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SOURCE: Politico
8/5/2022

After Winning as An Activist Preacher, Can Warnock Win Again as an Effective Pragmatist?

After winning a close special election, Raphael Warnock needs to find a way to notch small victories in a nearly deadlocked Senate as he seeks election to a full term.

8/7/2022

A Writer Reflects on Four Enlightening and Challenging Lunches with the Father of Black Liberation Theology

by J. Chester Johnson

The author shared Arkansas roots with the influential theologian and teacher, from opposite sides of the color line. Their exchanges showed the possibilities of reconciliation and the height of the barriers created by racism in Americans' shared history.

2-5-15

Is the Pope taking the liberal's side in the culture wars?

by HNN Editor

Maybe not, but his embrace of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero is encouraging to liberals.