How is it that the Pope never condemned the attacking of Muslims who had no militaries as the U.S. attacked defenseless Muslims using its superpower military?
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Work release is underutilized in MN prisons
For each person in work release, taxpayers save up to $16,086 a year.
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Contemplating a red-blue ‘national divorce’
First and foremost, perceived connection to, or distaste for, a particular political party doesn’t seem like a good way of divvying up territory.
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The Inflation Reduction Act: celebrating, but continuing the work
‘I implore Congress to address the financial burden children and families in our country are facing and to bring back the monthly Child Tax Credit payments that helped to eliminate this.’
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WORD ON THE STREET | What can we do to stop the violence?
We asked community members: What do you think will help stop the violence in the community?
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Who is funding Don Samuels’ campaign? And why?
Challenges to Omar spring mostly from a desire to silence her progressive voice in Congress.
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Nonviolence points to a way out of the abyss
Whereas violence draws its power from fear in order to intimidate, nonviolence appeals to truth, representing the power to heal, to uplift, and to restore community.
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What the repeal of Roe v. Wade may mean for Black women
‘What we will see over the next few years is an increase in the maternal mortality rates particularly for Black and Brown women.’
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White supremacists want ‘their’ country back
Are we looking at the collapse of American democracy?
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Jan. 6 hearings’ in-your-face truths are undeniable
These hearings, now in their third week, have made an indelible impression on a lot of us.
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When things get ugly, Whites circle the wagons
‘Shock and awe was a vicious unprovoked attack, so why didn’t Europe help Iraqis when the United States attacked in 2003?’
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Are African Americans truly free?
The result is two nations in one, with Whites’ overall living standards rivaling Canada’s or Western Europe, while Blacks live a life that is closer in quality to Mexico or Palestine.
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Is male birth control finally at hand?
Why do women bear most of the burden of preventing pregnancy?
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Why Juneteenth & Father’s Day are special for Black dads during COVID
This year, Juneteenth and Father’s Day fall on June 19. Of course, being a Black father in 2022differs from the experiences of Black dads in 1865. So, let’s take a closer look. During slavery, Black men were viewed as breeders and were prohibited from participating inthe traditional family structure, as marriage was illegal. Members of […]
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Devastated victims of Uvalde massacre beg Congress to act
He went there and shot my teacher—and told my teacher good night and shot her in the head. And then he shot some of my classmates… I thought he was going to come back to the room, so I grabbed the blood and put it all over me.” This was from the devastating video testimony […]
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Are American classrooms producing mass shooters?
Let’s face it. With all the mass shootings in America today, it is difficult to tease out the various motivations that prompt murderers to unleash their automatic weapons on unsuspecting and innocent individuals they do not even know. This country being awash in guns is certainly a major contributor to the constant carnage. But a […]
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Ukraine war exposes corporate double standard
Nike, Reebok, Starbucks, McDonalds, and 1,000 other Western companies have left Russia. Why didn’t these courageous, high-moral-standard companies leave the United States when the U.S. attacked Iraq? The Iraqis were more defenseless than Ukrainians. Do these Western companies believe a corrupt “war” could be done the correct way, and that the size of the crime […]
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Questions remain unanswered one year after Winston Smith’s death
‘Replacement ideology is toxic and promotes violence.’
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The illusion of diversity and the reality of Whiteness
White flight to gated suburbs, wide-scale White abandonment of public schools, and opposition to affirmative action are concrete evidence that many Whites do not truly value racial diversity.