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<title><![CDATA[Donna Brazile - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/16370.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Donna Brazile]]></description><category domain="16370">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Jeffries Would Do Outstanding Job as House Speaker]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/10/05/donna-brazile-dsa-isnt-going-control-house/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democratic socialists won'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t have the power that the Freedom Caucus has in the House.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Should Quit Battling, Martin Is Staying at DNC]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/07/30/donna-brazile-ken-martin-dnc-fight-distraction-democrats/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Voters care about the affordability crisis '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' not internal DNC politics.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Recognizing America's Tragedies and Triumphs]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/education/5927738-juneteenth-america-history-reckoning/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As we celebrate the 161st anniversary of the end of slavery today on'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Juneteenth, and the 250th anniversary of our nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s founding on the Fourth of July, we need to look back honestly on the triumphs and tragedies of American history and focus on the history yet to be made.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats' Path to Victory in 2025 Races and Beyond]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5529130-donna-brazile-democrats-path-to-victory-in-2025-and-beyond/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Election Day 2025 is just around the corner. While it may not be covered with the same intensity as the 2026 midterm elections, Democrats can no longer afford to focus on what happened in 2024.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Kamala Harris Is Her Own Woman]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/09/opinion/kamala-harris-record.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[But as a candidate to succeed her boss, she must also make a case for her own accomplishments.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Have Grand Plans for Diverse Voters]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4250172-red-or-blue-democrats-have-grand-plans-for-diverse-voters-in-your-state/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In 1964, a year after the assassination of Mississippi NAACP President'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Medgar Evers'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and weeks after'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Freedom Summer activists'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' were brutally murdered while registering Black voters, Fannie Lou Hamer'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' addressed the 1964 Democratic National Convention Credentials Committee, famously...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Florida's Effort To Whitewash America&rsquo;s Racist Past]]></title>
							<link>https://thegrio.com/2023/07/21/florida-teaching-students-that-slavery-benefited-black-people-is-another-effort-to-cover-up-racism/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Painting a fairy tale version of America for students in public schools is not an act of patriotism. It is an act of child abuse.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Jesse Jackson Passes the Torch]]></title>
							<link>https://thegrio.com/2023/07/19/jesse-jackson-passes-the-torch-after-a-lifetime-of-opening-doors-to-the-american-dream/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When he was inaugurated in 1961,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' President John F. Kennedy said, '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'The torch has been passed to a new generation.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' We'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re now at a similar point in the long struggle for racial justice because of the recent decision by the Rev. Jesse Jackson'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' to step down'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' as head of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Colleges Should Respond to Supreme Court Decision]]></title>
							<link>https://thegrio.com/2023/06/29/supreme-court-affirmative-action-decision-hurts-black-students-heres-how-to-respond/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court ruling barring colleges from using race is a blow to Black, Hispanic and Native American high school students.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Kamala Harris Extols the Virtues of a Diverse Military]]></title>
							<link>https://thegrio.com/2023/05/27/vice-president-harris-the-first-woman-to-deliver-the-commencement-address-at-west-point-extols-the-virtues-of-a-diverse-military/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 28 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Vice President Kamala Harris delivered the commencement address at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday and said that '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'our military is strongest when it fully reflects the people of America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' in its diversity.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP State Legislatures Are Eroding Democracy]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/3980491-republicans-have-gone-from-opposing-democrats-to-opposing-democracy/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Across the country, from Tennessee to Montana, Republican-controlled state legislatures are quietly and effectively eroding democracy on a near-daily basis.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden's Age Is a Weakness, But His Record Is a Strength]]></title>
							<link>https://news.yahoo.com/bidens-age-weakness-runs-reelection-090009231.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[To win, President Joe Biden should study the campaign of President Ronald Reagan, another senior citizen who successfully neutralized the age issue.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans Attacks on DEI Are Attacks on the Economy]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/3921677-republicans-attacks-on-diversity-are-attacks-on-a-full-and-thriving-economy/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Numerous studies have found that diversity is an asset, not a weakness.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[War on 'Woke' Turned GOP Into Hysterical Chicken Littles]]></title>
							<link>https://thegrio.com/2023/03/17/the-republicans-war-on-woke-has-turned-the-party-into-a-group-of-hysterical-chicken-littles/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republicans' use of anti-wokeness rhetoric to further marginalize oppressed communities illustrates the sad decline of the party.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Shows Why He Deserves Another Term]]></title>
							<link>https://thegrio.com/2023/02/08/bidens-state-of-the-union-speech-highlights-his-record-and-shows-why-he-deserves-another-term/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[His strong and energetic performance threw cold water on critics who say he is too old to run for another term in 2024.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Let's Dedicate Ourselves to Carrying on MLK's Work]]></title>
