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The Bigger Picture In Israel-Palestine

May 20, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The story I heard at my synagogue growing up is that Israel is the Jews’ historic homeland, writes Jill Richardson. We never discussed Palestinians’ rights in Sunday school. Instead, our lessons gave the general impressions that Palestinians were all terrorists who did not deserve rights.

The GOP’s Resentment Theater

February 9, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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President Biden recently became the first president to condemn white supremacy by name in an inaugural address. Then some Republicans got mad because, they say, it’s an attack on them. These complaints are disingenuous.

Ending Trump’s Lies About Immigrants

December 29, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

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“Relative to undocumented immigrants, U.S.-born citizens are over 2 times more likely to be arrested for violent crimes, 2.5 times more likely to be arrested for drug crimes, and over 4 times more likely to be arrested for property crimes,” a study finds.

Wear a Mask If You Can. But Don’t Bully Those Who Can’t.

August 20, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 37 Comments

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“I know when I go out now that people are looking at me and judging me. They assume I don’t believe in science or I don’t care about their health, and neither is true,” the author writes.

Stay Home. And Be Angry.

March 29, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 71 Comments

It’s important to remember we’re doing this in part because the people at the top screwed up. Meanwhile, millions are losing jobs, while others put themselves at risk working outside the home because they can’t afford not to.

Stop Cloaking Bigotry in Veils of ‘Religious Freedom’

March 2, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

A Supreme Court case could open the door to even more legal discrimination in the name of religious freedom. The intolerant should rethink their claim to piety and morals, which contradict their ends.

Is Marijuana a Gateway Drug?

December 4, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Like nearly all Americans of a certain age, we were told in school that tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana are gateway drugs — and that is why marijuana should remain illegal. The myth bears closer examination.

Coming Out in Rural America

July 26, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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“I came out to my parents via email the same week I figured it out myself because it’s no big deal in our family. Others aren’t as lucky; some people’s families still disown them.”

Good News: Straight People Don’t Need a Pride Parade

June 11, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Organizers of the “straight pride parade” in Boston this summer have ties to numerous far-right groups. Here are conditions that would make such a parade easier to embrace.

Laws Restricting Abortion Betray a Judgment: Women’s Sexuality Is Not Equal to Men’s

May 29, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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Men regulating women’s bodies through restrictive abortion laws is the tip of an iceberg in which women’s sexuality is stigmatized, de-legitimized, silenced, controlled, and misunderstood, even by women themselves.

Take It From Me: Addiction Doesn’t Start At the Border

February 20, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

'If we want to cut down on our drug problem, we need to cut down on the factors that cause addiction in the first place,' the author writes. (Kevin Karns Family)

As the sister of a brother lost to an opioid overdose, Trump’s claim that we need a border wall in order to keep drugs out is offensive to me on multiple levels. We should treat the root causes of addiction instead.

Starbucks’s Howard Schultz: Another Billionaire Presidential Candidate Who Doesn’t Get It

February 3, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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Privileged candidates from Donald Trump to Howard Schultz don’t have any idea what life is really like for a single parent raising two kids while working and attending night classes.

Transgender Ban in Military Is About Bigotry and Distraction, Not Readiness or Cost

January 24, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Trump is using the ban purely to provoke the left, throw red meat to his base, and distract us all from the real issues in our nation, like the government shutdown.

The Cruelty of the GOP’s Kavanaugh Charade

September 27, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 61 Comments

A few of us posted about sexual assault in general or about our own past assaults on our Facebook pages. Then the private messages began. The details are painful to talk about.

Why Women Don’t Report Sexual Assault

September 23, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 40 Comments

That urge to discredit accusers of sexual assault like Christine Blasey Ford is exactly why it takes so long for some to come forward in the first place.

Want to Attract Women? Try Not Hating Us.

May 8, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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The recent attack in Toronto by a man who identifies as an “incel” has called attention to the disturbing and flourishing online incel community.

The Coming Assault on America’s National Monuments

May 25, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Yellowstone's Old Faithful keeps its promises. The federal government, spurred by Donald Trump, may not.

President Trump is on track to throw away part of our national heritage, remove some national monument protections to make way for mining corporations and other extractive industries to operate there.

No, Attorney General Sessions, Pot Is Not “Only Slightly Less Awful” Than Heroin

March 22, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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Pot is a relatively mild and harmless drug compared to deadly, addictive heroin. Treating users like criminals is a threat to their safety — and so is perpetuating the lie that some drugs are no less harmful than others, writes Jill Richardson.

Beyond Tweet Storms: What Trump Could Learn from Alexander Hamilton

December 5, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Hamilton wanted a strong central government. He advocated taxation. He took these positions for practical reasons, not because he was a flaming liberal, argues Jill Richardson.

Sorry, I Can’t Give Trump a Chance

November 29, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

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Our democracy is too important to play nice with a man who campaigned on undermining it, argues Jill Richardson: “We already have evidence that Trump does absolutely everything he can get away with.”

Donald Trump Through the Eyes of a Survivor of Emotional Abuse

October 26, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

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Emotional abuse can be hard to pinpoint when you’re the one being abused. So Donald Trump has just provided us all with a valuable service by demonstrating before a live TV audience what emotional abuse looks like in action, writes Jill Richardson.

The Reek of Hypocrisy Behind Federal Marijuana Laws

August 30, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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In most cases, our laws treat chemicals as safe until proven dangerous. Marijuana, on the other hand, is being held to a higher standard. It’s not even that it’s considered dangerous until proven safe. The government says that they won’t lift regulations on it until it’s proven beneficial.

Hikers, Campers, and the Limits of Leave No Trace

August 18, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Leave No Trace seems to extend only to the easily visible: trash, toilet paper, bodily functions, and so forth. Anything you can’t see with the naked eye — like sweat, detergent, sunblock, mosquito repellent, pesticides, and other chemicals — seems to get a pass.

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