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Sep 16 2020
Opinion
America's broken promise to Black people
There's a familiar promise embedded in my head: You can become anything.
Parents, teachers, pastors, graduation speakers, and even melodically-gifted Sesame Street muppet characters repeated that promise to me when I was a child. But as a Black kid growing up in Oklahoma, I'd also hear another refrain, one that rebuffed "proper English": We can't have nothing. I knew I'd spend my life
The Week - OpinionMar 25 2022
News
Shadegg report from “audit” finds no internet connection for ballot tabulation equipment
Maricopa County’s ballot tabulation system was never connected to the internet during the 2020 election and there were no routers to inspect, concluded a team of experts assembled by former Republican Congressman John Shadegg as part of the so-called “audit” of the last presidential election.
As part of the review the Senate President Karen Fann ordered into the baseless claims of
Arizona MirrorAug 31 2020
News
Wis. Governor Calls Session On Police Reform; Republicans Refuse To Show
The Wisconsin state Legislature is scheduled to officially convene Monday for a special session on police training requirements and policy standards. But GOP lawmakers aren't expected to be present, nor are any debates or votes expected to happen.
The special session, called by Gov. Tony Evers, who Sunday asked President Trump not to visit the state, puts on display the policy stalemate
NPR (Online News)Aug 27 2020
Opinion
Professional athletes outshine the RNC
The state of the Republican Party can be summed up by the glaring contrast between its convention and the conduct of professional athletes on Wednesday who refused to ignore the shooting of yet another Black man, Jacob Blake, coupled with the arrest of an alleged White shooter who killed two people during demonstrations in Kenosha, Wis.
President Trump did not reach out to Blake’s
Jennifer RubinApr 07 2023
Perspectives Blog
Misinformation Watch: The George Soros-Alvin Bragg Connection
“Fact-checkers” can be just as biased as opinion writers. Their coverage of former President Donald Trump’s indictment was no exception, and spread misinformation about the connection between his prosecutor and billionaire donor George Soros.
Specifically, the question of whether Soros “funded” Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney who prosecuted Trump, is a subject of debate.
Henry A. BrechterSep 02 2020
Analysis
Kenosha Was a Wake-Up Call for Democratic Leaders across the Country
After a summer of seemingly unending chaos in America’s cities, Kenosha just may have been the tipping point.
For three nights, the city burned in rioting after the officer-involved shooting of Jacob Blake, while Democratic governor Tony Evers refused to deploy a Wisconsin National Guard contingent large enough to quell the violence.
National Review (News)Sep 03 2020
Opinion
Taking a Knee, Once Career Poison, Now Seen as Good for Business
In 1990, Michael Jordan, as famous at the time for selling Nike shoes as he was for playing for the Chicago Bulls, declined to get involved in politics. “Republicans buy sneakers, too,” he said. Thirty years later, protesting athletes pushed major sports leagues to cancel a slew of games after police shot yet another Black man, Jacob Blake.
BloombergMay 06 2021
News
Twitter Blacklists Account Mirroring Posts from Donald Trump’s Website
Twitter banned an account themed around Donald Trump’s new communications platform, even though Trump’s team denies that they set up the account. The Masters of the Universe called the account a case of “ban evasion.”
Trump launched his new website, “From the Desk of Donald J. Trump,” yesterday. The platform allows the president to communicate directly to his followers.
Breitbart NewsApr 05 2022
Opinion
The federal probe into Hunter Biden is going as it should. With his dad being hands-off.
President Joe Biden and his administration are putting on a master’s class in ethics in the federal investigation into the business dealings of the president’s son Hunter Biden. As the investigation heats up, Biden’s “hands-off” approach versus Donald Trump’s “hands everywhere” approach is starkly illustrated by Trump’s shoutout to Russian President Vladimir Putin to release dirt on Hunter
NBC News (Online)Jun 27 2022
Headline Roundup
Roe v Wade Fallout: Does Clarence Thomas Want to ‘Reconsider’ Gay Marriage and Contraception Rights?
While Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito argued the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade could not be applied to issues like contraception and same-sex marriage, Justice Clarence Thomas suggested the court should “reconsider” those cases.
The divergence between Alito’s majority opinion and Thomas’ concurring opinion fueled renewed fears that some rights might be less secure than previously
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