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Anger is poured.

Climate change is not only real. It's here, and its effects are giving rise to frighteningly new global phenomenon: the man-made natural disaster.

The Constitution of the US is not representative of a single meaning, as evidenced by the fact that even before the ink on the parchment was dry, arguments erupted within the revolutionary's very core over its over first principles.

The Constitution of the US is a document that was intended be interpreted to reflect the changing norms and understandings of an evolving society.

Cynicism is a sorry kind of wisdom.

Discrimination is most durable and destructive in the way we've internalized a sense of limitation; how so many in our community have come to expect so little from the world and from themselves.

Geography is about more than just memorizing places on a map. It's about understanding the complexity of our world, appreciating the diversity of cultures that exists across continents. And in the end, it's about using all that knowledge to help bridge divides and bring people together.

Global warming is not just the greatest environmental challenge facing our planet - it is one of our greatest challenges of any kind.

Government is not equivalent to politics. To say that a value is important is not to say that it should be subject to regulation or that it merits a new agency.

Hip hop is smart today, insightful, and the potential for rappers to deliver a message of extraordinary power and complexity in a very short space is remarkable.

The Public school system is not about educating black children. Never has been. Inner-city schools are about social control. Period. They're operated as holding pens miniature jails.