March 2020 Archive

The important word in ‘democratic socialism’ is ‘democratic’
By Jesse Jackson Sr. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist After the Nevada caucuses, Bernie Sanders is now the front-runner in the Democratic presidential race. In South Carolina, the next primary, former Vice President Joe Biden ...
Spiraling out of control
It was an egregious lie, a willful political falsehood. The pro-Trump SuperPAC “Committee to Defend the President” purchased ads on the local CBS affiliates in South Carolina prior to the ...
Big insurance must help end surprise medical billing
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA It is a serious financial problem that far too many African Americans – from impoverished individuals to working-class families — face these days in the ...
Normalcy
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Normalcy. Dictionary.com defines normalcy as: “the quality or condition of being normal, as the general economic, political, and social conditions of a nation; normality.” ...
The pernicious power of patriarchy
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Our nation, these United States, is founded on the principles of racism and patriarchy. They are reflected in our very constitution, where enslaved persons were counted as ...
Federal report says women in prison receive harsher punishments than men
(NPR via Defender News Service) — Women in prison, when compared with incarcerated men, often receive disproportionately harsh punishments for minor violations of prison rules, according to a report released ...

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