Commentary

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 07 January 2021

Margaret Huang

Insidious racism took the form of an American president openly encouraging with “love” violent extremists

Details: Written by Dr. Tom H. Hastings, PSU; Published: 05 January 2021

Dr. Tom H. Hastings

Will Trump leave in the middle of the night, embarrassed by his four years of crude, rude, lying, and beyond belief incompetence? Or will he be escorted out by a secret service detachment?

Details: Written by Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor; Published: 04 January 2021

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Voter turnout is reportedly lagging in the more rural and conservative areas of Georgia and is higher in more traditionally Democratic areas of the state

Details: Written by Peter J. Pitts; Published: 23 December 2020

Peter J. Pitts

The healthcare provider can bill the insurance company for the full cost of the drug -- plus a mark-up -- and pocket the difference

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Details: Written by Rob Okun and Steven Botkin; Published: 17 December 2020

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We believe this act of bringing light into the world at the darkest times makes a difference

Details: Written by Ray Curry, Secretary-Treasurer, UAW; Published: 02 December 2020

Ray Curry, Secretary-Treasurer, UAW

Senate control is crucial for the nation

Details: Written by Ben Jealous; Published: 23 November 2020

Ben Jealous, president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation

This hasn’t been a normal year, and it isn’t going to be a normal Thanksgiving.

Details: Written by Oscar H. Blayton; Published: 23 November 2020

After four years under a Trump administration, we see there is a lot of work to be done.

Details: Written by Rev. Dr. Jonathan Weaver; Published: 17 November 2020

As of October 28, in a country of just over twelve million people, they have experienced only 35 deaths from the coronavirus

Details: Written by Mel Gurtov, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Portland State University; Published: 13 November 2020

Mel Gurtov, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Portland State University

Trump’s strategy is clear: maintain control of the Republican Party as the Trump Party, install “acting” officials who will not cooperate with the Biden transition team

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