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TeleSur | – – The back and forth began over the rally that gathered more than 10,000 protesters in Chicago forcing Trump to cancel his electoral event. R&B singer John Legend, who regularly speaks out on mass incarceration and police brutality, defended the Chicago protesters that shut down Donald Trump’s rally after Donald Jr. complained about oversensitivity. He went on […]

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In Dem Race, African-American women could be decisive on Super Tuesday

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By Evelyn M. Simien | (The Conversation) | – – As the Democratic nominating contest speeds up, African-American voters – especially women – have some tough, and influential, choices to make . . . As someone who has been researching this topic for the last 15 years, I believe both candidates are attractive to African-American […]

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Black, Brown and Progressive: A New Voter Majority in the US?

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By Sonali Kolhatkar | ( TeleSur With the US becoming more racially diverse, left-leaning people of color in alliance with their white counterparts means that there is a progressive voting majority right now. Electoral politics often grab far too much attention for far too little reward. Every four years progressives rally around who might be […]

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Could a post-Scalia court restore Campaign Finance Sanity & pull back from Plutocracy?

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – There is no guarantee that the successor to the late Justice Antonin Scalia will be a liberal. But only if Cruz wins the presidency can we expect a nominee as hard right as Scalia. In all likelihood, the court has just shifted at least somewhat to […]

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The Day Beyoncé Turned Black – SNL

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Saturday Night Live | (Video satire) | – – “It’s the day white people never saw coming: when Beyoncé turned black.” Saturday Night Live: ” “The Day Beyoncé Turned Black” – SNL”

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In PBS Debate, did Clinton succeed in Hurting Sanders with Black Voters?

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Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Jimmy Dore and John Iadarola | (The Young Turks Video) | – – “What was the biggest fail at the PBS NewsHour Democratic Debate? The Young Turks panel of Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Jimmy Dore and John Iadarola discuss. Who do you think won the debate, Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders? […]

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Beyonce angers US Right by bringing up African-American Rights at Superbowl

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TeleSur | – – Beyonce and her powerhouse backup dancers are facing threats of a boycott for speaking out against police brutality. Social media has been awash with both criticism and praise for Beyonce’s halftime show at the Super Bowl Sunday. Critiques of the U.S. policing system and support for the Black Lives Matter movement […]

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Palin for Trump: ‘Political Correctness’ (anti-racism) is a Suicide Bomb Vest

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The term “political correctness” has a long and varying history, but what do Donald Trump and Sarah Palin mean when they attack it? They are using it to mean anti-racism. A day after Martin Luther King Day, Sarah Palin endorsed Donald Trump for president in Ames, […]

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On MLK Day, let’s Remember Ike’s warning about the Military-Industrial Complex

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By Shahid Buttar | Electronic Frontier Foundation [Sunday] marked the 55th anniversary of a world-historical speech by the last war hero to occupy the White House: President Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower. His last speech while in office holds crucial implications for the U.S. today, as well as the history we celebrate . . . on […]