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Iran

We have joined Israel in attacking nuclear facilities in Iran. To understand what’s happening, we need to understand the history between the US and Iran. We have been spitting in Iran’s Fruit Loops since the early 1950s. We helped overthrow their duly elected government back in the mid-50s. The Immediate Aftermath of the Revolution (1979-1981): Years of Conflict and Proxy Wars (1980s-2000s): Nuclear Program and Shifting Dynamics (2000s-Present): I have no idea what the future holds. I feel very confident that this is not over. Iran is likely to devise a countermeasure. I think that they are going to feel compelled

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Tariffs and IncompetenceGate

The amount of chaos and confusion is unnecessary and overwhelming. For those of you readers who are avid consumers of the news, you need to find a different hobby. Following everything that the White House is doing minute by minute is probably unhealthy for anyone. The blizzard of dizzying information that is coming out of the White House is mind boggling. Unfortunately, confusion is the point. Tariffs Please tell me if you understand what Donald Trump is doing with tariffs. And, by the way, please explain it to Wall Street, because Wall Street doesn’t understand his steps either. For some reason,

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Again! Gun Violence in America (Updated, Again)

I wrote this in March 2018 for the Urban News. (I’m reposting this article after the mass shootings in El Paso, Tx and Dayton, Oh. I think that I’m more depressed after these shootings than the others listed below.  As Neil deGrasse Tyson pointed out in a country of over 300 million, we lose Americans every day. He was roundly criticized for his callousness. These people, in El Paso and Dayton, died needlessly, senselessly. In trauma, we call them preventable deaths. I just feel that our country can’t fix problems any more. Another massing shooting in Texas. This time it is

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Errington C. Thompson, MD

Dr. Thompson is a surgeon, scholar, full-time sports fan and part-time political activist. He is active in a number of community projects and initiatives. Through medicine, he strives to improve the physical health of all he treats.

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A Letter to America

The Thirteeneth Juror

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