Issue: 826
July 09, 2020
Cover Story
The New Enemy of America Is…Us! – Solidarity America
Columnist
Trump loves to hug the American flag, as if he expects it to return something of value, such as more money in the coffers of his “properties.” As the election season begins to roll, he may even embrace the Confederate battle flag, just to earn more votes from the adherents of white supremacy and other racist organizations and movements that wholeheartedly support him in his efforts to make America white again.
In recent speeches, President Trump has called out the “terrorists” that are trying to undermine the nation's traditions and values and its very history, by rallying…
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Commentary
No Economic Victory Lap
Editorial Board
Our "thriving" economy is an illusion. It's doing better, but we're not there yet. Now is not the time for a victory lap. It is overtime for dealing with issues of inequality.
The June Employment Situation report, released on July 2, showed a continued decline in the unemployment rate. Thanks to coronavirus, the rate shot up to 14.7…
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Commentary
Fair Housing Is Not an Option. It’s the Law!
Editorial Board
Blacks can’t complain. But whites can complain about Blacks invading their neighborhood or store or housing complex—daring to live in an apartment on the other side of the living room wall.
This is the worst building I’ve ever lived in. A senior complex in the County of Kenosha, Wisconsin. A thirty-something white woman doesn’t wear a mask…
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Sharp n’ Blunt
The Public School Educational Process for Black Students is a Token Gesture
Columnist
Asking everyone to go from “rags to riches” with no real academic platform is cold, mean spirited and despicable, but it is business as usual for the American public school system when it comes to educating, training, preparing and enlightening Black American students.
The thinking behind why Black America remains stuck in the often neck-deep mud and sludge of American bullshit is complicated, yet simple. Blacks remain the unwanted…
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Guest Commentary
Hey Congress, Move the Money
Guest Commentator
At the level of the federal government, an even bigger opportunity exists to move money from institutionalized deadly force to all variety of human and environmental needs.
The past month’s activism has changed a great deal. One thing it’s helped with is brushing aside the tired old argument over whether government should be…
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Commentary
Advantage Biden, Can He Keep It?
Columnist
Biden must outline a detailed agenda of his response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the future of public education in the aftermath of and/or in concert with the coronavirus, and the revamping of police training and transparency in law enforcement’s interactions with communities of color.
To set the context for the November 3rd presidential election, the Democrats must agree that Donald Trump will be “wilding,”-- going on a protracted and politically…
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