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Global retaliation is sure to follow trump’s short-sighted tactic.
Not sworn in yet as the 47th president, trump is already bragging about what he will do on Day One of his presidency. The announcement of…
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We must build a formidable united front for justice and democracy.
Be afraid. Be very afraid. The motley picks for cabinet positions by trump mirrors his distorted view of governance and power. The main thing these cronies…
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The Left needs a sobering analysis of how trump got elected twice and lay out its plan to stop the hemorrhaging of democracy.
The November elections were a setback for the U.S. experiment called democracy. We who believe in freedom have every right to be disgusted and outraged. That’s…
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The drug is a driving force in the chemical warfare that plagues our communities.
The recent news of drug overdose deaths seemed like a light at the end of a long and tortuous tunnel. For people like me who have…
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If the ultimate goals are peace and sovereign respect, new thinking is mandatory to re-imagine how we get there.
We are past the one year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel. To mark the deadly occasion, Vice-President Kamala Harris planted a pomegranate tree at…
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Harris as a potential presidential nominee can only expect success if the Democrats launch a serious, vibrant grassroots campaign that informs and galvanizes all the constituents that trump has marginalized and criminalized.
Alexandria Osario-Cortez (AOC) had warned her fellow Democrats not to be too hasty on kicking President Biden to the curb because she had not seen an…
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The MAGA folks went into the Republican National Convention with a crazed fervor and have seized the political momentum once again.
I used to love political campaigns, regardless of the role I played - and I’ve played a lot of roles. Whether a canvasser, campaign manager, strategist,…
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We talk about the impending doom as if it won’t affect us or as if we have no power to change the course of the political trajectory barreling towards authoritarianism.
I took my own advice. In my last column, I advised readers to reflect on the fact that a convicted felon was running for the highest…
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A rich, white man - no matter how vile and unethical - will not suffer the humiliation and injustice that poor and working-class people have endured for generations.
Jokes and memes are flying but there is no humor in a former president being convicted of 34 counts of felony charges for falsifying business records…
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for many in the Black community, it can be incredibly challenging to discuss the topic of our overall health, especially mental health.
May is Mental Health Month. I don’t know the origin of this designation but I’m sure it had well-meaning people involved. For Black folks living in…
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