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Wiretap: No apologies for “phenomenal to women” Donald Trump

Blood wherever Donald Trump went on all the Sunday morning shows to insist he said nothing wrong. Of course, he did. He said he would be "phenomenal...

Wiretap: Will Republicans still love a Labor-led Zionist Union Israel?

Today's election in Israel is expected to be close. Even Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he might lose. But a question that will...

The past is never dead. It’s not even past.

The movie Selma, which was mostly overlooked by members of the Oscar-awarding academy, is about the 1965 protests in Alabama led by Martin Luther...

Littwin: We’re having the race conversation

If you believe the polls, or watch cable TV news, you may be halfway convinced that race relations in America have somehow grown worse...

Latino Forum extends olive branch-invite to Hickenlooper, pushes police reform

The Colorado Latino Forum made it clear today that they haven't forgotten Gov. John Hickenlooper's controversial statements on immigration reform last month, in which...

Littwin on America’s ham sandwich justice system

Anyone surprised by the Staten Island grand jury's decision not to indict the cop in the death of Eric Garner hasn't been paying attention. Of...

News Poem: ‘Law’

For the clatter of broken bullets / four hours on the pavement

The Night After: More Denverites take the streets post-Ferguson decision

  It was night #2, post- the Ferguson-no-indictment decision, and things flared up in Denver. The evening started with some speeches in front of the Capitol...

#BlackLivesMatter in Colorado Springs

The cries of protestors were loud and stark on this grey Tuesday afternoon: "No justice! No peace!" "No justice! No peace!" Over 300 people turned...