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Debunking the Disinformation
Despite overwhelming evidence that climate change is both real and accelerating, there remains a population of 'skeptics' who refuse to believe it or act on it. Tragically, many of those people are in powerful political positions and, because of their 'disbeliefs,' aren't interested in using those positions to address the threat that climate change poses to the rest of us. Instead, they perpetuate lies and myths to distract attention from their true motives.
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It’s About Education, Not Just Race
In the year I have been writing for The Latest (ok… it’s not a year until next week), I have never mentioned the gorilla in the room of criminal justice reform: race. Part of the reason is that the solutions are so varied and it's hard to do justice to it all (pun intended) in 500 words. However, a major part of the answer has to do with education. Education is key to lowering both crime and recidivism rates.
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Our Problem is Not State-Run Media, It’s Corporate-Run Media
An independent and responsible press has long been considered vital to the proper functioning of a republic. The fourth estate is viewed as corollary to the three branches of government; its watchdog role is considered vital. Sadly, today’s media is not the ideal overseer. Not because it’s allied with government, but because it’s allied with corporate America. Actually, it IS corporate America. Enter the progressives and observe how it all pans out during this presidential campaign season.
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One Year and Counting
There is no shortage on opinions. Everyone has one. One opinion is not more valuable than another but it does provide people with a choice. My choice is to remain positive and not get sucked into sewage. As I continue writing, my choice is to stay positive and hope the content is useful for readers.
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It's More than Milankovitch
Milutin Milankovitch's research was right about the fact that the Earth's rotation and orbit affect its climate. However, those revelations do not discredit the science that asserts that human activity is the bigger driver of today's wild fluctuations in temperatures.
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Here's to the College Kids Who Do It Right
The "Varsity Blues" scandal is appalling but maybe not surprising. As our president likes to say, it's all about the winning. There is way too much corruption all around -- a "rigged system," as some put it. Many of today's students do not come from money and don't have connections. They just work hard, persevere and gut it out. Here's to them -- our true future leaders.
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The Issue of Pursuing Justice in Venezuela After the End of Tyranny
If many bought the insane idea that the Venezuelan opposition was nothing more than a group of right-wing extremists, it would be incredibly easier to sell a victimist narrative where a bunch of imperialist lapdogs are persecuting a group of people because of their socialist ideas.
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There are Secret Courts in the United States
It should make anyone in this country nervous when a part of our government operates in secret, especially when that part is the judicial system. There are good reasons to seal some cases, especially when they involve minors, but a sealed case still exists in court databases and can be accessed by police and other courts. With sufficient reason, they can be ordered unsealed. Suppressed cases do not exist in the normal databases, meaning, for normal purposes, those cases do not exist at all.
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The Healthcare Court Case Socialism Forgot
In U.S. political discussions regarding healthcare, we often hear how healthcare is a human right, and those who don't support a single-payer system have it out for unwell citizens. But it just so happens that our northern neighbors have legal precedent explaining just what the right looks like.
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On The Edge Of A Cliff
While the debate over climate change has seemed to cool in the political spectrum the danger is ever-present for every human on earth. It is fast becoming the single most important issue of our time, and I fear what our children and grandchildren will have to endure if we don't take some big leaps in our thinking and our policies.
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