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Fred Anderson, North American Writer

President Obama refuses to go low, and so he politely compares the nightmare that Americans are living through to “every day is Halloween.” I find...

08.05.2026 10

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Ishmael Reed

Ishmael Reed on His Diverse Inspirations

30.01.2026 20

The Nation

Ishmael Reed

Talking Back to Men Got Bland and Good Killed

Renee Good was shot in the face by Jonathan Ross He wanted to show her who was boss He called her a fucking bitch His execution went off without a...

30.01.2026 10

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Br’er Vivek

“If you believe in normalizing hatred towards any ethnic group, towards whites, towards blacks, towards Hispanics, towards Jews, towards Indians,...

16.01.2026 10

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Ishmael Reed