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In Search of Social Justice: What Frustrates You These Days?

This week’s blog seemed to take me a long time to write. Then I realized it’s because I want to hear from you. People ask me, “What is it that you do, Marcia?” And I say, “Oh, you want to know what I do, that’s awesome.” Then I ask, “What upsets you about the way […]

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Impeach Trump as Bar to Future Public Office

As a nation, and for the sake of our future democracy, we will make a huge mistake by not finally holding Trump accountable. People call for us to heal as Americans. But my experience with human nature shows that healing requires accountability, and better to establish accountability before trying to heal.

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Goya CEO’s Consequences of Free Speech: To Boycott or Not to Boycott? That is the Question. And the answer is . . .

Unanue is claiming that his speech “has been suppressed.” Nobody tackled him at the podium to interrupt and stop his speech. He said what he wanted to say. Now he is upset because he has had negative economic consequences for his business due to the boycotts.

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Trump’s Cheap Theatrics Depict a Country Entering Quasi-Martial Law

Donald Trump walked the USA into an even more disturbing and dangerous land of quasi-martial law on Monday night. Through a carefully scripted series of photo ops, Trump threatened all of us and demonstrated his willingness to use force even to break up a peaceful protest in violation of the First Amendment—which reads: Congress shall

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Life Tabernacle Church: A Gamble with Death and the First Amendment

Across the country, worship leaders have suspended in-person worship, and instead offer online services—all to keep people safe. This is especially poignant because Christians around the world are celebrating the most important events of their tradition during Holy Week. As an Episcopal priest and an attorney, I agree 100% with this decision for online services.

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