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Covid-19: Exploiting the Legacies of Racism … and Poverty

Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 12:34 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Much is being made about the disparate impact Covid-19 is having on black communities throughout the United States. No less a person than the surgeon general highlighted this in black and white during a recent White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing. It was notable enough that Surgeon General Jerome Adams was the only black on… Read more.

Maduro Holds onto Power in Venezuela and Guaido Is Struggling to Get It

Monday, March 4, 2019 at 7:15 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Maduro Holds onto Power in Venezuela Venezuela is reeling under President Maduro’s leadership. He’s ruling more like an autocratic tyrant than a socialist revolutionary. Venezuela’s interim president, Juan Guaido, has announced his intention of returning to his homeland [today] from Ecuador, a move that would likely result in his arrest by Venezuelan authorities. … Last… Read more.