IMPORTANT READS

IN COLD BLOOD-I’ve watched all of the footage of George Floyd’s murder. I’ve seen the crime from every angle.

GUEST WORDS-Finding George Floyd’s murderer guilty on all three charges was a significant victory for us at the very moment when we, Black people, need to see some justice.

LEGACIES OF RACISM-A few years ago, while covering a story on Republican New Hampshire legislator Werner Horn, I summoned the best and brightest scholars that America had to offer.

THE GOP ISSUES SEARCH--In the wake of Donald Trump electoral defeat and the failure of the January 6^th attack on the U.S. Capitol, the Republicans are actively searching for issues that will reinvigorate their future electoral possibilities. 

GENDER POLITICS-A Supreme Court case challenging the requirement for men, but not women,

REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAID SHOULDN’T BE PUNITIVE--While the White House in recent weeks has taken steps to overturn a Trump-era initiative enabling states to restrict Medicaid eligibility by imposing punitive work requirements, healthcare advocates on Monday urged President Joe Biden to rescind all Medicaid work requirement policies approved by his predecessor.

THE CHAUVIN TRIAL-In more damning, searing testimony on the fifth day of Derek Chauvin's trial for murdering George Floyd, Minneapolis' most senior police officer condemned Chauvin's use of force against Floyd as "totally unnecessary."

CYBERBULLYING FALLOUT-When 14-year-old Brandi Levy didn't make the varsity cut as a freshman cheerleader for the Mahanoy Golden Bears, she sounded off on social media, as teenagers are known to do. 

VOTING RIGHTS FIGHT-With dozens of Republican-authored voter suppression measures advancing through state legislatures across the country, progressive advocacy groups are imploring Democratic lawmakers to stop dragging their feet and immediately abolish the Senate rule that is obstructing an ambitious plan to shield the franchise from the GOP's onslaught.

WAR POLITICS-Will Joe Biden end the endless wars or won't he?

IMMIGRATION CRISIS-The continuing press of migrants from Mexico and Central America arriving at the U.S. southern border has forced the Biden administration to send Vice President Kamala Harris south on a negotiating mission

THE FLOYD DEATH WATCH-The trial of Derek Chauvin is underway. The press writes articles searching for ways to say something unimportant about it.

MINIMUM WAGE POLITICS--"Since 1985, the average Wall Street bonus has increased 1,217%, from $13,970 to $184,000 in 2020."

COMBATTING WHITE MALE SUPREMACY-Years ago, the pork industry ran a campaign touting its product as the “other white meat.”

FURTHER--There's an especially infuriating backstory to the latest slaughter of 10 innocents in America, this time in the bubble that was Boulder, CO.

VOTING RIGHTS-Hey, you, get away from those polling places! No trespassing! We don't want your kind here! Scram! 

GUEST WORDS--Last November, despite a global pandemic, voter intimidation, and an unprecedented disinformation campaign, a record number of Americans cast a ballot in the 2020 election.

WHERE DO AMERICA’S MASS SHOOTERS COME FROM--It is extremely easy in the United States to obtain guns, to find places to practice using them, and to find trainers willing to teach you to use them.

RACE POLITICS--Here I sit in my room, devastated and contemplating all that went wrong for this young white man to have gunned down eight people, six of whom were Asian women, four of whom were Korean American women.

BUBBLES OF HATE-Yes, this is a horrible statement, but after witnessing the behavior horrors of the last 5 years that is continuing on a daily basis, this group has well-proven that they lack any relationship to human beings.

OTHER WORDS-On March 13, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to address some of the worst impacts of the pandemic.