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Women of accomplishment have turned out in record numbers running as Democratic candidates in Georgia. The extraordinary achievements of Sarah Beeson, candidate for State Senate District 56, put her at
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First-time candidate for Georgia State Senate runs to counter what Governor Kemp has wrought.
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For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the LORD. As high as the heavens are above the earth, so high are my ways
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Photo by Anthony Garand on Unsplash Ronald Reagan plays a starring role in my political awakening. Believe me, I take no pride in these words. My first memory of Reagan
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I’m asking again — Please, Berners, do not enable Trump. I refuse to be a Trump enabler. That means voting for Biden/Harris rather than staying home or voting for some
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a. In this historic moment, we reflect on our humble beginnings as immigrants or the children of immigrants and women of color who have each taken active roles in our
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teve Bannon (former Trump advisor), Brian Kolfage, and two others were charged with a fraud scheme: They lied to get money from Trump supporters to “Build the Wall”
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Trump knows he probably won’t get enough votes to win, so his plan is evidently to create chaos with the postal service so that the election will be a disaster,
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Several months ago, I was alerted by my 92-year-old mother that Dr. Aaron Milstone, my late husband’s pulmonologist, was speaking out publicly about the rapidly growing spread of the coronavirus
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The polls have been unanimous in recent weeks — Joe Biden is well-positioned to defeat President Trump. Adding fuel to the optimism, Democratic social media accounts have been on fire
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It was just a matter of time before someone questioned whether Kamala Harris is eligible for the vice presidency because her parents are immigrants. On Wednesday, John Eastman published a
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I owned an accounting , tax & payroll business for thirty years, so I have some expertise in the issues President Trump addressed in his executive actions last night. What
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Even after adopting anti-LGBTQ language in its platform for three successive election cycles, what the N.D. GOP truly regrets is the bad publicity. Forgive my language, but the denials of
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California Communities Deserve More Notice When Hospitals Plan Changes or Closures
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Response to Police Chief Tim Altomare’s Op-Ed in The Capital Gazette announcing his retirement You are right. Maryland and especially Anne Arundel County have the best police departments in the
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I am an active Democrat because of my mother’s history. My 96-year-old mother was born and raised in Alsace, France. At 19, she was interred in a concentration camp as
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Vengeance is not a noble pursuit. It is an evil that feeds back on its practitioners. The State That Kills Its Killers Is No Better Than They Were Capital punishment
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The right-wing—which until recently loved the 10th Amendment and revered states’ rights—is now fine with sending federal troops to trample states’ rights. Meanwhile, Trump canceled his convention because of COVID while
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Described as the world’s oldest virus, anti-Semitism seems to be increasing along with COVID-19. Most recently, anti-Semitic remarks by several high-profile athletes and entertainers reminded us that these are particularly
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If you are planning to go to a protest soon, here are a few resources you should have.
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Parents and administrators and kids say they are anxious to get back to the classroom. No kidding. But this was not your typical summer break, was it?
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Photo courtesy of MSNBC First they came for Portland. After protestors turned up for more than 50 consecutive nights, President Donald Trump and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf
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Image: “Stalin and colleagues, 1929” from the Library of Congress. Stalin is in the center. Trump Declares War on U.S. Cities Masked men. Insignia-free uniforms. No probable cause. No Miranda. Hoods.
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Then came the Portland mamas, to renew our confidence in the tenacity of the human spirit.
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ascism needs an enemy. This time, Trump selected the protestors. For many voters, this means the “dangerous enemy” are sons, daughters, friends, etc.
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Decades later, the weight of my colleague’s loss is still heavy; two of his childhood friends were accidentally killed “playing” with guns. Gun violence is an epidemic in this country:
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Today, I'm writing to let you know he's decided not to even run for re-election in his district, Michigan's 3rd district.
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Teri Kanefield with a summary and analysis of Mary Trump's book, "Too Much and Never Enough:"
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Photo by Anika Mikkelson via Unsplash I took a comprehensive look at the polls two weeks ago and walked away feeling pretty good about the Democrats’ chances to take back
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Photo by Kalisa Veer via Unsplash A conservative colleague at my husband’s place of work recently reached out and asked if anyone would like to get together to discuss and
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I haven’t had any major event to mourn, since this all started. I didn’t miss a wedding or a party. I didn’t have concert tickets purchased or a big vacation
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CELEBRATE! Courage, righteousness and tenacity have overcome wealth, greed and cronyism in the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline. For now. Every now and again, the good people win. On
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Now that our campaign has covered over 3,000 miles across all 14 counties of CD2—a geographic area larger than some east coast states—the true potential, not just challenge, of this
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A follower asked: Trump wants to pretend like everything is normal. His solution to the virus is to pretend like there’s no problem. He has the idea that if the
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by PTICA10 at https://flickr.com/photos/74275292@N04/6696668731. It is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. The younger population is the latest demographic being
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The world needs consensus-builders and compromise-finders, but not when it comes to wearing masks to overcome the coronavirus pandemic. Sorry, Conciliators, There Is No Middle Here The world needs conciliators,
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Photo by Jacob Morch on Unsplash Trump seems to be on the ropes. June has shown his poll numbers evaporate as growing numbers of Americans question his incompetent response to
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Like so many others, I had my first chance to see Hamilton this past weekend. There’s one quote from the very beginning of the musical that stood out to me and has
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For people questioning whether they want to support Biden, withholding a vote is not being neutral. The decision not to act is a very strong action. Since Biden would not
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In the early morning hours of Independence Day 2020, I’ll be standing there, Old Glory in hand, wondering not which way is up, but how and when up became down.
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Photo by Jonathan Miske via Wikimedia The town of Sequim is located in the shadow of the Olympics. Within the city limits there are 7,481 residents, but the school district
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