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IF a public opinion poll done last month is right, more than half of you won’t know what I mean by the initials “ESG,” and fewer than one...
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Ben Jealous
- Oct 21, 2022
- 3 min
Georgia Is Ground Zero for Democracy
By Ben Jealous LIKE so many of us right now, I’ve got Georgia on my mind. As I write this, I’ve just gotten back from meeting with Black...
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Ben Jealous
- Oct 1, 2022
- 3 min
The Cruelty of Exploiting Vulnerable People for Political Advantage
THERE is always a new low for Trump Republicans. And that is pretty frightening. Take the latest exercise in lawlessness, dishonesty, and...
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Ben Jealous
- May 8, 2022
- 3 min
Pay Attention Roe v. Wade & the Far Right’s Extreme Plans
THINGS are about to get worse for millions of vulnerable people in our country. It looks like the far right-wing majority on the U.S....
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Ben Jealous
- Mar 19, 2022
- 3 min
Black Americans and the Worldwide Principles of Democracy
ANTI-DEMOCRATIC authoritarianism is on the rise–both around the world and here at home. Sometimes it is easier to recognize overseas....
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Ben Jealous
- Mar 13, 2022
- 3 min
From Selma to the U.S. Supreme Court, We Are Still Making History
HISTORY was made in Selma, Alabama, on March 7, 1965. Alabama state troopers viciously attacked peaceful voting rights marchers at the...
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Ben Jealous
- Feb 22, 2022
- 4 min
The Potential Power of our New Supreme Court Justice
PRESIDENT Joe Biden is about to name the first Black woman ever nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court—in fact, he may have already done so...
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Ben Jealous
- Feb 12, 2022
- 3 min
The Republican Party Makes Dangerous Bow to Trump’s Insurrectionists
THE Republican National Committee (RNC) is officially letting Americans know that it is more committed to former President Donald Trump...
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Ben Jealous
- Jan 31, 2022
- 3 min
Celebrating Black Women on the Federal Bench
PRESIDENT Joe Biden’s first year in office has brought both triumphs and disappointments. There’s no question that the administration has...
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Ben Jealous
- Sep 16, 2021
- 3 min
Virginia Voters’ Choice: Forward with Voting Rights Champ for Governor or Backward With Team Trump
Virginia’s voters will pick the state’s next governor in November. The choice couldn’t be clearer, and neither could the national...
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Ben Jealous
- Jul 7, 2021
- 3 min
The Insurrection and the Lost Cause
A violent insurrection engulfed the U.S. Capitol just six months ago. One United States Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died and...
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Ben Jealous
- May 22, 2021
- 3 min
Ted Cruz’s Wildly Dishonest Defense of Voter Suppression
Sen. Ted Cruz is a shameless liar. And he isn’t even a very good one. Witness his latest dishonest defense of Georgia’s new voter...
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Ben Jealous
- Apr 19, 2021
- 3 min
We Urgently Need Kristen Clarke at the Justice Department
Kristen Clarke is a brilliant lawyer and Americans would be lucky to have her working for us. President Joe Biden has nominated Clarke to...
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Ben Jealous
- Apr 10, 2021
- 3 min
Justice is on Trial in the George Floyd Murder Case; Justice is on trial in the United States
THE murder trial of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has begun, ten months after George Floyd died in the street with Chauvin’s...
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Ben Jealous
- Apr 2, 2021
- 3 min
RACISM AND ITS DEADLY COUSINS
What does it say about our country when we don’t have time to absorb the impact of one mass shooting before news of the next one comes...
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jonetta rose barras
- Mar 9, 2021
- 1 min
Community Organizations, Neighbors Bridge Gaps in DC Information and Registration
On Jan. 29, Barbara and David Ehrlich parked their cars and headed towards the Howard University clinic. It was a long walk for the...
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jonetta rose barras
- Mar 9, 2021
- 3 min
Women’s History Month Is the Right Time to Raise the Minimum Wage
It is time for a maximum push for a new minimum wage. The federal minimum wage has not budged for more than a decade. The cost of living...
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Ben Jealous
- Feb 23, 2021
- 3 min
How Democracy Reform Protects Black Political Power
The 2020 elections taught us that our democracy is both strong and fragile. This is the time to shore it up with the For the People Act...
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Ben Jealous
- Feb 12, 2021
- 3 min
The Warning Bells in Trump’s Impeachment Trial
Donald Trump’s defenders are shameless. And that makes them dangerous. It has only been a month since a mob enraged by Trump’s lies about...
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