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Bedouins With A-Bombs

Washington has opened talks with Saudi Arabia to consider nuclear capability for the desert kingdom.

The Americans and Saudis insist they are only discussing peaceful nuclear weapons. Don’t…

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My Letter Regarding Patient Rights and Staff Conduct

A recent experience at a medical facility in downtown Columbus, Ohio, raised troubling questions about patient privacy, religious accommodation, and professional communication. In fairness to the…

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How Hakeem Jeffries and J Street Teamed Up for Arming Genocide

When House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries sent out a recent “dear colleague”…

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Book Review: House of Diggs - The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs, Jr. - By Marion Orr

My introduction to Congressman Charles Diggs was through the 1987 PBS documentary Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years. He was interviewed about the kidnapping and murder of…

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Help Haitian-Ohioans

The Supreme Court made another truly inexplicable, inhumane, and undemocratic decision, ruling against Haitians and Syrians in their quest to remain in the United States. OhioIsHome

Everyone deserves to live in a safe community. That’s why people born in Haiti and other countries made the difficult decision to move here. They’re taking care of their…

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Utilities Lard Entitlements on Customers

The Wall Street Journal looked at reports from 1500 of the largest companies in the US. One of the things they found is that cumulatively these companies were paying over $600 million for perks for executives and board directors. …

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Ryan Clark and the Politics of Blackness

Former Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro safety and Super Bowl champ Ryan Clark was recently fired from his job as an analyst for ESPN. The news caught many in the sports world by surprise and has become a topic of conversation within some African…

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"Undefeatable" Medieval Nerve-Center

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand -- Here in Ayutthaya, Buddhist shrines, temples, and tombs emerge from the jungle amid the wreckage of a war 260 years ago.

Fortunately, during the past few decades, the damaged royal city of Ayutthaya ("eye-YOO-tee-ah…

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Charli XCX: Music, Fashion, Film

Charli XCX’s Music, Fashion, Film answers historic music conversations. What does an artist do if their last album achieved commercial, critical, and touring success?

Charli knew the last album, …

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