June 2013 Blog Posts (19)

Political Analyst and Hutchinson Report Host Earl Ofari Hutchinson on Sunday, June 30 saluted the inauguration of Mayor Eric Garcetti. Mayor Garcetti’s inauguration as Los Angeles Mayor is living proof that politics is truly about people not special…

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

During his trip to South Africa, President Obama graciously and reverentially praised Nelson Mandela as a leader who inspired people around the world and that included himself.  This was more than just praise for one of the planet’s most respected leaders, the man Obama called by his traditional tribal (and affectionate) name Madiba. He also accurately noted that Mandela was a driving force in the freedom struggle against…

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

President Obama, Democratic Senate leaders, and immigration rights groups heaped praise on GOP Senate leaders for finally getting enough of their party members to pass an immigration reform bill. It was indeed quite a feat considering the long, relentless, and dogged fight by the GOP majority to duck, dodge, and bury proposals on immigration reform. The conventional wisdom is that the 2012 presidential elections was…

Author and Nationally Syndicated Columnist Earl Ofari Hutchinson’s new book,  America on Trial: The Slaying of Trayvon Martin…

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The instant the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act by knocking out the key provision requiring Justice Department preclearance before a locale can alter or institute new voting procedures the  call went up for Congress to restore some version of this requirement. President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder quickly added their voices to that call. The chances of that happening are nil if the GOP has its…

Author and Nationally Syndicated Columnist Earl Ofari Hutchinson’s new book,  America on Trial: The Slaying of Trayvon Martin (Amazon Kindle) examines the issues of race and the criminal justice system in the Martin case. Hutchinson contends that the defense strategy to put Trayvon Martin not George Zimmerman on trial has been used successfully in the past. Defense attorneys in…

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The speculation has been non-stop over whether an all-female jury is a good or bad thing for accused Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman. There is no consensus on this. But the view of women jurors in major case trials is rife with myths, stereotypes, and preconceptions. Researchers have found that in the decades before and even after the Supreme Court ruling in 1979 that knocked out biased exclusions of jurors based on…

Political Analyst and Hutchinson Report Town Hall of the Air Host Earl Ofari Hutchinson on June 22, 2013, on the  Hutchinson Report Town Hall of the Air at 12:00 PM PST,  3:00 PM EST, on KPFK Radio (90.7 FM) streamed globally on kpfk.org.will examine the controversy surrounding Paula Deen's use of the N word, her apology and the Food Networks firing of Deen. The Hutchinson Report Townhall will challenge the Food Network to tell why…

America on Trial: The Slaying of Trayvon Martin (Amazon Kindle) by author and Nationally Syndicated Columnist Earl Ofari Hutchinson held steady for the second week in the # 1 spot on the Amazon ebook bestseller list in the Civil Rights and Discrimination Book Rankings.

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,365 Paid in Kindle Store (…

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The Center for Investigative Reporting recently published an…

The Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable announced its special Impact Awards on Friday, June 14. The awards are part of its Young Scholars award program. The awards were given to three students in the International Study Abroad…

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

President Obama’s appointment of UN Ambassador Susan Rice as his National Security Advisor was a great move for two reasons. Rice has the same superb qualifications that would have made her an exemplary Secretary of State. This is the post that GOP obstructionists worked feverishly to insure that she didn’t get. This is the second reason why Rice is the right choice for NSA. It sends the message that the Obama Administration…

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An Explosive Inside Look at the Trayvon Martin Slaying

This New E-book is the Perfect Primer for Everyone Who Will Follow the Trial…

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