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Issue: 916

June 23, 2022

View from the Battlefield

Insurrection and Resurrection

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

What impact, if any, will the public hearings have on a racially divided nation?

It has been a challenge to watch the January 6 Committee hearings. That’s because I can’t get past the fact that I know the situation would…

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We the People

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We the People

By Chuck Siler

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Commentary

After Juneteenth – Reparations Now

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

the holiday transcends symbolism only if coupled with decisive action to combat contemporary economic exploitation and virulent racism.

Juneteenth, or June 19, 2022, was marked with fireworks and concerts, parades, and proclamations, a big difference from Juneteenth a year ago when President Biden signed…

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Color of Law

Who is Sundiata Acoli?

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

In 1979, the International Jurist interviewed Sundiata and declared him a political prisoner.

In a 3-to-2 decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court overturned the decision of the State Parole Board and granted parole on Tuesday to Acoli, 85, who…

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Guest Commentary

How Corporate Food Monopolies Caused the Baby Formula Scandal

By Sonali Kolhatkar, Independent Media Institute Guest Commentator

On one end of the food chain there are starving farmers, and on the other end there are starving families—including babies. In the middle are a handful of fat cats—massive corporations like Abbott and Cargill—that keep getting fatter.

It’s a tough time to be the parent of a newborn in the United States today. Not only is child care prohibitively expensive, but the cost…

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Top Gun

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Top Gun

By Mark Hurwitt

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