Bill Quigley
Bill Quigley is Associate Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights and a law professor at Loyola University New Orleans. He is a Katrina survivor and has been active in human rights in Haiti for years. He volunteers with the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) and the Bureau de Avocats Internationaux (BAI) in Port au Prince. Contact Bill at quigley77@gmail.com
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Views Monday, March 16, 2015 Top Ten Arguments for Raising the Minimum Wage One. Seven Nobel Laureates in Economics endorse the higher minimum wage to $10.10 by 2016, saying it does not lead to lower fewer jobs. Two. Job losses from raising the minimum wage are negligible. Minimum wage has already been raised 23 times . Every time it was raised it was opposed by some few... Read more |
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Views Saturday, November 22, 2014 Warning to Ferguson Police: Protesters Win Millions for Police Misconduct Police officers should approach Ferguson protestors with caution and fully respect their constitutional rights. That is the clear message from recent court awards and settlements against police force abuses against demonstrators. New York City just paid out $17.9 million to more than 1800... Read more |
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Views Monday, November 17, 2014 Ten Illegal Police Actions to Watch for in Ferguson When the Michael Brown verdict is announced, people can expect the police to take at least ten different illegal actions to prevent people from exercising their constitutional rights. The Ferguson police have been on TV more than others so people can see how awful they have been acting. But their... Read more |
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Views Tuesday, November 04, 2014 The Best Teachers I Ever Had I used to live and work in the Irish Channel at Hope House in New Orleans. I worked with families who lived in the St. Thomas Housing Development. Over 1500 families lived in brick buildings stretched three blocks by four blocks in the area which is now the River Garden apartments. Some Catholic... Read more |
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Views Tuesday, October 14, 2014 Ten Facts about Being Homeless in USA Three True Stories Renee Delisle was one of over 3500 homeless people in Santa Cruz when she found out she was pregnant. The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported she was turned away from a shelter because they did not have space for her. While other homeless people slept in cars or under culverts, Renee... Read more |
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Views Monday, August 18, 2014 Ten Facts About Police Violence in Ferguson Sunday Night While the Governor of Missouri is sending in the National Guard to Ferguson, it is worth considering where the real violence is coming from. One. Hours before the 12pm Sunday night curfew went into effect, peaceful nonviolent protestors were legally marching in Ferguson. Then without warning the... Read more |
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Views Thursday, August 14, 2014 New Orleans’ New Civil Rights Leaders Like many cities in the South, New Orleans has a proud history of civil rights leadership—along with an equally grim history of civil rights violations. That history is repeating itself today. The African American community is again facing economic injustice and abuse from law enforcement. But,... Read more |
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Views Monday, July 07, 2014 Millions of Soldiers and Veterans in Trouble Despite the July 4 tributes, millions of US soldiers and veterans are in serious trouble. Twenty two veterans kill themselves every day according to the Veterans Administration. A study by the Los Angeles Times found veterans are more than twice as likely as other civilians to commit suicide ... Read more |
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Views Friday, July 04, 2014 Sixty Five Million Left Out of July 4th Celebration Over sixty five million people in the US, perhaps a fifth of our sisters and brothers, are not enjoying the “unalienable rights” of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” promised when the Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776. They are about twenty percent of our US... Read more |
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Views Monday, January 13, 2014 Ten Examples of Welfare for the Rich and Corporations Here are the top ten examples of corporate welfare and welfare for the rich. There are actually thousands of tax breaks and subsidies for the rich and corporations provided by federal, state and local governments but these ten will give a taste. Read more |