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Michael Starr Hopkins, Opinion Contributor

Michael Starr Hopkins, Opinion Contributor

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Black Florida voters should close this door that gerrymandering opened

She used a Republican attack on Black voting power as her personal staircase to a safer seat.

02.06.2026 5

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Michael Starr Hopkins, Opinion Contributor

States that don’t want Black voters don’t deserve Black athletes

A Black worker in 2026 has the right to factor whether the state taxing their labor will count their vote.

29.05.2026 3

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Michael Starr Hopkins, Opinion Contributor

One went to prison for the truth: hundreds are about to get paid for insurrection

Sixteen hundred insurrectionists are about to be paid for trying to overturn the country.

21.05.2026 6

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Michael Starr Hopkins, Opinion Contributor

A gutted Voting Rights Act doesn’t erase Democrats' unpaid debt to Black voters

For the first time in 60 years, the terms are not the same.

01.05.2026 10

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Michael Starr Hopkins, Opinion Contributor

In 2028, the candidate who admits the system has failed everyone will win

Somewhere not on cable right now, there’s a candidate who actually gets it.

17.04.2026 10

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Michael Starr Hopkins, Opinion Contributor

To voters, Democrats aren't calm — they're comatose

Polite politics will not save democracy.

19.11.2025 10

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Michael Starr Hopkins, Opinion Contributor

There’s never been a better year to black out Black Friday

If 10 million Americans withheld their spending for one day, the loss could reach billions.

29.10.2025 20

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Michael Starr Hopkins, Opinion Contributor