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Opinion

Capitalism versus racism

Columns

I hear it all the time. “Racism is intricately linked to capitalism,” says famous Marxist Angela Davis. “It’s a mistake to assume that we can combat racism by leaving capitalism in place.” “Anti-racist” activist Ibram X. Kendi says, “In order to truly be anti-racist, you ...

Court seems skeptical of Trump’s immunity claim

Columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared likely to reject former President Donald Trump's claim of absolute immunity from prosecution over election interference, but several justices signaled reservations about the charges that could cause a lengthy delay, possibly beyond ...

EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions

Columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. New limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric plants are the Biden administration's most ...

Get rid of unused medication during Drug Take Back Day

Editorials

Doing some spring cleaning this weekend? Don’t forget your medicine cabinet, officials advise. The National Prescription Drug Take Back Campaign is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at roughly 4,000 drop-off locations across the nation, according to the Drug Enforcement ...

Demonstrating ignorance

Columns

With all that is occurring in our political and cultural life, there are signs some Americans have had enough. Google recently fired 28 employees from its New York and Sunnyvale, California, offices for protesting the company’s cloud-computing contract with Israel. The reason given by the ...

Biden says US is rushing weaponry to Ukraine

Columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he was immediately rushing badly needed weaponry to Ukraine as he signed into law a $95 billion war aid measure that also included assistance for Israel, Taiwan and other global hot spots. The announcement marked an end to the long, ...