The National Institute for Early Education Research reports that a robust and growing body of international research shows that too many children across the globe are not receiving nurturing care […]
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How democrats can win the shutdown messaging war
Donald Trump holds the record for both the longest and second-longest government shutdowns in American history. Republicans control the White House, Senate, and House—yet somehow, Democrats are at risk of […]
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End the shutdown
As the government shutdown drags on, families, workers, and communities across the country are suffering. This crisis—manufactured and entirely avoidable—must end now. It is not a political tactic; it is […]
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Whose side are you on?
Our country is at a major crossroads. Therefore, we sometimes must wonder if most people, regardless of race, gender, age, economic class, or political persuasion, are fully aware of how […]
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Thirty years after the O.J. Simpson verdict
Thirty years ago, when the verdict in the O.J. Simpson trial was announced, half the nation exhaled in relief and the other half gasped in disbelief. I was there, a […]
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Trump targets Black-led cities
Donald Trump’s takeover of Washington, D.C.’s police force and his threats to extend the same approach to other Black-led cities are being denounced as racially motivated and tied directly to […]
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Black Lawmakers at forefront of Newsom–Trump battle
At the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom and top California Democratic leaders unveiled a plan to authorize a special election for new congressional district maps […]
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From ‘I Will Survive’ to ‘I Approve’
Gloria Gaynor, the disco legend whose 1978 anthem “I Will Survive” became a rallying cry for empowerment and resistance, will now stand center stage at Donald Trump’s first Kennedy Center […]
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Your vote matters, but voting is not enough
In theory, the fundamental premise of American democracy is “one man (or person), one vote.” Under the original concept of Jeffersonian Democracy, in most states access to the franchise was […]
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Trump Country at risk
Republican lawmakers cannot have it both ways. They cannot continue to push for tax cuts for the wealthy and not have it catch up with them and the country. They […]
