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Issue: 958

June 1, 2023

Color of Law

Lynching, Lynching Everywhere

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

In a nation built on land theft, kidnapping and forced labor, White colonial settlers do what they do, and that is keep this game going.

Lynching has been on my mind a great deal these days. As we consider that unaddressed legacy of racial violence in our history, America is at…

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Guest Commentary

Fighting the Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex (MICC)

By WJ Astore, Bracing Views Guest Commentator

It’s not just about greed and authority, it’s about full-spectrum dominance of all aspects of American life and society.

The military-industrial-congressional complex (MICC) has a huge advantage over its critics. Its proponents are united by greed and power. They know exactly what they want. Like…

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Guest Commentary

The Move Toward a Four-Day Workweek Obscures Low Pay

By Sonali Kolhatkar, Independent Media Institute Guest Commentator

Of course Americans deserve to work fewer hours. But unless the move to a four-day workweek is accompanied by a massive pay raise, it merely frees up time to work more.

Dolly Parton’s signature song “9 to 5,” and the 1980s sitcom of the same name reflect a quintessentially American hustle culture of working 40 hours a…

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Guest Commentary

Marjorie Taylor Greene: Offensive to Any Reasonable Person

By Dr. Elwood Watson, PhD Guest Commentator

It is an incident that vehemently personifies how some white people can - and often - manipulate and exploit their social stations in life in an effort to put people of color “in their place,” so to speak.

The Jezebel of the republican party was at it again. Truth be told, when is she not! Just when you thought that she could not get…

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Sharp n’ Blunt

Ron DeSantis: Sinister, Disturbing and Creepy

By Desi Cortez Columnist

Disney’s new big-screen monster blockbuster appears to be “Little Mermaid,” and guess what? She’s Black.

I think Florida Governor, and sadly, Republican candidate for President in 2024, Ron DeSantis is the most sinister man in America. Alas, in his own diabolical…

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