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Editor’s Note: Senator Booker has been rightly applauded for his marathon speech. However, he should follow this effort with a shorter more cogent version in order to sway public opinion. Trump’s tariffs were issued on Thursday, and have been widely criticized for causing economic uncertainty and placing a consumer tax burden on the American people. In the end, if the revenue from tariffs are used to pay for a tax cut for the wealthy and corporations, it will be the biggest robbery of the American people in history.
Political / Social
Frank Luntz: Booker marathon speech ‘may have changed the course of political history.’ By Ashleigh Fields / The Hill Read more
Critics see Trump attacks on the ‘Black Smithsonian’ as an effort to sanitize racism in US history. By Bill Barrow / AP and ABC News Read more
Rumeysa Ozturk’s arrest should be a clarifying moment for democracy. By Zack Beauchamp / Vox Read more
Sen. Chris Murphy says mass nonviolent protests opposing President Trump are increasingly likely. By Eddy Martinez / CT Public Radio Read more
World News
Israeli operation in Gaza expanding to seize ‘large areas,’ defense minister says. By David Brennan / ABC News Read more
Trump’s Pick For Ambassador To South Africa Actively Opposed Fight To End Apartheid. By Hunter Walker / TPM Read more
Ethics / Morality / Religion
How Donald Trump Is Teaching Christians to Abandon Empathy. By Isaac Chotiner / The New Yorker Read more
How Should Christians Respond to DEI Initiatives? By Elisa S. Johnston / Patheos Read more
Historical / Cultural
Jan. 23, 1873: Jonathan C. Gibbs Named Florida Superintendent of Public Instruction / By Zinn Education Project Read more
Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Snubbed By Academy Of Country Music Awards. By Tonya Pendleton / Cassius Read more
Sports
Billionaires Michael Jordan & Magic Johnson to Lead NBA Project Despite Donald Trump’s Resistance Against Adam Silver, Reports Claim. By Khelendra Kumar Yadav / Essentially Sports Read more
Deion Sanders Lands $54M Extension At Colorado, Making Him One Of Country’s Highest Paid Coaches. By Daniel Johnson / Black Enterprise Read more
Taxpayers’ Tab For Trump’s Second-Term Golf Excursions Crosses $26 Million Mark. By S.V. Date / HuffPost Read more
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