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Read More »Black Senators Tim Scott and Cory Booker Get In Argument Comparing Jim Crow Laws to Voting Rights Restrictions
Sens Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.), two of the only three Black people serving in the Senate, had a heated argument comparing voting restriction bills to Jim Crow laws. According to the New York Times, the senators took opposites sides in a debate on voting rights legislation, the …
Read More »3 Former Officers Involved in George Floyd’s Death Face Federal Charges
We never forgot the officers who helped pin George Floyd to the ground as Derek Chauvin took his life. Former officers J. Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao are accused of violating Floyd’s constitutional rights while acting under government authority, reported The Associated Press. On the state level, they’re charged …
Read More »Showtime Debuts ‘We Need To Talk About Cosby’ Trailer
Showtime Networks has released the trailer for the upcoming Bill Cosby documentary, We Need To Talk About Cosby, that will debut at the end of the month on Jan. 30 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. We Need To Talk About Cosby is a four-part docuseries directed by Emmy Award-winner W. Kamau …
Read More »Citing Supply Chain Problems, Texas Secretary of State Office Places Limits On Voter Registration Forms
Attendees hold up signs during the final day of the Georgetown to Austin March for Democracy on Friday, July 31, 2021, in Austin, TX. Photo: Sergio Flores For The Washington Post (Getty Images) In September 2021, Texas passed a set of voting rights limits restricting when counties can offer early …
Read More »We’ve Lost the True Meaning of Cynicism
“How to Build a Life” is a weekly column by Arthur Brooks, tackling questions of meaning and happiness. Click here to listen to his podcast series on all things happiness, How to Build a Happy Life. There are a growing number of Marxists today. By which I mean followers of …
Read More »Get Your Lucky Egg Ready, The Jamaican Bobsled Team Has Qualified For The 2022 Winter Olympics
Almost three decades after the hit movie ‘Cool Runnings,i the Jamaican four-man bobsled team has qualified for the Winter Olympics. The four-man Jamaican bobsled team qualified for the Winter Olympics next month in Beijing and will compete along 27 other four-man teams. The last time a four-man Jamaican bobsled team …
Read More »Sen. Tim Scott Says President Biden's Voting Rights Speech Is "Misleading," Ignoring His Own Party's Role In the Matter
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) (2nd L) speaks to reporters during a news conference with (L-R) Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) at the U.S. Capitol on July 21, 2021, in Washington, DC. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) organized the news conference to criticize what …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: The Workers Who Bear the Brunt of the Omicron Surge
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. As many Americans sit in a weird pandemic limbo, one group of workers bears the brunt …
Read More »There is space for the culture in the world of NFTs
In the last several weeks, the conversation about non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has exploded into the mainstream. While some are still scratching their heads about what NFTs are, crypto enthusiasts are buying them almost as quickly as they are being produced. NFTs are different from cryptocurrencies in that they cannot be …
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