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September 17th, 2024

J. Pharoah Doss: Is there a progressive presidential transition Project 2025?

When Senator Kamala Harris faced two dozen other candidates in the 2020 Democratic primary, she competed hard against the others to attract the far-left wing of the party. Reid J. Epstein, a New York Times columnist, explained that Harris ran to the left since progressive ideas dominated the last competitive Democratic primary. Now, as she … Continued

September 15th, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court’s Decline: A Betrayal of Justice and Civil Rights

Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (Public Domain). In an era marked by unprecedented political polarization, the United States grapples with a severe crisis of confidence in its institutions. As Congress flounders in gridlock and public disillusionment with political leaders deepens, the Supreme Court—the highest judicial authority in the … Continued

Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

September 13th, 2024

The Figures Who Helped Shape Vice President Harris

Before she would become the Democratic presidential nominee. Kamala Harris with her mother Shyamala Gopalan (Photo: X).  By Ben Jealous When Kamala Harris was sworn in as vice president in 2021, she swore her oath of office on two Bibles. One belonged to our nation’s first Black Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Marshall, the civil … Continued

September 12th, 2024

Linsey Davis Faces Racist, Sexist Abuse Online After Fact-Checking Trump

Photo: Getty Images ABC News anchor Linsey Davis was subjected to racist and sexist comments on social media following her moderation of the presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. On Tuesday (Sept. 10), Harris and Trump went head-to-head for the first time during the presidential debate in Philadelphia. The … Continued

Linsey Davis

September 11th, 2024

COLUMN: Kamala Harris Shines in Debate as Trump’s Old Playbook Fails (This Time)

The bully got bullied.  The old football coach who could not adapt his playbook to compete against a different opponent got exposed. Those are the overarching takeaways from the Tuesday night debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. After the Tuesday night debate, it … Continued

Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris (Photo Credit Wikimedia Commons).

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Bishop William J. Barber II Shares His Thoughts About What He'd Like to See at The 2024 DNC

Chicago Defender Managing Editor Tacuma Roeback caught up with the influential Bishop William J. Barber II while the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. In this insightful interview, Bishop Barber, ...a renowned minister, social activist, and professor at Yale Divinity School, shares why he's in Chicago and discusses his ongoing fight for social justice through the Poor People's Campaign and Repairers of the Breach.[+] Show More
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