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August 3, 2023

Tidbits – Aug. 3, 2023 – Reader Comments: Criminal Indictments; Eliminate Nuclear Weapons; Voting Rights and DC Statehood; Campaign for Democracy; Israel Reality; Message From a German Reader; John H. Bracey, Jr Memorial; Cartoons; More…

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Reader Comments: Criminal Indictments; Eliminate Nuclear Weapons; Voting Rights and DC Statehood; Campaign for Democracy; Israel Reality; Message from a German Reader; John H. Bracey, Jr Memorial; Cartoons; more...

June 15, 2023

Tidbits – June 15, 2023 – Reader Comments: Trump Indictment; Killing Blacks a Growth Industry; David Byrne Relents; Readers Respond: “People’s Media” Network; 10 Years of Fight for $15; Eddie Kay Way-Street Naming Ceremony; Cartoons; More

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Reader Comments: Trump Indictment; Killing Blacks a Growth Industry; David Byrne Relents-Musical to Have Live Orchestra; Readers Respond: “People’s Media” Network; Crypto Currency; 10 Years of Fight for $15; Eddie Kay Way-Street Naming Ceremony; more

March 4, 2023

Biden Says He Won’t Veto Congress’ Move To Block D.C. Bill Overhauling the Criminal Code

Martin Austermuhle DCist

"National Democrats cannot only be supportive of D.C. statehood and D.C. autonomy when it is politically convenient for them. D.C. laws should be made by D.C. elected leaders."

February 18, 2023

Senate GOP Offers D.C. ‘Adult Supervision,’ Pushes To Overturn Criminal Code Bill

Martin Austermuhle DCist

Congressional interference in local affairs is not about an earnest desire to improve public safety or democracy in D.C. It’s political theater: hyperpartisan combatants in our divisive, national discourse seeking to score points for their next hometown election cycle.

May 7, 2021

Friday Nite Videos | May 7, 2021

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A 60-Second Rant for DC Statehood | Mehdi Hasan. Yasmin Williams | "Restless Heart". We Will Transform Kentucky | Charles Booker. Desi Lydic Foxsplains: Is America a Racist Country? The Black Church That Could Bankrupt the Proud Boys.

A 60-Second Rant for DC Statehood | Mehdi Hasan

May 7, 2021

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, and politicians who ignore their state's own history shouldn't decry DC statehood. In a mini-rant, NBC’s Mehdi Hasan introduces the pot to the kettle. Start the clock!

January 21, 2021

Tidbits - Jan. 21, 2021 - Reader Comments: He's Gone, Trump is GOP Past, Present and Future; 'Tax the Rich' to Raise State Revenue; DC Statehood; Trump as Citizen Kane; Rosenberg Children; Woody Guthrie; Student Activist Scholarship Applications;

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Reader Comments: He's Gone, Trump is GOP Past, Present and Future; 'Tax the Rich' to Raise State Revenue; DC Statehood; Trump as Citizen Kane; Rosenberg Children; Woody Guthrie's 'This Land Is Your Land'; Student Activist Scholarship Applications;

July 17, 2020

Friday Nite Videos | July 17, 2020

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GOP Lawmakers Set to Skip Trump's Convention. Black Physicians' Plea to America. Rick Wilson's Most Uncomfortable Interview. The Fight for America's 51st State, Explained. Bye Don Jr: Love Me, Daddy! | Meidas Touch

The Fight for America's 51st State, Explained

July 17, 2020

Washington, DC is closer than ever to becoming a state. Could it actually happen?

July 4, 2020

In Memoriam: Dr.Howard Croft 1941 - 2020

Washington Socialist

An activist in multiple arenas, Howard Croft's impact in the struggle for DC statehood, for peace, racial justice, workers rights, can only begin to be captured by the multiple voices of those he touched and engaged through the years.

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