Colman McCarthy directs the Center for Teaching Peace, a Washington non-profit.
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What do we want? We want to live
It's Happening: Amid triple crises (racism, coronavirus, economic duress), religion was used twice in two days by a president who did not offer prayers and whose proposed budget cuts say "get lost" to the struggling, poor and sick.
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Is there a doctor in the house who can stand up to Trump?
It's Happening: The call to Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx is clear: End the enabling of Trump. End standing behind him as he rants against reporters for asking "nasty questions." End listening to the shallowness of his vocabulary.
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Bernie Sanders inspires me to be better
It's Happening: No question about it, Sanders has imperfections, but he wants the system overhauled, not just tinkered with. And his stance on war is solid.
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Conscience decides if a lawyer can defend someone like Harvey Weinstein
It's Happening: Donna Rotunno is hardly the first lawyer who took on a despicable client like Harvey Weinstein. It is conscience that can and should come into play when a practice is chosen.