Editorials
By Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) and Michael Shank, opinion contributors
As President Trump's Environmental Protection Agency drops "climate change," and its impact on children, from its latest rule on hydrofluorocarbons, it is time to talk honestly about science.
"No president has ever consulted more widely, or talked with more people from more backgrounds, to seek input about a Supreme Court nomination." – Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
It's more than a little disquieting that one of the first things to come from the mouth of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, the newly minted Supreme Court nominee, is obviously and verifiably untrue.
The people of America are today observing a very disturbing state of affairs for our nation.
As President Trump tears through Europe, bullying our NATO allies while injecting himself into the internal politics of the U.K. and backstabbing its elected leader Theresa May, he ominously proceeds toward a Monday meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
While the American President makes a fool of himself abroad, Americans have cause for alarm.
Today, many in our nation feel divided, angry and uncertain.
But this Memorial Day weekend it's important to remember that soldiers are not divided between Democrats and Republicans or liberals and conservatives — soldiers are American, as we are all Americans.
They put their country before themselves and if necessary give their lives in the name of our freedom.
On yesterday, the same day that the NFL announced that it would penalize players for taking a knee during the national anthem, a video surfaced showing Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown being mistreated by Milwaukee police officers.
The Milwaukee Bucks front office issued a remarkably blunt and honest statement condemning the police misconduct while voicing support for its player.
Recent revelations that Facebook allowed the data of 87 million of its American users to be highjacked and misused for partisan political purposes by online predators highlights the need for Congress to take swift action to address the need for digital privacy.
As we prepare to take in the Academy Awards, which turn 90 on Sunday, a recent report from UCLA shows while we've made some progress with diversity in Hollywood, we have long way to go.
When the Oscar nominations came out in 2015, not a single actor nominated for any lead or supporting role was a person of color.
The #OscarsSoWhite movement that followed birthed a groundswell of opposition to media leadership structures that seemed to only place value in telling white stories.
Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life – Oscar Wilde 1889