							<link>https://thegrio.com/2023/01/16/on-martin-luther-king-jr-day-lets-dedicate-ourselves-to-carrying-on-his-work/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Dr. King didn't just dream about a better America and a better world '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' he worked with all his energy to make his dream a reality.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[New Primary Order Recognizes Importance of Black Votes]]></title>
							<link>https://thegrio.com/2022/12/11/new-democratic-primary-order-recognizes-the-importance-of-black-votes/</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://thegrio.com/2022/12/11/new-democratic-primary-order-recognizes-the-importance-of-black-votes/]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Holding early primaries in states with large populations of Black people and other people of color will inevitably prompt candidates to pay more attention to issues of importance to our communities.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Jeffries Will Do a Great Job as Leader of House Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://thegrio.com/2022/11/30/hakeem-jeffries-will-do-a-great-job-as-leader-of-house-democrats/</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://thegrio.com/2022/11/30/hakeem-jeffries-will-do-a-great-job-as-leader-of-house-democrats/]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[OPINION: Jeffries has big shoes to fill in succeeding Nancy Pelosi as the top Democrat in the House because she has been one of the most effective speakers in U.S. history. But he's up to the task.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[It's Far From Over. Dems Should Forget About the Polls]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/forget-the-polls-this-election-is-far-from-over-for-democrats/ar-AA13Gr9h</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As campaign manager'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' for former Vice President'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Al Gore'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s 2000 presidential campaign, I spent the final days of the election desperately trying to increase voter turnout in key counties in battleground states and recruiting more canvassers to help us get out the vote. While our...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Black Votes Do Matter - If We Vote]]></title>
							<link>https://thegrio.com/2022/11/01/black-votes-do-matter-if-we-vote/</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://thegrio.com/2022/11/01/black-votes-do-matter-if-we-vote/]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This election is one of the most consequential because our democracy is on the ballot. Black voters need to turn up and turn out.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Warnock Was Too Restrained, But Deserves Reelection]]></title>
							<link>https://thegrio.com/2022/10/16/warnock-walker-georgia-senate-debate/</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://thegrio.com/2022/10/16/warnock-walker-georgia-senate-debate/]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Warnock gave up too much ground by trying to distance himself from President Biden and Walker exceeded expectations by just showing up.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Here We Go Again: GOP Portrays Dems as Soft on Crime]]></title>
							<link>https://thegrio.com/2022/09/28/here-we-go-again-republicans-are-using-attack-ads-to-portray-democrats-as-soft-on-crime-to-stoke-racial-fears-ahead-of-the-midterm-elections/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Halloween has come early for Republicans as they masquerade as the party of law and order to try to trick voters.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Can Make Republican Pay for Shameful Migrant Stunt]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/campaign/3658403-how-democrats-can-make-republican-pay-for-their-shameful-migrant-stunt/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The actions of DeSantis, Abbott and Ducey transporting migrants across the country like cargo are beyond the pale.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Nationwide Abortion Ban Would Hurt Black Women Most]]></title>
							<link>https://thegrio.com/2022/09/14/a-nationwide-abortion-ban-would-hurt-black-women-the-most/</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://thegrio.com/2022/09/14/a-nationwide-abortion-ban-would-hurt-black-women-the-most/]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Black women and girls would be hit especially hard if Republican legislation to ban most abortions after 15 weeks nationwide becomes law.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Voting Is a Powerful Weapon Against MAGA Republicans]]></title>
							<link>https://thegrio.com/2022/09/06/voting-is-the-most-powerful-weapon-we-have-in-the-fight-against-maga-republicans/</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://thegrio.com/2022/09/06/voting-is-the-most-powerful-weapon-we-have-in-the-fight-against-maga-republicans/]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The ballot is the most powerful weapon Black Americans can wield in our long struggle against the systemic racism that has targeted us.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Must Be Held Accountable for Election Lies]]></title>
							<link>https://thegrio.com/2022/07/25/trump-jan-6-attack-democracy-hangs-in-the-balance/</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://thegrio.com/2022/07/25/trump-jan-6-attack-democracy-hangs-in-the-balance/]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As the former campaign manager for Vice President Al Gore, Donna Brazile charts the dangers of Trump and others pushing election lies.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[All Americans Should Celebrate Justice Jackson]]></title>
							<link>https://thegrio.com/2022/06/30/call-her-justice-ketanji-brown-jacksons-historic-moment-delivers-a-message-all-americans-should-celebrate/</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://thegrio.com/2022/06/30/call-her-justice-ketanji-brown-jacksons-historic-moment-delivers-a-message-all-americans-should-celebrate/]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[At last! After 233 years, a Black woman has finally joined the U.S. Supreme Court, with the swearing-in of Ketanji Brown Jackson.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Too Many Americans Still Believe Black Lives Don't Matter]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnists/2022/05/24/george-floyd-buffalo-donna-brazile/9846825002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[George Floyd two years later: Still no needed police reforms. Let's work to reduce hate crimes and other forms of domestic terrorism and gun violence.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Suppression of Black Votes an Ugly Throwback to '65]]></title>
							<link>https://thegrio.com/2022/05/09/republican-voter-suppression-ugly-throwback-1965/</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://thegrio.com/2022/05/09/republican-voter-suppression-ugly-throwback-1965/]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The GOP, led by Donald Trump, is hungry for power and will do whatever it takes to achieve it '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' and at the expense of Black Americans.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Give Educators and Students the Gift of Facts]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/education/3476979-this-teacher-appreciation-week-give-educators-and-students-the-gift-of-facts/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Donna Brazile</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This is'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Teacher Appreciation Week, coming at a time when teachers are being unfairly demonized and denounced by the right for simply doing their jobs: teaching students the truth about the world we live in and its history.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' The attack on teachers is part of a dangerous movement backed...]]></description>
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