Author: Justin Lane

  Dozier School For Boys located in Marianna, Florida was the scene of horrific violence and brutality resulting in the deaths of scores of the young men that inhabited it. For years, researchers have fought with Republican politicians for the right to go and find the bodies of these boys. Rick Scott being chief amongst those who would have rather let this sleeping dog lie. Now, the first of the 55 bodies from Dozier has been identified as George Owen Smith. At the time of his death, Smith was a 14-year-old who had been sent to Dozier for having stolen...

  Remember Victoria Jackson? No, probably not. She was a rather nondescript member of the cast of Saturday Night Live. After leaving the program, she became another voice inside of the Tea Party. She recently made a bid for a seat on the Williamson County Commission and she lost. Now, she is vowing to continue her efforts to represent “true conservatism” by badgering the people who will listen to her with conspiracy theories. Jackson lost to Judy Lynch Herbert and Betsy Hester. Despite losing to both candidates by a 2:1 margin, Jackson claimed that the race was still a...

  On Wednesday, Charles Koch took the time to remind us all that he despises the poor. The billionaire right-winger published an op-ed in USA Today titled “How to really turn the economy around” and in it he outlines his ideas about how to further improve the already-improving economy. What really shines through is just how much disdain the ultra-wealthy conservative has for the poor. Koch’s plan outlines a number of ways to “turn the economy around.” Most of those ways, though, that Koch outlines using to improve the economy just serve to further marginalize the poor. You’d think...

  Why does the Right hate good Samaritans so much? Not even a week ago, Donald Trump was talking about how stupid it was for the United States to take care of the Americans that had contracted Ebola in the current outbreak in Africa. Now Ann Coulter is stepping up to the plate to  defend her title as the most vitriolic and inane blabbermouth in the country. On her blog, Coulter says, “I wonder how the Ebola doctor feels now that his humanitarian trip has cost a Christian charity much more than any services he rendered. What was the...

  Users of Risperdal are at a higher risk of suffering gynecomastia than non users according to new research presented at the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2014 annual meeting. Risperdal is an antipsychotic drug used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The drug is the subject of a large number of lawsuits alleging the drug caused gynecomastia. “Patient’s deserve to have full access to the safety information regarding any drug they are considering taking,” commented Megan McBride, an attorney with the Levin, Papantonio law firm who practices in the areas of Mass Tort and bad drug litigation. “Unfortunately,...