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Op-Eds & Blogs
Below, you will find op-ed articles and blog postings I have written on various topics important to the 9th Congressional District. I hope you enjoy reading them, please let me know if you have any feedback on these pieces.
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The Global Fund and the Fight Against HIV/AIDS
08/06/08"Working on a grand scale with our partners in the field and the Global Fund, we have strengthened health services in each of the countries where we work and we have touched the lives of countless people – one life at a time, millions of times over."< read more > -
Fighting AIDS Pandemic Abroad... and at Home
07/30/08"We must develop a national AIDS strategy and fund HIV prevention initiatives designed for African Americans. HIV/AIDS is not just a foreign policy issue."< read more > -
Green jobs create pathways out of poverty
04/21/08"As we celebrate Earth Day, we should all commit to expanding green jobs to help lift people out of poverty and reshape and revitalize our communities."< read more > -
China's record does not reflect the Olympic spirit
04/08/08"The spirit of the Olympics is about bringing together nations and people from all over the world in peace. China's support for the genocidal regime in Khartoum, and its own actions in Tibet, run contrary to that Olympic spirit."< read more > -
The Impoverished American Dream
04/07/08"Poverty lurks in our middle class, rural and urban neighborhoods, placing the American dream out of reach of many families while the nightmare of economic peril takes hold for many."< read more > -
America's Economy is a War Casualty
03/21/08"The consequences of the continued occupation of Iraq are too great. Funding for the war needs to be redistributed to domestic and international priorities that will actually help our nation to become more secure."< read more > -
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Reflecting on the War on Poverty
01/23/08"Bush's war is a drag on the economy. In upholding Dr. King's legacy, we must challenge this administration's foreign and domestic policies and demand peace and justice."< read more > -
Aiming to Cut Poverty in Half
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Time for Congress to Take a Stand on Iraq
09/04/07"The redeployment of U.S. troops from Iraq is a precondition to restoring our national security and our efforts to fight international terrorism."< read more > -
Congress Has No Choice but to Act on Iraq
02/15/07"Using our authority to challenge and even forestall the Iraq occupation is not only constitutionally appropriate; it is a moral imperative."< read more > - show all items