Independent since 2002 Issue No. 1102 Week of November 7, 2026 Get the free email dispatch →

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12 pieces

Commentary

Mass Carnage by Deranged Individuals

By Dr. Elwood Watson

Through them all, we find ourselves circling back, pondering the same questions and harboring the same emotions.

Another school year, another mass shooting. As of this column, there have been 326 mass shootings in 2026. The latest mass murderer/murdered suspect was a 16-year-old…

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Commentary

Where Is Our Project?

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux Columnist

Those of us who abhor the objectives of Project 2025 must examine the organization behind them, because outrage at the results will not substitute for preparation of our own.

A candidate for mayor of Washington, D.C., is promising to take on the rats. Janeese Lewis George proposes appointing a rat czar, and while I would…

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Commentary

The Deplorable History of Milo Yiannopoulos – Denouncing, Denigrating, and Disrespecting Others

By Dr. Elwood Watson

Loyalty is something Trump expects to receive, not reciprocate. We can now add Milo Yiannopoulos to the list of the disregarded allies who learned this humiliating lesson.

Milo Yiannopoulos, a far-right provocateur who actively promoted fringe conspiracies and racial controversies during his tenure in America, was officially deported to Great Britain on August…

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Commentary

The Debt Is High. Who Will Pay?

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux Columnist

The Freedom 250 Grand Prix did not create our $40 trillion debt, but it illustrates the hypocrisy of people who preach austerity while spending public money on spectacle.

The national debt has passed $40 trillion - that is $40,000,000,000,000, a number with more zeroes than most of us can comfortably count. The Congressional Budget…

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Commentary

Laura Loomer: Political Carnival Barker

By Dr. Elwood Watson

Holding individuals accountable for irresponsible rhetoric cannot solely be a partisan endeavor.

Laura Loomer, the far right-wing Maga provocateur, Trump confidante, and internet personality, has never worked in the White House or in any government position, but that…

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Commentary

“We the People” Which People?

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux Columnist

An inaccurate count can mean crowded classrooms, burdened clinics and inadequate transportation. Governments cannot plan intelligently for people who disappear from the data.

The Constitution begins with three powerful words: “We the People.” History immediately asks: Which people? When those words were written, “we” did not include enslaved people,…

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Commentary

Michael Desronvil Took an Uncompromising Position With His Jury Vote in the Lindsay Clancy Trial

By Dr. Elwood Watson

Based on all the physical evidence, key witnesses, and what the prosecution presented, I thought it was enough proof that [Clancy] knew exactly what she was doing and planned.

Michael Desronvil, the lone Black juror who prohibited 11 other jurors from absolving Clancy of criminal responsibility, spoke for himself on September 18. The 48-year-old juror…

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Cover Story

The Audacity of Joyce Beatty

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux Columnist

Beatty’s is righteous audacity: the moral nerve to confront illegitimate power and refuse to be muted.

Standing up to a bully requires more than slogans, press releases or carefully staged outrage. It requires looking power in the face, refusing intimidation and saying,…

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Commentary

Sexual Assault Is a Menacing Social Evil

By Dr. Elwood Watson

These depressing and demoralizing statistics do not reflect a system that’s trying and falling short; they reflect a systemic failure to protect women.

The sordid issue of rape has reared its sadistic presence with recent revelations in the wake of the Cornell 7 and LSU assaults. Both cases have…

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