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Perspectives and reflections that challenge, question, and inspire.

The irony of ‘Law and Order’

Voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer said, "Black people know what white people mean when they say law and order."
by Leo Lindner November 17, 2020 Updated November 17, 2020

This year, justice is on the ballot

We have a responsibility to make our voices heard.
by Jen Schnidman and Adolfo Garcia October 31, 2020 Updated October 30, 2020

How do we create a civil civic society? Vote!

Election day is on November 3rd. Don’t wake up the next day and wish you had done more to protect our democracy.
by Linda Usdin October 30, 2020 Updated October 30, 2020

‘Doubles-to-Dorms’: Another threat to New Orleans neighborhoods

The City Council should carefully consider zoning law changes to avoid irreversibly damaging historic neighborhoods.
by Chunlin Leonhard October 30, 2020 Updated October 30, 2020

‘I’m not racist’ because…

I was so busy telling myself how not racist I was that I wasn’t paying attention to my own behavior and recognizing myself in the discussions of racial bias in America.
by Sara S. Orton October 19, 2020 Updated October 19, 2020

Holy Cross School: The how and why of losing historic buildings

It's past time for the developers of the historic school building to step up, preserve and maintain it.
by Calvin Alexander and Linda Marchand October 12, 2020 Updated October 12, 2020

We do not need another jail complex

We need more community-based mental health services, not Phase III.
by Mimi Belzince, M.D. October 3, 2020 Updated October 3, 2020

Militias: a dangerous symptom of the right’s national romanticism

Militias are symptoms of a more profound problem: Many Americans can’t come to terms with the horrors and hypocrisy that seeded the foundations of this country.
by Leo Lindner October 2, 2020 Updated October 2, 2020

New Orleans bar owner: It’s time to lift the ban on to-go drinks

The city's ban is not stopping people from congregating. But it is putting hundreds of businesses and even more jobs in jeopardy.
by T. Cole Newton September 24, 2020 Updated September 24, 2020

The Real Name Campaign: Trans-led group fights for accessible ID changes

The Real Name Campaign plans to elevate its fight to advocate for accessible, more expansive gender marker changes by taking on the DMV and the state of Louisiana
by Dylan Sojic-Borne and Mar Ehrlich September 12, 2020 Updated September 12, 2020

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