-shot-dead-by-police-after-wearable-medical-alert-gadget-went-off-in-error</guid><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Tue, 3 Apr 2012 20:39:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>In Ponzi We Trust | People &amp; Places | Smithsonian Magazine</title>
<description><![CDATA[In Ponzi We Trust
Borrowing from Peter to pay Paul is a scheme made famous by Charles Ponzi. Who was this crook whose name graces this scam?]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></source><link>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/02/10979021-in-ponzi-we-trust-people-places-smithsonian-magazine</link><guid>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/02/10979021-in-ponzi-we-trust-people-places-smithsonian-magazine</guid><category>history</category><category>madoff</category><category>ponzi-scheme</category><category>galbraith</category><category>mary-darby</category><pubDate>Mon, 2 Apr 2012 10:31:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledge5CA72A97-8096-EEA7-AF37-1A7595AD7512.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="209" width="388" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledge5CA72A97-8096-EEA7-AF37-1A7595AD7512.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="65" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>D.C. Holds Events To Celebrate Emancipation Act | WAMU 88.5 - American University Radio</title>
<description><![CDATA[Congress passed the act during the Civil War, and when President Abraham Lincoln signed it in 1862, nine months before he issued the more famous emancipation proclamation, it freed more than 3,000 slaves in Washington.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></source><link>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/31/10959812-dc-holds-events-to-celebrate-emancipation-act-wamu-885-american-university-radio</link><guid>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/31/10959812-dc-holds-events-to-celebrate-emancipation-act-wamu-885-american-university-radio</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>congress</category><category>civil-war</category><category>slavery</category><category>slaves</category><category>emancipation-proclamation</category><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:38:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledge9D3CC540-1E58-39EE-FAD8-471C0A63955A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="80" width="255" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledge9D3CC540-1E58-39EE-FAD8-471C0A63955A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="38" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Why I Wear &quot;The Hoodie&quot;</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Trayvon Martin should not have died.
&nbsp;
Trayvon was just a 17 year old kid.&nbsp; He probably got into the same hijinks that regular 17 year-olds get into (I'm assuming most of us on the Vine were 17 once).&nbsp; Yet he met his end in the most senseless way.&nbsp; What is mo&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Wm. Sanders]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Wm. Sanders]]></source><link>http://swilliamrex.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/31/10949085-why-i-wear-the-hoodie</link><guid>http://swilliamrex.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/31/10949085-why-i-wear-the-hoodie</guid><category>race</category><category>florida</category><category>politics</category><category>gun-control</category><category>facebook</category><category>sanford</category><category>hoodie</category><category>stand-your-ground</category><category>twitter</category><category>trayvan-martin</category><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 04:20:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swilliamrex8A39742E-52D5-298B-53B0-AE2805B84676.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="800" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swilliamrex8A39742E-52D5-298B-53B0-AE2805B84676.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="240" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>How Can the Architects of Crisis Investigate It?</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Guest  Author: William K. Black is Associate professor of Economics at  University of Missouri, Kamsas City.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cletus Wilbury]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Cletus Wilbury]]></source><link>http://cletuswilbury.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/30/10939710-how-can-the-architects-of-crisis-investigate-it</link><guid>http://cletuswilbury.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/30/10939710-how-can-the-architects-of-crisis-investigate-it</guid><category>politics</category><category>recession</category><category>white-collar-crime</category><category>financial-crisis-inquiry-commission</category><category>fcic</category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:53:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cletuswilbury62892A02-EF4C-8E80-14F1-C19CEA399409.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="90" width="210" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cletuswilbury62892A02-EF4C-8E80-14F1-C19CEA399409.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="52" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Journal E: Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America</title>
<description><![CDATA[Searching&nbsp; through America's past for the last 25 years, collector James Allen&nbsp; uncovered an extraordinary visual legacy: photographs and postcards&nbsp; taken as souvenirs at lynchings throughout America. With essays by Hilton&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></source><link>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/30/10937720-journal-e-without-sanctuary-lynching-photography-in-america</link><guid>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/30/10937720-journal-e-without-sanctuary-lynching-photography-in-america</guid><category>us-news</category><category>republicans</category><category>gop</category><category>conservatives</category><category>right-wing</category><category>african-americans</category><category>trayvon-martin</category><category>lynching</category><category>ttea-party</category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:31:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledge23D5FBE2-1ECD-ECC2-8AFD-41D63C37D9DE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="216" width="330" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledge23D5FBE2-1ECD-ECC2-8AFD-41D63C37D9DE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Trayvon Martin and the Deadly Legacy of Vigilantism - COLORLINES</title>
<description><![CDATA[The unprovoked killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin has sparked widespread national outrage, particularly among black Americans. The particulars of the case are, at best, tragic, and at worst, horrifying: Martin was visiting a friend of his father&rsquo;s in a small gated commun&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></source><link>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/30/10937432-trayvon-martin-and-the-deadly-legacy-of-vigilantism-colorlines</link><guid>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/30/10937432-trayvon-martin-and-the-deadly-legacy-of-vigilantism-colorlines</guid><category>us-news</category><category>african-americans</category><category>blacks</category><category>lynchings</category><category>travon-martin</category><category>koritha-mitchell</category><category>living-with-lynching</category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:12:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledge83899197-6B62-7200-30EF-492F32C79E46.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="254" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledge83899197-6B62-7200-30EF-492F32C79E46.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>
