Sharp n’ Blunt
Columnist
We need turnout in the midterms like our lives depend on it, because politically, civically, institutionally, they do.
My Dear Fellow “Blue” Party leftists, liberals, and progressives, the self-proclaimed “party of the people,” this is no time for another bloodless panel discussion, another think-tank…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
Many of their constituents are juggling unpredictable schedules, holding multiple jobs, and worrying about groceries, rent, and childcare.
Congress may be on recess. But the waitress covering a double shift, the nurse working overnight, the warehouse worker racing a delivery clock, and the rideshare…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
When we fail to recognize that human life is varied, precious, and of equal worth - as conversion therapies do - we deny the unique gifts each person brings to the world.
On International Transgender Day of Visibility in March, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that therapists’ speech is protected under the First Amendment. In an 8–1 decision…
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Color of Law
Executive Editor
Oh, my children, they tried to bury you, but they didn't know you were seeds. Remember that it's all connected.
We are gathered here today in these last days of the American Empire, and the beginning of the end of late-stage capitalism, to declare that none…
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Cover Story
Editorial Board
When demonstrations appear in smaller towns and politically mixed communities, they often signal something larger than partisan disagreement.
Last Saturday, millions of Americans took to the streets under a simple banner: “No Kings.” More than 3,000 protests were organized across the country. Demonstrations filled…
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Color of Law
Executive Editor
A healthy fruit associated with Black freedom was weaponized to damage the Black psyche.
It is possible that watermelons are both a symbol of racism for Black people in America and a symbol of solidarity and empowerment for Palestinians. There…
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View from the Battlefield
Editorial Board
The MAGA monsters have repulsed us all by treating the war like a video game that has no real-life consequences.
Operation Epic Fury was MAGA’s version of shock and awe. The coordination of the US-Israeli obliteration of Iran’s military infrastructure, including its nuclear capabilities, would be…
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Commentary
Guest Commentator
Afroman was exercising his rights as an American, and the court upheld the rule of law in this case.
First Amendment and free speech issues have been part of the American political mosaic since the nation’s dawn. Indeed, the founding fathers declared it the inaugural…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
Even as many of these youth turn to the church for refuge, they frequently find neither support nor sanctuary.
Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) is a powerful reminder to honor and uplift transgender and non-binary people. It is also a day to celebrate the lives…
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Commentary
Guest Commentator
Something despicable, dispiriting, demented, and deplorable is being unleashed and ungoverned.
Recently, the Miami Herald exposed the savage dialogue of a lengthy group chat for conservative students at Florida International University that the secretary of Miami-Dade County’s…
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