So, who won the Republican debate? 0
(CNN) – CNN Opinion asked a range of contributors to give their take on the first Republican Party debate of the 2016 presidential campaign, and to pick their biggest winners and losers from the night. The opinions expressed in these commentaries are solely their own. David Gergen: Trump, a gift to the GOP Donald Trump […]
Read MoreCircus Over Substance 0
The first presidential debate of 2016 is now in the books. It says something about the quality of the major Republican candidates that the best performance by far belonged to former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, who wasn’t polling in the top 10 and didn’t make the main event. If her numbers hold, she will be […]
Read MoreStruggle for voting rights isn’t over 0
(CNN)- Thursday August 6 marks the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. As part of this commemoration, President Barack Obama will join Congressman John Lewis of Georgia and Attorney General Loretta Lynch, the first African-American woman to serve in the role, to call on Congress to pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act. […]
Read MoreFox and 17 Friends Prepare to Debate 0
At least 17 Republicans are running for president. I believe the last time either major political party had that many candidates was the Democrats in 1976. Their winner was a long shot from Plains, Georgia, named Jimmy Carter. Can the GOP race get any weirder? I’m waiting for Little Richard, Ariana Grande and Tom Brady […]
Read MoreNew Orleans’ strength in the future will be rooted in its resilience 0
(The Times Picayune) – During those long months that turned into years as members of my family and friends resettled back home in New Orleans, I kept myself motivated by listening to Louis Armstrong’s song “Do you Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans.” What an incredible song — a soothing melody that reminded […]
Read MoreTrump Always Sinks to the Occasion 0
Right now, my Republican friends seem to be drawn to candidates who have extreme views and/or made a name in a field other than politics. And the biggest name at the moment is Donald Trump. Trump is leading in several polls, including the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, with a double-digit lead over Jeb Bush […]
Read MoreWhy ‘All lives matter’ misses the point 0
(CNN)- They stood up, one by one, shouting “Black lives matter! Black lives matter!” First to former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley after he told the Netroots Conference in Phoenix that “Black lives matter. White lives matter. All lives matter.” The cry went up again as Sen. Bernie Sanders prepared to give his stump speech. The […]
Read MoreBipartisan Reform Directly Ahead 0
Earlier this year, I served as a co-convener of the first-ever Bipartisan Summit on Criminal Justice Reform in Washington, D.C., with former White House adviser Van Jones, the American Conservative Union’s Pat Nolan and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Sponsors and partners included the American Civil Liberties Union and Drug Police Alliance on the left […]
Read MoreMy choice for the $10 bill 0
(CNN) – The U.S. Treasury has announced plans to put a woman on the $10 bill. Why not? We put a man on the moon. This should be easier, if somewhat more contentious. The redesign of the $10 bill is taking place in 2020 to help mark the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which […]
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