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Jay Murdock
Mar 28, 20205 min read
Inequality Is Immune to the Coronavirus
Washington’s disaster relief reminds us that not even a pandemic deters the pursuit of plutocracy By Jamil Smith | RollingStone | March...
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Jay Murdock
Mar 27, 202010 min read
The Coronavirus Is Demonstrating the Value of Globalization
We are experiencing a painful introduction to anti-globalism and its consequences. By David Frum | The Atlantic | March 27, 2020 To fight...
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Jay Murdock
Mar 23, 20205 min read
The coronavirus relief bill could turn into a corporate coup if we aren't careful
America will be unrecognizable after this pandemic if big corporations walk away with trillions of dollars and no strings attached By...
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Jay Murdock
Mar 21, 20203 min read
Opinion: Experts come to Trump's rescue
Like Zombies emerging from the mist, leaders of the much-maligned Deep State are shedding their anonymity as coronavirus fear grips the...
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Jay Murdock
Mar 20, 20205 min read
We Can’t Let Coronavirus Postpone Elections
Even in war, America has kept up its democratic traditions. We can’t stop now. By Jon Meacham | The New York Times | March 20, 2020...
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Jay Murdock
Mar 16, 20203 min read
Trump’s attempt to buy a coronavirus vaccine shows why big pharma needs to change
By Diarmaid McDonald |The Guardian | March 16, 2020 The president’s shameless bid highlights the need for a drugs industry that...
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Jay Murdock
Feb 24, 20206 min read
South Carolina: how black Americans’ reverse migration is reshaping next state to vote
Black Americans’ relocation back to the south is changing voting blocs and making Democratic races more competitive By Kenya Evelyn in...
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Jay Murdock
Feb 13, 202019 min read
The Hack Next Time
Why the threats to our elections are more sophisticated and widespread than ever By Andy Kroll | RollingStone Magazine | February 2020...
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Jay Murdock
Feb 12, 20203 min read
White supremacist propaganda in US more than doubled in 2019, report finds
Anti-Defamation League reported 2,713 cases of circulated propaganda, compared to 1,214 in 2018 Associated Press | February 12, 2020...
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Jay Murdock
Feb 10, 20205 min read
From Republicans to Democrats: America is deeply divided
The past week of news has shown just how entrenched the state of polarization is in the United States today By Geoffrey Kabaservice | The...
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Jay Murdock
Feb 7, 20203 min read
Character is on the Ballot
GOP senator Lisa Murkowski told fellow senators that Trump’s conduct in the Ukrainian affair that led to his impeachment was far from...
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Jay Murdock
Feb 3, 20205 min read
The Next Trump Crisis Is Already Here
Ukraine is by no means the only dirty secret being covered up By David Frum | The Atlantic | 02/03/2020 Republicans voted down a measure...
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Jay Murdock
Jan 31, 20206 min read
Trump’s foreign policy is cynical and self-interested. His ‘peace plan’ is no exce
The plan is a giant middle finger to the Palestinian people, and a way for Trump – and Netanyahu – to distract voters from domestic...
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Jay Murdock
Jan 27, 20204 min read
NBA legend Kobe Bryant dies at 41 in a helicopter crash
Kobe Bryant, one of basketball’s greatest players and most masterful scorers of all time, was among the passengers who died Sunday in a...
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Jay Murdock
Jan 24, 202010 min read
Revealed: the true identity of the leader of an American neo-Nazi terror group
The white supremacist group the Base has been a target of FBI raids and its members accused of planning a race war. The Guardian can now...
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Jay Murdock
Jan 6, 20205 min read
Trying to see 2020 glass as half-full
By Ron Ponder | Canton Repository | January 6, 2020 I am by nature an optimistic person. I see the proverbial glass as being half-full...
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Jay Murdock
Dec 15, 201924 min read
False Idol — Why the Christian Right Worships Donald Trump
Without the evangelical voting bloc, no Republican candidate could hope to have a path to the presidency By Alex Morris | RollingStone |...
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Jay Murdock
Dec 11, 20199 min read
The Ripple Effects of Taking SNAP Benefits From One Person
A new Trump-administration rule will cut food assistance for nearly 700,000 Americans, also affecting many of their relatives and...
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Jay Murdock
Dec 10, 20196 min read
If the Witnesses Could Exonerate Trump, Why Aren’t They Testifying?
Trump’s defenders suggest that White House aides could exculpate the president—but the evidence suggests otherwise. By Quinta Jurecic...
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Jay Murdock
Nov 18, 20197 min read
THE BATTLE FOR THE CONSTITUTION: The Electoral College’s Racist Origins
More than two centuries after it was designed to empower southern white voters, the system continues to do just that. By Wilfred...
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