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Issue: 905

April 7, 2022

Color of Law

Jan 6 Committee Revelations Are Crucial for Preventing the Next Coup

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

These revelations remind us of how critical it will be for the public to get a full sense of what investigators find, as well as for the legal system to hold the perpetrators accountable, lest another coup attempt take place.

The House Select Committee investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has produced several bombshell revelations in the last two weeks. First…

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Judge Hair

Cartoon

Judge Hair

By Chuck Siler

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Commentary

Quote to Ponder – Martin Luther King, Jr

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

By our readiness to allow arms to be purchased at will and fired at whim... we have created an atmosphere in which violence and hatred have become popular pastimes.

Martin Luther King, Jr., (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was born Michael Luther King, Jr., but later had his name changed to Martin. His grandfather began…

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Guest Commentary

The Military-Industrial Complex Is Not a Way of Life at All

By WJ Astore, Bracing Views Guest Commentator

Biden, in Poland, echoed the words of Obama and other past presidents, declaring the U.S. military to be “the finest fighting force” in history. Think about that boast. Think about how Biden added that the nation owes the troops big. This is a sign of a sick culture.

When I was a college student in the early 1980s, and in Air Force ROTC, I wrote critically of the Reagan defense buildup. Caspar Weinberger, he…

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Guest Commentary

I’m Still Here – A Poem

By Joe Navarro Guest Commentator

I’m still here, wondering When people will show support For the survivors of genocide Or the survivors of slavery Or the survivors of islands taken

I see people’s hearts and minds Dash off to Ukraine Pero todavía estoy aquí I’m still here, wondering Wondering when people Of America, you know what…

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Two Wrongs

Cartoon

Two Wrongs

By Zapiro

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Commentary

Mixed Reactions to Will Smith’s Slap

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

romanticizing Smith’s violence as an act of chivalry masks its toxic masculinity.

By now, everyone has seen or heard about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars for making a tasteless and misogynistic joke about his wife’s…

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Sharp n’ Blunt

Putin, Trump, and Will Smith: Power Corrupts; Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely

By Desi Cortez Columnist

Individuals, and the organizations we build, and the nations we comprise, the institutions we construct which maintain our civilization are one and all “corruptible.” Thus, when power is accumulated, massed, and stockpiled - it tends to corrupt.

Ok, let’s walk n’ talk. Everything and everyone is “connected,” interwoven into the fabric of life. “Connections” and “relations” are everywhere, all around us. “Power” is…

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