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Houston Politics

President Obama Urges Black Community to VOTE

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In case you forgot Texas, today is Election Day.  Across the Lone Star State, voting is already happening like never before.  As of Thursday evening, over 3.7 million Texans had already voted.  This shatters previous records from 2012 when 3.1 million residents voted early, and there's still one full day of early voting results … Continue Reading ››
Houston Politics, United States

Sent: Hillary Clinton Will NOT Face Charges Over Emails

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After years of swirling controversy and thousands of hours worth of Press coverage, it appears that one of 2016's most prominent political 'scandals' has finally met its end. You know... the one about Hillary Clinton's emails. If you haven't been paying attention, here's the general run-down. Throughout her time in the Senate, Clinton used a … Continue Reading ››
Equality, Politics, Texas Politics

So Many Prisons. So Many Shattered Lives.

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When someone makes the statement "the United States has a lot of prisons", it probably doesn't sound like a surprising fact to most.  On a daily basis, we hear about the local, state and federal prisons that are in close proximity to our communities. But as a matter of scale, did you know that the United … Continue Reading ››
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Is Syria “Someone Else’s War”?

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Thanks to President Obama's somewhat surprising decision to consult Congress before any attack is waged on Syria, the United States of America is now in the throes of a vigorous debate. Here is my contribution to that debate. 

But first this is from the President's own remarks on Syria, full text via the Washington … Continue Reading ››