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BUSCHNER: Common-Sense Reform Can Protect Pedestrians Where ‘Vision Zero’ Has Failed

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D.C. is on track to match last year’s record-high number of traffic deaths, and the city can immediately improve the outlook for victims by bringing auto insurance coverage up to modern times.

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MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Voting for the Future

by Marian Wright Edelman October 23, 2024October 23, 2024
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JEALOUS: Attacks on People’s Stories Are Attacks on People. Just Ask a Librarian.

by Ben Jealous October 23, 2024October 23, 2024
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MORIAL: A Message to My Fellow Black Men on Voting

by Marc H. Morial October 23, 2024October 23, 2024
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TURNER: Black Women Are Targets — and the Solution — in the Fight Against Election Misinformation

by Aprill O. Turner October 17, 2024October 18, 2024
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MORIAL: Federal Review of Tulsa Race Massacre ‘Will Prevent These Victims … From Being Lost to History’

by Marc H. Morial October 16, 2024October 16, 2024
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WILLIAMS: Truth-Telling Lessons

by E. Faye Williams October 16, 2024October 16, 2024
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by Julianne Malveaux October 16, 2024October 16, 2024
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JEALOUS: Indigenous Communities Continue to Lead in Some of Our Most Crucial Environmental Fights

by Ben Jealous October 16, 2024October 16, 2024
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