The brilliant surgeon, Dr. Benjamin Carson, is out of order and out of control when he compares the Affordable Care Act to slavery. As a physician, he must know how many people lack healthcare, and how much work this administration has done to right that wrong.
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Dr. Julianne Malveaux is an economist, author and Dean of the College of Ethnic Studies at Cal State LA. She is an economist, commentator and president of PUSH Excel, the educational branch of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. She can be reached at Juliannemalveaux.com.
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Detroit bankruptcy: undemocratic, fiscally imprudent
You don’t have to be from Detroit to be angry at what is happening there. And you don’t have to be from Detroit to lend your voice to an injustice that not only affects Detroit, but also the rest of the nation. If you agree with the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition on this matter, please go to change.org, search for Detroit bankruptcy, and sign the Rainbow/PUSH-sponsored petition.
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Nice house, kid in college
While some members of Congress are foregoing pay as long as other government workers are shut out of their offices, Republican Congressman Lee Terry (R-Neb.) says he won’t be giving his up.
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Budgetary brinkmanship
As I write this column, I have no idea whether Congress finally evaded the government shutdown that would happen on Oct. 1. (It did not).
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Cuts in SNAP: no food for the hungry
Steven and Laurie, a White married couple who live near Richmond, Va., work at a big box store. She as a cashier; he in the storeroom.
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What does limited action mean?
President Barack Obama stepped on a big limb when he threatened “limited action” against Syria because the country allegedly used chemical weapons against their own people.
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After the March on Washington
The 1963 March on Washington was a pivotal moment for African Americans, a day when people joined to fight for jobs, peace and justice. More than 250,000 people traveled to Washington, coming by busses, trains, and occasionally planes.
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Russell Simmons, Harriet Tubman and the history of myopia
Every time I hear the voice of Russell Simmons, I hear a cool, clean, clear meditative voice, especially on Twitter where he drops his yoga knowledge in a reflective way. I guess he wasn’t folding his legs and saying a centered “Om” when he decided to ridicule an African woman.
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Dropping the baton
Research shows that this generation of young people, no matter their race, are likely to do less well than their parents did. Shackled by a trillion dollars worth of student loans and a flat labor market, the New York-based Demos organization says the student loan burden prevents young people from buying homes and amassing wealth.
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What is a living wage?
Workers at fast food restaurants recently demonstrated outside their places of employment, highlighting the low wages they receive and demanding more. They say twice as much, or $15 an hour, will provide them with a living wage.
