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Civil Rights Icon Rev. Jesse Jackson Dies at 84 — His Legacy Lives On in Southeast Queens
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, one of the most influential civil rights leaders in modern American history, has died at age 84. His passing closes a powerful chapter in the...
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Emotion, Messaging, and Money: Examining the Politics of Perception in the MAGA Era
In today’s American politics, the loudest message often wins—even when the facts are more complicated.
Over the past decade, the MAGA wing of the Republican...
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Trump Says U.S. Forces Captured Venezuela’s President — Raising Major War-Powers, Drug Policy, and Oil-Interest Questions
President Donald Trump said Saturday that U.S. forces carried out a “large-scale strike” in and around Caracas and “captured” Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and...
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How Trump’s 2025 Agenda Benefits the Wealthiest While Costs Rise for Working Americans
In 2025, President Donald Trump has argued that his economic agenda is “pro-growth” and “pro-worker.” But a growing body of analysis suggests the biggest...
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Why Predominantly Black & Brown Schools Keep “Failing” — And What Community Accountability Can Do Next
For the last decade, the phrase “failing schools” has been pinned disproportionately on schools serving mostly Black and Brown children. But if we’re serious...
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Jasmine Crockett’s State Senate Bid: First Campaign Stop & Early Polling Insights
U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett officially launched her campaign for the U.S. Senate in Texas in early December 2025, shaking up the Democratic field and...
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Racism Within the MAGA Base: Why Even Minorities in the Movement Face Bigotry
In recent years, racism and xenophobia have emerged not only as external criticisms of the MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement but as internal...
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ICE’s Illegal Detentions Under Trump: How Unlawful Deportations Undermine Immigrants’ Rights
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is facing growing scrutiny for illegally detaining immigrants and even deporting people in direct defiance of judges’ orders under...
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Obamacare Subsidies Set to End: What It Means for Your Health Insurance in 2026
The ACA’s “enhanced premium tax credits,” first expanded in 2021 and extended through 2025, have helped keep costs low for people who buy health...
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Why Trump’s Anti-Somali and Anti-Immigrant Messaging Endangers Communities and America’s History
Former President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric has intensified in recent months, with Somalia becoming a new focal point in his broader pattern of targeting...
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Crockett Launches U.S. Senate Campaign as Democrats Eye Texas Flip
n a move that could reshape the 2026 Senate map, Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett has officially entered the race for the U.S. Senate seat...