Many of us have wondered a time or two, what’s with this man in charge? Is he really as cuckoo koko puffs as he sometimes seems? I would wager that […]
Category: Opinion
Posted inPractical Politics
The politics of modern Black youth in America
A few, short years ago, the Crips and Bloods were dancing in the streets down Crenshaw Boulevard and MLK Boulevard as Barack Obama was elected POTUS. Nowadays, we get Nicki […]
Posted inOpinion
Let’s not forget America while bombing Iran
It seems like this President is forever pulling distractions out of his hat of illegalities and taking our attention away from the real issues, such as the failure of the […]
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The new-old Politics of the skinny on the SAVE Act
The Brennan Center for Justice, a Washington-based think tank, just published a very scary report. Trump and the Republicans in Congress, particularly the House, have been savoring, chopping up, and […]
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The politics of Trumpian historical realignment
As if he is trying to demonstrate that “smart people don’t know everything,” and even the C and D Students can be president, too, Mr. Trump has been making a […]
Posted inOpinion
Stop corporate consolidation silencing local media voices
American democracy is under siege across the board in different industries. Diversity is good for business and diversity is good for American democracy. Exclusive corporate policies and regulations erode democratic […]
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The Politics of Trump and the coming national elections, 2026
In the U.S., presidents do not have the legal power to delay or cancel elections. In fact, the U.S. Constitution requires that a new Congress be sworn in a year […]
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Can you afford a mortgage but not the down payment?
Tiffany Duvernay-Smith went from knowing the harsh realities of homelessness to owning her first home – made possible by the California Housing Finance Agency’s (CalHFA) Dream For All program, which […]
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NNPA stands with Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, and all arrested
History has a way of repeating itself. Today, it rhymes with the clicking of handcuffs on two of our own: Don Lemon and Georgia Fort. We know this playbook. We […]
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What we can learn from the people of Minnesota
We the people, of San Diego and other cities around these States, have much we can learn from the people of Minnesota. First, they did not allow the cold weather […]