Politics
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Stephen Miller, the Other Big Racist in the White House
White House Senior Policy Adviser Stephen Miller has the charm of Hannibal Lector and the ideology of a neo-Nazi who prefers to sit in business class. While Miller’s name was dropped throughout the presidential campaign, it was only last weekend that the other big racist in the White House really made his presence felt after…
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Ethics Office: Kellyanne Conway’s Commercial for Ivanka Trump’s Basic Clothes Needs to Be Investigated
I’m rooting for Kellyanne Conway, and here’s why: She’s great! She’s out front spouting foolishness for this low-budget, bootleg administration, and I believe two things about her that won’t change: She’s fearless and she clearly is overmatched on every television appearance she makes, and she won’t stop. Recently she was on Fox & Friends, arguably…
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Why National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Didn’t Need to Resign
The Trump administration stinks. It has from the beginning, and two of the major offenses have been the administration’s obvious ties to Cousin Putin and lying. The entire campaign and presidency up to this point have had to answer questions about both, so it seems a little disingenuous that national security adviser Michael Flynn would…
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St. Louis Mayoral Candidate Pens Savage Letter to City Paper About Its Systemic Racism
On April 4 the city of St. Louis will have its first mayoral election since the Ferguson protests in 2014. While the suburb of Ferguson has become synonymous across the nation with systemic municipal racism and corruption, St. Louis proper isn’t much better. Although the city has had “Democratic” mayors since the 1970s, city politics…
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Republicans Hope for ‘Valentine’s Day Surprise’ in Harlem Election for NYC Council Seat
Most people think of Valentine’s Day as a chance to spend time with the one you love, spend money on the one you want to love or console those who don’t have anyone who loves them anymore. No matter which category you’re in, most people don’t associate Valentine’s Day with voting—which is exactly what the…
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Senate Confirms Steve Mnuchin as Trump’s Treasury Secretary
Former OneWest Bank head Steve Mnuchin was confirmed as treasury secretary late Monday by the Senate in a 53-47 vote. Politico reports that Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia was the only Democrat to vote for the man progressive groups have branded the “foreclosure king” for his tenure at OneWest Bank, formerly known as IndyMac.…
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19-Year-Old Makes History as Youngest Person to Run for Office in Ga.
A 19-year-old Spelman College student is making history as the youngest person to run for office in Georgia after the DeKalb Board of Elections allowed her name to be added to the ballot for the new city of Stonecrest’s election for City Council. Fox 5 Atlanta reports that Mary Pat Hector’s candidacy was challenged by…
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Killer Mike: Black People Are Like the ‘Neglected Wife’ of the Democratic Party
Since being launched into the hip-hop stratosphere by Outkast on their 2001 single “The Whole World,” Killer Mike has been a fixture on the Southern hip-hop landscape. However, during the presidential election, he became a national political presence after backing Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton. Mike’s fervent support of the white Jewish grandpa from Vermont…
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Tim Scott Doesn’t Like Being Called Names for Voting for Sessions, but He Must Live With Voting for a Good Ol’ Boy
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) seems to prefer that you not refer to him as a “house Negro.” Or as an “Uncle Tom.” Likewise, Scott does not care for the insinuation that his conservative leanings equate to a complete condemnation of his own community. The lone black Republican member of the U.S. Senate conveyed such sentiments…