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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...
Jay Murdock
Feb 12, 20203 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...
Jay Murdock
Feb 10, 20205 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...
Jay Murdock
Feb 7, 20203 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...
Jay Murdock
Feb 3, 20205 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...
Jay Murdock
Jan 31, 20206 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...
Jay Murdock
Jan 27, 20204 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...
Jay Murdock
Jan 24, 202010 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...
Jay Murdock
Jan 6, 20205 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 |...
Jay Murdock
Dec 15, 201924 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...
Jay Murdock
Dec 11, 20199 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...
Jay Murdock
Dec 10, 20196 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...
Jay Murdock
Nov 18, 20197 min read


EDITORIAL: The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s impeachment: a grave and necessary process
If the US president tried to enlist Ukraine to investigate his rivals he broke his oath of office and threatened America’s security There...
Jay Murdock
Nov 15, 20193 min read


It’s Time for Black Athletes to Leave White Colleges
They attract money and attention to the predominantly white universities that showcase them, while HBCUs struggle. What would happen if...
Jay Murdock
Oct 1, 201910 min read


Black College Hall of Fame Classic gets off to a strong start
The event served as a showcase for what makes Canton such a special place. By Joe Scalzo | Canton Repository | September 2, 2019 CANTON...
Jay Murdock
Sep 3, 20193 min read


Ohio newspaper that battled injustice for 150 years to shut down: ‘Scary for democracy’
The Vindicator’s closure means Youngstown will be the largest US city without a major paper, and is the latest blow to an ailing American...
Jay Murdock
Aug 21, 20195 min read


No reparations check of any amount could substitute for an apology
Be honest. When you hear the word “reparations” in relation to compensation to African Americans for the sin of slavery, you think of a...
Jay Murdock
Aug 16, 20194 min read


‘It could have been me’: five years after Michael Brown, young black men in Ferguson spe
On 9 August 2014 police in Missouri killed 18-year-old Michael Brown. We asked his peers from the same neighborhood to recall that day –...
Jay Murdock
Aug 9, 20195 min read


Better Schools Won’t Fix America
Like many rich Americans, I used to think educational investment could heal the country’s ills—but I was wrong. Fighting inequality must...
Jay Murdock
Jul 2, 20199 min read


For True Trump Believers, the Magic Isn’t Lost
The president’s 2020 campaign-kickoff rally in Orlando was an attempt to hark back to the old days … of four years ago. By Elaina Plott...
Jay Murdock
Jun 19, 20195 min read
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