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Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and Culture

Jun 28, 2021

Derek Chauvin’s sentencing, 22.5 years with the possibility of parole in 2035; Given the usual ‘turn-a-blind-eye’ approach to cops who kill unjustly, this was as close to justice as I could have expected. The family of George Floyd has publicly proclaimed the sentence satisfactory. Matt Gaetz (R-Fl), a tool and an...


Jun 21, 2021

The Affordable Care Act lives...yet Republicans in Congress continue to say they’ve got a better and alternative plan, even when their former leader couldn't produce one in four years of presidential office. Meanwhile, down in Texas, Trump-wannabe Gov. Greg Abbott wants to finish up the border wall. He’s committed...


Jun 14, 2021

The G7 – is it a just weekender of photo opps and Surf & Turf dinners? We break down what it is, what it means, and the commitments aimed to be accomplished.
Nobody knows for sure how the Coronavirus spread ferociously around the globe. Was it transmitted from a flying bat at a Wuhan, China animal market, or was it...


Jun 7, 2021

Vice President Kamala Harris has a portfolio larger than many of her predecessors yet this latest assignment could well be a defining one both for her and President Joe Biden: to lead the charge on voting rights. There are more than 389 bills in 48 states seeking to curtail voting rights based on the rationale...