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Category: Commentary

Commentary

Congress Gets a Break – Most Americans Don’t

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD 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

You Can’t Talk the Gay Away – Inclusion

By The Reverend Irene Monroe 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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Cover Story

The People Are Not Subjects

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD 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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Commentary

The First Amendment and Social Commentary

By Dr. Elwood Watson, PhD 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

A Visible Day of Black Trans Joy Marking Trans Day of Visibility – Inclusion

By The Reverend Irene Monroe 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

Embracing Hitler and Racial Identity

By Dr. Elwood Watson, PhD 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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Commentary

War Without War: A $2 Billion-a-Day Crisis Economy – The Invisible Woman

By Sharon Kyle, JD Editorial Board

The collapse of the Iran Deal didn't deliver a better agreement - it restored a system where instability drives profit, power, and public distraction.

and the cost of re-engagement rose on all sides From Iran’s perspective, the lesson was obvious: agreements can be reversed with a change in administration. From…

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Commentary

What Could We Do With 200,000 Million Dollars?

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

Budgets are moral documents. They reveal what we truly value - not just what we say we value.

Washington is talking about spending $200 billion on war. That number rolls off the tongue easily in Washington, where policymakers casually toss around figures - millions,…

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Cover Story

The War Economy vs. Human Needs – The Invisible Woman

By Sharon Kyle, JD Editorial Board

What Military Spending Reveals About America's Priorities.

A global comparison of defense budgets, population, and healthcare systems raises a simple question: Why does the richest nation on Earth fund war so easily but…

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Commentary

The Iran War – No Cogent or Feasible Explanation

By Dr. Elwood Watson, PhD Guest Commentator

The public needs to be assured that it can trust and verify the information being fed to them by the government. We have been in enough wars with no feasible exit strategy.

The undefined war the US and Israel are fighting in Iran has reached its third week, and social media continues to be dominated by riveting images…

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