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Issue: 1082

April 9, 2026

Cover Story

The Long-Overdue Termination of Pam Bondi

By Dr. Elwood Watson, PhD Guest Commentator

The more she worked to diminish the Epstein controversy, the more public interest grew.

On April 2, Pam Bondi became the latest Trump official to bite the political dust, so to speak. Admittedly, such news was hardly surprising. Those deeply…

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Sharp n’ Blunt

My Dear Fellow Democrats: Sometimes We Don’t Need a Brillant Plan, We Just Need Guts

By Desi Cortez 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

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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Color of Law

It’s All Connected, We Are All Connected

By David A. Love, JD 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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