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Issue: 743

May 24, 2018

Cover Story

Trump’s SCOTUS Man Tramples on Rights of American Workers

By John Funiciello Columnist

The ability to bring a class-action lawsuit against an offending corporation was in some ways a (poor) replacement for a union and a contract, but it remained a possibility. With Gorsuch and his colleagues in the majority on the high court, employers have been given a green light in their march to gain complete control over the workforce by muting yet another right.

As if working Americans didn't have enough trouble making ends meet, no matter how many jobs they have, the U.S. Supreme Court has thrown up another…

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School Daze

Cartoon

School Daze

By Chuck Siler

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Commentary

Dismantling Public Education in Wisconsin, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and North Carolina

By Dr. Walter C. Farrell, Jr., PhD, M.S.P.H. Columnist

in West Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Arizona, and Colorado - all red states - the Cartel of corporate education reformers is completing its third decade of massive funding of efforts to dismantle and privatize public education in both blue and red states under Republicans and Democrats.

Mitch McConnell, the Republican Senate Majority Leader, has quietly supported Trump while marshalling his right-wing federal district and appeals court judicial nominees through the confirmation process.…

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Color of Law

Why Was a Pregnant Black Activist Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Standing Her Ground?

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

Black environmental activist and mother Siwatu-Sa’ama Ra was sentenced to two years for brandishing a registered, unloaded weapon to defend the lives of her family. If she remains in prison, Ra, who is pregnant, will give birth in shackles in June. The case sheds light on how 'Stand Your Ground' laws fail to protect the rights of Black gun owners.

How does a pregnant Black woman receive a two-year sentence for defending herself and her family with an unloaded registered handgun, against someone who attempted to…

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Commentary

Can the LGBTQ Community Trust Pope Francis?

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

Pope Francis is the consummate flip-flopper of our time. He doublespeaks on issues - first he defends the abusive priest and now he doesn't. He embraces the LGBTQAI community and then he doesn’t. His pastoral demeanor cloaks the iron - fisted church bureaucratic that he is.

Once again Pope Francis is rocking the world. According to reports from Spain’s "El Pais" newspaper and the Associated Press Pope Francis said the above mentioned…

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Commentary

Who Will Protect Solar Consumers?

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

For all the support President Obama offered the solar industry, his administration didn’t offer consumers enough protection against unscrupulous solar panel sales persons. Thus, consumer advocates have had to be aggressive in protecting consumers from illegitimate business practices in the solar industry.

Thanks to President Barack Obama, the solar and wind industries are expanding rapidly. He provided tax credits and subsidies for renewable energy (part of the American…

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Commentary

African Liberation Day 2018: Part 2

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

The call for Black Power (1966) sparked a discussion in the Black Liberation Movement in America that placed the re-identification with Africa and African people on the Movement's agenda, once again. This renewed a new phase of the Pan African Movement.

This is the second of a two part series discussing the origin and development of African Liberation Day. The month of May is very important in…

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