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Issue: 945

Mar 2, 2023

View from the Battlefield

Train Derailment in East Palestine is Another Wake-Up Call

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did its usual song-and-dance and assured residents there would be no harm to humans. Residents reported dying chickens, cats and dogs.

I found it ironic that East Palestine was the name of the town where the recent horrific train disaster happened. The aerial views likened to images…

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Commentary

International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023 (IWD 2023)

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Collective action and shared ownership for driving gender parity is what makes International Women’s Day impactful. Gloria Steinem, world-renowned feminist, journalist and activist reportedly once explained “The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights.”…

Collective action and shared ownership for driving gender parity is what makes International Women's Day impactful. Gloria Steinem, world-renowned feminist, journalist and activist reportedly once explained…

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Color of Law

Can We Just Say That Fox News Is a White Nationalist Propaganda Outfit

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

A threat to a multicultural democracy and the rule of law, Fox News is a real threat to Black lives and other people of color.

Fox “News” is not a right-leaning news organization but a propaganda network created to help the Republican Party. A threat to democracy, Fox News divides people…

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Guest Commentary

How Howard Schultz Made Starbucks the Poster Child of Corporate Abuse

By Sonali Kolhatkar, Independent Media Institute Guest Commentator

The billionaire CEO returned to Starbucks to curb union activity. His union busting has been so egregious that the company’s already poor reputation is now in tatters.

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, in a recent interview with CNN’s Poppy Harlow, proudly showed off his newest invention: a tablespoon of olive oil added to a…

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Guest Commentary

Fair Taxation, Not Philanthropy

By Bella DeVaan, Institute for Policy Studies Guest Commentator

Taxpayers are subsidizing donors who retain control of their wealth instead of sharing it through philanthropy

You might have heard about a certain French writer who visited the United States in 1831. Alexis de Tocqueville is an all-time emigre superstar, a beloved…

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Sharp n’ Blunt

What’s Wrong With Black American Baby Boomers?

By Desi Cortez Columnist

racist White folks hail from all corners and quarters of White America, of the world.

Is Black America tone-deaf, particularly the milk-soaked, soggy-behind aging like an 8-track player Coco Buff Baby Boomers? I believe the most accurate and descriptive term is…

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