Politics
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Is DeRay Mckesson the Change-Maker Baltimore Needs?
It’s almost been a year since the death of Freddie Gray––the innocent 25-year-old, unarmed black man who was enjoying a nice April day near his home in West Baltimore when he was illegally stopped, arrested and fatally injured while in police custody. Six police officers are facing trial in his death, a death that sparked…
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5 Theories on Why President Obama Made the White Choice for the Supreme Court
Phones buzzed, feeds bubbled and the radio call-in lines lit up when President Barack Obama announced his nominee for the Supreme Court: Merrick Garland. And if you later researched one of those few moments when black folks were universally vexed with their beloved first black president, this would be it: Why on earth did he not…
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Donald Trump: He Was Made in America
Donald Trump continues his march to the Republican presidential nomination, spurred on by tapping into the racist paranoia of white conservatives all across the country who have found in him a leader who gives voice to their base nature. As the inevitable drum beats, many white liberals have basked in their own sanctimonious outrage that…
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All He Does Is Not Win: Rubio Drops Out, and 3 Other Surprises From Super Tuesday 2
Last night was Super Tuesday, part 2, where really important things were bound to happen because there just aren’t as many states left for the candidates to fight over. On the Democratic side, it was another opportunity for Sen. Bernie Sanders to remind former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that he wasn’t quite dead yet,…
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Super Tuesday 2: Donald Trump Prepares to Burn GOP to the Ground
It’s the ides of March, but Donald Trump, cast as a bloviating, bellicose Julius Caesar in this political play, isn’t facing his doom. Instead, to borrow from another bit of Caesar’s life, he’s crossing the Rubicon to victory, preparing to send his rivals scattering to the hinterlands of our republic to desperately plot a downfall…
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Watch: Donald Trump Cancels Rally in Chicago After Supporters and Protesters Clash
Donald Trump canceled a rally Friday at the University of Illinois at Chicago after protesters and Trump supporters confronted each other in the venue. Trump, who never made it inside, issued this statement: Mr. Trump just arrived in Chicago and after meeting with law enforcement has determined that for the safety of all of the…
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Baltimore Mayoral Debate Lacked Fireworks, but Not Candidates
Baltimore has been in the national spotlight for the past year on issues of police brutality, civil unrest and an unprecedented court case in which Maryland’s highest court is compelling a police officer to testify against his fellow officers. As a result, local issues were laid bare on a national stage for all the world to…
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5 Ways Black People Will Benefit From a Trump Presidency
I’m a glass-half-full kinda guy. I do, however, realize that half the country is suffering through a case of the bubble guts, wondering if blowhard and self-affirmed big d—k Donald Trump will be their next president, while Confederate-flag-waving Caucasians, who long for Jim Crow and the days of cotton picking, are closing in on nirvana.…