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Though the House voted to remove Confederate idols, but Republican efforts to protect the monuments reveal a failure of historical comprehension. On Tuesday, the House of Representatives voted 285 to 120 to remove statues of several confederates and white supremacist figures from Capitol grounds, including former Chief Justice and Confederate Vice-President Jefferson Davis.1 The vote,…
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Lost Cause mythology remains strong, but it needs to be stomped out like the propaganda it is. The debate over Confederate statutes was once again ignited last Monday after Charlottesville’s city council decided to remove two statues dedicated to Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. The decision was partially motivated by the violent arrival of white supremacists at the infamous…
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Jeffrey Toobin’s recent re-hiring at CNN shows that sexist double standards still retain their power. In the era of MeToo and supposed “cancel culture,” it is perhaps shocking that Jeffrey Toobin, the former New Yorker contributor who was fired for masturbating on a Zoom call, has returned to CNN. However, the awkward interview that came…
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The controversial senator from West Virginia’s path is uncertain, but one thing is for certain: He will have plenty of enemies either way Several months into Joe Biden’s presidency, there are already signs of stagnation for Biden’s plans. Two members of the Democrat-controlled Senate, Kyrsten Sinema, and Joe Manchin refuse to support critical parts of the party’s…
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As Biden addresses the infamous racist massacre that occurred a hundred years ago, Americans struggle to come to terms with their history’s dark side. Joe Biden spoke in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Tuesday, memorializing the infamous Tulsa Race Massacre. The speech came on the 100-year-anniversary of one of the worst acts of racial violence in American…
