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July 28th, 2024
Kevin Mohatt/AP/AAP by Fethi Mansouri, Deakin University President Joe Biden’s recent decision to step down from the 2024 presidential elections in the United States and support Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee has led to a landslide of sexist and racist reactions. As a woman of Indian and Jamaican heritage, Harris is facing … Continued
July 27th, 2024
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and vice presidential candidate JD Vance at a campaign rally in Michigan on July 20, 2024. AP Photo/Evan Vucci (Trice Edney News Wire)—Since I don’t tell Republicans how to handle their business, I was somewhat indifferent to the Veepstakes that surrounded candidate Trump. Though South Carolina Senator Tim Scott did a … Continued
July 27th, 2024
Kenny Holsten/EPA/AAP by Clare Corbould, Deakin University Mainstream media are surprisingly muted at the prospect of the world’s most powerful nation being led for the first time by a woman – specifically a woman of color, Vice President Kamala Harris. Using past elections as our guide, we could have expected an outpouring of commentary on … Continued
July 27th, 2024
THE TEAM—GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO AND LT. GOV. AUSTIN DAVIS The hypothetical game is in full swing. What if this happens…what if that happens… It’s understandable that Pa. Governor Josh Shapiro and his Lieutenant Governor, McKeesport’s own Austin Davis, don’t want to play the hypothetical game, but everyone else does. It’s conceivable that Vice President Kamala … Continued
July 26th, 2024
(TriceEdneyWire.com)—When the stakes are high … when there is a real threat … should staying silent even be an option? Martin Luther King Jr. had a lot to say on the subject of silence. He said, “There comes a time when silence is betrayal.” And, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent … Continued