Video: Politicians respond to Trayvon Martin’s death
Posted 03/21/2012Elected officials from around the country are responding to Trayvon Martin’s death and the Justice Department investigation. (PoliticsNation)
Video: Unanswered questions cloud investigation in shooting death
Posted 03/21/2012The Sanford, Florida police chief issued a statement and said that because George Zimmerman claimed self-defense, Florida statue prohibited law enforcement from arresting him. Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Fl, and former U.S. Attorney Zachary Carter weigh in o…
Video: Zimmerman showed fascination with law enforcement
Posted 03/21/2012George Zimmerman, the man who shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, had a history of interest in law enforcement. Jeff Weiner of the Orlando Sentinel and Joe Madison of “Mornings with Madison” join Politics Nation. (PoliticsNation)
Video: Capehart on being young and black in America
Posted 03/21/2012Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post wrote an article on the dangers young African-American men face. Capehart shares some of the issues he faced growing up in New Jersey. (PoliticsNation)
Video: Grand jury to investigate teenager’s killing
Posted 03/20/2012Florida’s State Attorney has announced a grand jury investigation of the death of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed 17-year-old who was shot in an Orlando neighborhood. It has also been revealed that Trayvon’s girlfriend was speaking to him on the phone …
Video: ‘Stand Your Ground’ law stands in the way of arrest
Posted 03/20/2012George Zimmerman, the man accused of killing Trayvon Martin, was not arrested because of Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law that allows use of deadly force if a person feels their safety is threatened. One critic called the law “the dumbest law …
Video: Who is George Zimmerman?
Posted 03/20/2012More details on the alleged shooter in the Trayvon Martin case are coming out. The 28-year-old former criminal justice student could be charged with a hate crime. NBC’s Mara Schiavocampo and Joe Madison, host of “Mornings with Madison”, join Poli…
Video: Ryan budget plan makes changes to Medicare
Posted 03/20/2012Republicans are lauding Rep. Paul Ryan’s 2013 budget plan as “courageous”, but the new plan would lower the tax rate on high income earners by 10 percent. It also calls for billions in cuts to Medicare and the Affordable Care Act. Will this budge…
Video: Remembering Trayvon Martin
Posted 03/20/2012Rev. Al Sharpton remembers a young man whose favorite subject was math, and who hoped to become an airplane mechanic. (PoliticsNation)
