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This is the last day of Black History Month, and, contrary to a recent SNL joke, it’s not a month to suffer through. It’s actually something we need to keep fighting to protect and expand. President Obama not only won two historic elections, but he...
by CorpFlunky
on Thu Feb 29, 2024 at 07:22 AM PST
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Last Friday, Netflix released “Leave the World Behind.” It is a movie about two families — one Black, one white — coping with a series of inexplicable events. IMDB users rated it 6.6. I would give it a higher grade. The first half of the movie, in...
by TheCriticalMind
on Tue Dec 12, 2023 at 03:34 PM PST
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Glory years. I was born when Eisenhower was President, and JFK was next in line. America led the world in just about everything, it seemed. And was always Best and was always Right and Just! That’s how I was taught at home, and nothing at school...
by ModerateMark
on Sun Nov 26, 2023 at 09:32 AM PST
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The White House is without question the most well-known residence and government institution in the United States. It is also one of the oldest standing homes in the country. So, with a history that dates back to 1801 and has been filled with such...
by Robertbuccellato
on Wed Sep 20, 2023 at 05:06 AM PDT
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. In a June 2012 piece headlined “Praying at the Church of St. Drone,” I wrote, “Be assured of one thing: whichever candidate you...
by TomDispatch
on Tue Sep 05, 2023 at 06:52 AM PDT
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A bit dramatic of a title, but bear with me. My second diary, because I have a lot of thoughts and opinions. It starts with a story, and I forewarn will be a bit of a rant at times. In my thirties and painfully underemployed (There’s a good record for...
by Angry Pidgeon
on Sun Jul 30, 2023 at 03:43 AM PDT
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I will admit to having��“a moment” every so often over�things I find in The NY Times that can be infuriating. (That’s the problem with Sturgeon’s Law .) Still, every once in a while the ...
by xaxnar
on Fri Jul 07, 2023 at 01:07 PM PDT
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The IMF corroborates Rep. Katie Porter that Inflation was caused by corporate greed. Obama called out Republicans for being anti-democratic. Trump's audio tapes from the indictment prove him a dangerous, irresponsible petty child. Politics Done Right...
by Egberto Willies
on Tue Jun 27, 2023 at 01:01 PM PDT
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The good news is that there are no reported fatalities so far. [Updated — 2 killed, 5 wounded] The bad news from the initial report via NBC News: Seven injured in a shooting at Virginia Commonwealth University. Seven people were injured in a shooting...
by xaxnar
on Tue Jun 06, 2023 at 07:37 PM PDT
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Hofstra University’s Thirteenth Presidential Conference: The Barack Obama Presidency – Hope and Change will take place April 19-21, 2023. Hofstra has a long and distinguished tradition of hosting conferences on the administrations of all the Presidents...
by Alan Singer
on Sun Apr 02, 2023 at 08:23 AM PDT
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First of all, by way of disclosure, I am not and have never been a teacher. But I’m sure many here at KOS are just that and are/were fine teachers. The above quote by Tyson references children, but I think it also applies to adults and politics....
by psychusa
on Sat Apr 01, 2023 at 02:09 PM PDT
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Not too many years ago, the mainstream press came to the aid of Fox News. In 2010, former president Barack Obama said to Rolling Stone of Fox News, “It’s a point of view,” Obama said, “that I think is ultimately destructive for the long-term growth of...
by ReasonaBill
on Fri Feb 24, 2023 at 12:18 PM PST
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Thursday, the soccer world lost its greatest and most beloved player: Edson Arantes do Nascimento, aka Pelé. The three-time World Cup champion died at a hospital in Sao Paulo at the age of 82.
The ...
by Rebekah Sager
on Fri Dec 30, 2022 at 04:00 PM PST
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Here's my 2015 post lamenting Obama's inaction to correct the ACA “family glitch", which left me and my kids without health coverage (we did end up getting covered in 2017 when we moved back to Minnesota). You will notice in the comment section all the...
by SlackerInc
on Fri Dec 09, 2022 at 03:48 PM PST
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President Obama accurately describes Herschel Walker stumping for Raphael Warnock. Chris Christie digs into Trump & GOP. Madea Benjamin on why now is the right time for Ukraine peace. Obama dings Walker Politics Done Right Live weekdays @ 3:00 PM...
by Egberto Willies
on Mon Dec 05, 2022 at 01:00 PM PST
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“In the long run, I think we are on our way back at the same time the rest of American society is going down. Almost any book you read today on the social movements analyzes the total disintegration of American society. So I look for American Indians...
by Jaynie Parrish
on Mon Nov 07, 2022 at 10:00 AM PST
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Obama slams Kari Lake & Trump. Mike Lee wants to abolish Social Security, Medicaid, & Medicare. Does an ill-informed Republican convince himself? Obama Shines Check out my books on our economic fraud, the necessity to engage the other side, and the...
by Egberto Willies
on Thu Nov 03, 2022 at 01:00 PM PDT
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I am not one to tear down Democrats just when we need them the most. But in this last week I heard two Democrats give the kind of blazing speeches I long for and have not heard for the better part of this never ending mid term election. I know, I...
by StellaRay
on Mon Oct 31, 2022 at 08:07 PM PDT
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There was a time when taking your children to the polling place to vote was something civic minded folks looked forward to. There was a time placing a sign in your yard for a candidate you supported that no one gave a moment’s thought about. There was...
by Vetwife
on Mon Oct 31, 2022 at 05:50 AM PDT
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It shouldn’t take a violent attack to remind the country’s GOP leaders that their words to demonize Democrats have dangerous ramifications, but it did. The unthinkable has once again happened. Paul Pelosi, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, was...
by Lauren Sue
on Sun Oct 30, 2022 at 08:47 AM PDT
with 315 Recommends
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