By J.M. Opal Contributing Writer In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, former attorney and future inmate, Michael Cohen, revealed some of the uglier things Donald Trump said to him during their many years together. Among the alleged quotes: “Name ...
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Feed SubscriptionA Papal Ruse, To Avert Discussion On Clergy Sexual Abuse?
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator A predatory, sexual culture persists in the Catholic Church and, like a petri dish, is germinating different strains of malignancy. At the opening of the annual gathering of U. S Catholic bishops in ...
Read More »I Will Call My Doctor, Doctor, Not Healthcare Provider, Medical Professional Or Wellness Practitioner
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator During a recent visit to the Emergency Department of a local hospital, and following treatment, the doctor handed me a prescription, which he painstakingly stated should be given to my medical professional. As ...
Read More »Quebec’s Healthcare Emergencies And Medical School Urgency
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator If Quebecers are currently frustrated at the interminable waiting times to see a doctor, the cost of prescription medication, then just wait until there may be no doctor to see. Last year, Monsieur ...
Read More »Setting The Record Straight: The Long History Of U. S Blacks Receiving Medical Abuse, Disguised As Research
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Currently, in modern-day America there exists, within the Black community, an increasing trepidation and wariness with any type of health care provider — and especially when they are taking something from the Black ...
Read More »Is This Why Jamaica’s Political Leaders Are Not Men And Women Of Strong Will And Morals?
By Silbert Barrett Guest Writer We, as a people, must always display power and pride in our national symbolism, and as a nation, and people of Jamaica, we have a choice. Why the “big wood” man statue (Officially called The ...
Read More »Did Feminism Provoke Toxic Masculinity? In The Search For The Truth Consider Beginning At The Root
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator I listened, with rapt attention, to the testimonies of both the sexually-assaulted psychology professor, Christine Blasey Forde and the aggressor-likely now-Supreme Court Justice, Brett Kavanaugh. With equal intensity, along with the rest of ...
Read More »Is The US A Nation Out-Trumped? All This Time, What Is Trump’s Crime?
As a nation struggles to oust US President Donald J. Trump, have they already been out-trumped? By Yvonne Sam Political and Social Commentator US Attorney General, Rod Rosenstein, owes the nation, and by extension, the world, an answer. Donald J. ...
Read More »Former US President Barack Obama: Silence, Complicity And Duplicity
Tradition and protocol is clear today: past presidents must avoid the temptation to reenter the political foray. Let the world see the maintenance of presidential dignity. By Yvonne Sam Political and Social Commentator As President Barack Obama, the first Black ...
Read More »When Black And Blue Meet, Deaths Occur, Even Off The Street
There is a crying and urgent need for vigorous debate about the extent of police misconduct toward Black men By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Here we go again, a community grappling with what steps to take to prevent ...
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