The American public enters this Christmas season with mixed reviews of the past year and skepticism about the days ahead. Many of us disapprove of the people we’ve hired to lead the country, and most of us are just disappointed with Wall Street when those on Main Street can barely afford their Christmas shopping. For […]
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This week in American politics wound down with a memorable phrase from President Obama: Welcome home. He repeated it again and again: “ Welcome home .” And it sounded better with each repeat. It was a historic moment, as the nation and the world witnessed President Obama formally end the war in Iraq a war […]
Read MoreIn U.S., Right To Vote Still Threatened 0
Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Holder delivers a major speech on voting rights at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas. The location is significant: In 1965, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, a landmark piece of civil rights legislation that banned the worst forms of racial discrimination in American elections. […]
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Dear Friend: Id like to let you know that the Fall issue of Ms. hits newsstands November 29, featuring my story Bella, Coretta, Shirley& about what I have gained from mentors and have gladly paid forward. The Fall cover story of Ms., Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, takes a look at how what was once billed as […]
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