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Scaremongering over teacher pay cuts
At last Saturday’s election, voters had many positive reasons to cast a ballot in favor of the proposed Constitutional Amendment 3, paying off debt in
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American robber barons still exist
By David W. Marshall TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist What we are seeing in America today is something that Black people haven’t experienced in a very long time
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By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The May 12 inflation report confirmed what many Americans already know in their bones: while economists debate indicators and politicians boast about growth, ordinary people increasingly feel ... The Southern Strategy 2.0 – Louisiana’s role in the new Confederacy
Louisiana has always been a political bellwether for the South, but today the state is positioned at the center of a movement that looks and sounds like a modern revival ... The color of trust
By Ben Jealous TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist In politics, fear has a color. For most of American history, that color has been Black. If you got something to say, then don’t hide, tell ‘em what’s on your mind
Last week, The Louisiana Weekly offered recommendations for the upcoming primary election. I didn’t receive an invitation to speak to the editorial board or have the opportunity to show them the ... Even under attack, Black Southern voters can deliver Senate for Dems
By Kevin Harris TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Democrats have momentum as the midterms approach. A string of recent victories has fueled optimism that Democrats could retake the House of Representatives and even reclaim the ... The new Confederacy
Governor Jeff Landry’s abrupt suspension of Louisiana’s May 16 House primaries – a move legal scholars across the state describe as “constitutionally suspect” – did not occur in isolation. It ... America, where is your moral compass?
By David W. Marshall TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist When the U.S. Constitution was adopted in 1787, the words, “We the People of the United States in order to form a more perfect Union,” were ... A ‘Main Street’ bank bill that would really hurt Main Street
By Ben Jealous TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist In Washington, the name on a bill is often the opposite of what it does. The Main Street Depositor Protection Act is the latest example. The name sounds ...
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