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October 7, 2022 3:33 pm | By 525604 Lessons the Far Right Has Failed to Learn from Decades of Popular Culture
From Star Trek addressing racism in 1967, to Twitter exposing the outrage of a Black "Little Mermaid” in 2022, science fiction, fantasy, and popular culture have always held a mirror up to society’s attitudes—for better or for worse. Some people…
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October 7, 2022 8:00 am | By 75043Let’s Unite to Defend the Black Vote
Right before our last national elections in 2020, thousands of Black voters in Detroit got a call from someone posing as a woman named “Tamika Taylor.” She warned them that if they voted, the government would collect their personal information…
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September 29, 2022 12:54 pm | By 75043Black Women Holding Trump Accountable
Former President Donald Trump has spent a lifetime getting away with things. Rich and willing to use an army of lawyers to defend his abuses and bully people he has wronged into submission, Trump is a prime example of the…
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September 29, 2022 9:51 am | By 75043Sheriff Villanueva is a danger to the people he is sworn to serve
This article was originally published at Los Angeles Daily News. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has long been a danger to the people that he is sworn to serve. As the Los Angeles Times editorial board has noted, the…
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September 22, 2022 3:54 pm | By 75043The Cruelty of Exploiting Vulnerable People for Political Advantage
There is always a new low for Trump Republicans. And that is pretty frightening. Take the latest exercise in lawlessness, dishonesty, and cruelty from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. He chartered a plane to send dozens of mostly Venezuelan asylum seekers…
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September 16, 2022 2:51 pm | By 75043Banned Books Week: Book Bans Are an Attack on the Freedom to Read, Teach and Learn
Truth is a threat to authoritarianism. Reading is a path to truth. That’s why the freedom to read is essential to the freedom to learn. And that’s why the freedom to learn is often attacked by those who abuse power…
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September 8, 2022 4:29 pm | By 75043Accountability: An Insurrectionist Removed from Office
A New Mexico judge has done the country a big favor. Judge Francis Mathew upheld a little-known provision of the U.S. Constitution and removed a public official for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. I hope other judges have…
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Op-EdSeptember 1, 2022 4:09 pm | By 75043
Student Debt Relief Means Freedom for Millions
Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.” I love that sentiment. I also know that when student loan debt is tying you down, changing the world can feel out of…
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Op-EdAugust 25, 2022 1:48 pm | By 75043
Back to School, Back to Fighting Far-Right Attacks on Education
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. Just when you thought far-right attacks on public education couldn’t get any more absurd, we hear about something new. For the first time in almost 15 years, Sarasota schools this fall are…
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Op-EdAugust 18, 2022 1:42 pm | By 75043
Redistricting Is Voter Suppression, Too
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. When Charles Diggs, Jr., won election to Congress in Michigan’s 13th District in 1954, he launched nearly seven decades in which the city of Detroit had at least one Black member of…
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Op-EdAugust 10, 2022 1:30 pm | By 75043
DC Delivers Some Good News – Yes, Really
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. We could all use some good news out of Washington. I’ve got some. The Senate’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act this month is good news for families, the economy, the planet,…
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Op-EdAugust 8, 2022 1:33 pm | By 75043
Kansas voters turned out to save abortion rights. That’s a good sign for the rest of America.
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. Red flags are flying for democracy and democratic values. We need to pay attention to the threats — and also to signs that we can work together to preserve our freedoms. This…
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Op-EdAugust 3, 2022 1:26 pm | By 75043
The Power of the Truth
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. The truth has power. That is why an army of politicians, lawyers, political schemers, media personalities, and admirers of former President Donald Trump have tried so hard to keep Americans from learning the…
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July 25, 2022 11:48 am | By 75043Congress Must Protect the Freedom to Marry
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. We all know that what people do tells you more about them than what they say. That’s true for politicians, too. We see politicians who call themselves “pro-life” and “pro-woman” when they’re…
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July 19, 2022 11:28 am | By 75043Truth, Justice, and the American Way
Together, we are a powerful force for good. Our country is at a pivotal moment. We are facing daunting challenges that have been building for generations. We need a movement suited to meet this moment and, People For the American…
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July 14, 2022 5:44 pm | By 75043“His Name Is George Floyd”
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer just over two years ago. His killing sparked a movement to end unjustified police killings and racist law enforcement practices. Sadly, the killings…
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July 8, 2022 11:57 am | By 75043Start Now to Take Back the Supreme Court
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. Did you ever wonder whether elections really matter? Well, the Trump Supreme Court majority has answered that question for good. Or, more accurately, they have answered it for bad. In the term…
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June 7, 2022 5:55 pm | By 75043Pride, Prejudice, and Power
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. June is Pride month in the United States. In big cities and small communities, LGBTQ+ people and their friends, families, and allies will celebrate freedom and progress toward full equality. All fair-minded…
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May 17, 2022 3:44 pm | By 75043The Buffalo shooting should make the GOP change its ‘Great Replacement Theory’ rhetoric
Great Replacement Theory and its rhetoric is seeping into conservative media. The GOP should instead be inspired by Frederick Douglass and Jack Kemp. Originally published at USA Today The mass shooting in Buffalo has drawn attention to the deeply pernicious "Great…
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May 9, 2022 2:27 pm | By 75043Pay Attention to Roe v. Wade & the Far Right’s Extreme Plans
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. Things are about to get worse for millions of vulnerable people in our country. It looks like the far right-wing majority on the U.S. Supreme Court is getting ready to reverse Roe…