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New Hampshire: the first primary battleground
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Editorial
New Hampshire: the first primary battleground
As this year’s presidential campaign heats up, New Hampshire is once again playing a significant role as the first state in the nation to run a presidential primary.
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Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss finally receive justice for Giuliani’s Big Lie
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Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss finally receive justice for Giuliani’s Big Lie
Recently we saw a monumental verdict in federal court against one of Donald Trump’s primary co-conspirators in perpetuating the 2020 election lie — former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani.
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The rise of Yusef Salaam
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Editorial
The rise of Yusef Salaam
New York City has been known for two sensational media moments in the past few decades involving Donald Trump and the Central Park Five. Both have been synonymous with the city that never sleeps. Back in 1989, Trump was a real estate magnate known for extravagance and opulent ways but not known for taking political stands, Wall Street was wilding out with Gordon Gekko-type greed, and a jogger in Central Park was brutally attacked and raped.
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Editorial
A failure to protect the people
It was always hard to see how working-class Americans could be fond of Donald Trump. He certainly had TV appeal, but his proposals provided few benefits for those with limited resources.
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Opinion
Garland likely won’t indict Trump
Much has been made in the news headlines of polls that purport to show Trump’s fading popularity. They give the impression that Trump is a dead letter politically among Republicans. The blunt reality is far different.
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A disadvantage of white privilege
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Editorial
A disadvantage of white privilege
Racial discrimination has become so subtle that it is sometimes difficult to prove. Nonetheless, advocates for racial equality often avoid a debate over an incident that could well be considered as racial discrimination by renouncing it as the “white privilege” so common in American society. That is a lesser offense.
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Democracy or fascism: America at a crossroads
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Democracy or fascism: America at a crossroads
Public opinion in America is now divided. The issue is whether to support fascism or remain as patriot of a democratic republic. America’s future will depend on which path most citizens follow.
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An overdue improvement to American democracy
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Editorial
An overdue improvement to American democracy
Former President Trump appointed three conservative justices to the Supreme Court, tilting the balance of the body. Trump would not have been seated as president were it not for the Electoral College, which put him in office despite losing the popular vote by more than 3 million votes.
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Editorial
Democracy is in danger
We should learn from the Jan. 6 fiasco that voters must be well-informed and must have even higher standards for those whom they elect to office.
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