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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...

Ben Jealous
Feb 22, 20224 min read
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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...

Ben Jealous
Feb 12, 20223 min read
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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...

Ben Jealous
Jan 31, 20223 min read
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Defending a Democracy in Flames
I woke up this morning with my mind stayed on freedom. And how we can preserve it. Our freedom is threatened. We all need to be paying...

Ben Jealous
Dec 20, 20213 min read
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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...

Ben Jealous
Sep 16, 20213 min read
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A Red Flag on the West Coast
IN just a few days, California will wrap up its recall election targeting Governor Gavin Newsom, a scheme orchestrated by a Far Right...

Ben Jealous
Sep 6, 20213 min read
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The Attack on the Capitol and the Shameful Right-Wing Republican Response
THE Jan. 6 attack on Congress and the U.S. Capitol was an assault on our democracy. So is the effort by congressional Republicans and...

Ben Jealous
Aug 11, 20213 min read
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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...

Ben Jealous
May 22, 20213 min read
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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...

Ben Jealous
Apr 19, 20213 min read
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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...

Ben Jealous
Apr 10, 20213 min read
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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...

Ben Jealous
Apr 2, 20213 min read
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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...

jonetta rose barras
Mar 9, 20213 min read
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