Monday, August 30, 2021 — On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor talks with special guest Tavis Smiley. Topic The Biden Agenda and Black…
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Not a single House Republican voted for the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. By John Nichols, The Nation — “Old battles have become new again,” said US Representative Terri Sewell,…
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By Nelson A. King, Caribbean Life — Newly-installed New York Governor, Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday the selection of Caribbean American New York State Sen. Brian Benjamin for lieutenant governor….
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Despite roadblocks, “the Squad” has pushed progressive legislation, scrutinized the powerful, and changed the conversation around who gets to hold political power. By Sonali Kolhatkar, YES! — If Donald Trump’s…
A Special Fund Drive Edition of Vantage Point Monday, August 23, 2021 Topic The “Bounced Check” The Promissory Note and King’s Vision of a New America Why African Americans Can’t…
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By John Stoehr, AlterNet — The conventional wisdom in Washington already appears to be that the president made a huge mistake by failing to evacuate Americans and Afghans before that…
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By Kevin Waite, The Conversation — The history of American slavery generally conjures a set of familiar images: sprawling plantations white with cotton, gangs of enslaved African Americans stooped low…
Monday, August 16, 2021 — On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor talks with special guests Earl Ofari Hutchinson and Bill Fletcher. Topic President…
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Megachurches and the men who lead them can be superrich. So why don’t the IRS and local authorities see a cent in taxes? A scholar explains. By Ryan Cragun, The…
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Worldwide, democracy is in decline, with two-thirds of the world’s people living in autocracies, including “electoral autocracies.” By Frances Moore Lappé, CommonDreams — How can a democracy committed to freedom of…
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‘Richer than Hungary’ is a sadly low bar for the United States. By Ryan Cooper, The Week — The right is in love with Hungary. Fox News’ Tucker Carlson broadcast his…
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Sorry to say, America Is not the model for the world. By Michael Payne, Nation of Change — How many times have we all heard those words, that this country…