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Issue: 1102

November 7, 2026

Commentary

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By Nancy Littlefield Staffer

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It's Nancy, filling in for Peter, who is coming along at the rehab center with his new hip. We have some news for you that we…

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Sharp n’ Blunt

Barack Takes Off the Gloves: The Devil Wears MAGA, and His Conscience Is Missing in Action

By Desi Cortez Columnist

Trump was not on November’s ballot, but the Congress capable of restraining him certainly was. Who will tell the man in the White House, No, Mr. President, you cannot do that?

President Barack Obama is telling the truth and shaming the devil. And judging by his latest speech he’s finished pretending the devil deserves the customary courtesies…

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Commentary

November is National American Indian Heritage Month

By The Liberty of Congress

The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park More

The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park More

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Color of Law

Why Not Blame It On A Black Man?

By David A. Love Executive Editor and Peter Gamble, BC Publisher

White Americans often may not feel as if they have to worry about talking to their children about such matters. Parents of color, however, don’t have that luxury.

I just read a pilot study that CNN released on the racial attitudes of children. And nearly 60 years after the watershed Brown v. Board of…

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Commentary

Mass Carnage by Deranged Individuals

By Dr. Elwood Watson

Through them all, we find ourselves circling back, pondering the same questions and harboring the same emotions.

Another school year, another mass shooting. As of this column, there have been 326 mass shootings in 2026. The latest mass murderer/murdered suspect was a 16-year-old…

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Commentary

Where Is Our Project?

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux Columnist

Those of us who abhor the objectives of Project 2025 must examine the organization behind them, because outrage at the results will not substitute for preparation of our own.

A candidate for mayor of Washington, D.C., is promising to take on the rats. Janeese Lewis George proposes appointing a rat czar, and while I would…

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