Mary C. Curtis
CQ @RollCall columnist and 'Equal Time' podcast host. Contribute @NPR @TheOpEdProject @Harvard @niemanfdn Follower of politics, theater and political theater.
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2 weeks ago |
rollcall.com | Mary C. Curtis
It’s been 10 years since a 21-year-old gunman murdered nine church members who welcomed him to Bible study. The attack on Charleston, S.C.’s historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on June 17, 2015, killed nine good people. They were targeted for that reason and for their race.
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3 weeks ago |
rollcall.com | Mary C. Curtis
The latest attack motivated by hate in Boulder, Colo., came as a shock but not a surprise. Who could argue with an attempt to highlight the plight of the hostages still held by Hamas after its Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel? Apparently, a man with a makeshift flame-thrower, whose disagreement with the Israeli government’s policies toward Palestinians in Gaza allegedly motivated his actions. Political disagreements are perfectly legitimate. Crossing the line into violence is not.
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1 month ago |
rollcall.com | Mary C. Curtis
There’s no escaping Donald Trump. And I don’t necessarily mean that in a bad way. Let’s face it, everyone needs an escape now and then — from work, kids, chores. And we all find that peace in different ways and different spaces: walking in nature, listening to music, snuggling up in a library corner with a book. Even those who feel kindly toward our president must occasionally find him and his gift of being in your face 24/7 exhausting and relish a chance to recharge.
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1 month ago |
rollcall.com | Mary C. Curtis
Skip to content The politics of the Catholic Church after Pope Francis The personality and outreach of Pope Francis attracted worldwide admiration. Though he did not stray from Catholic doctrine, he connected those teachings to issues such as immigration and climate change. He was not as progressive as some progressives hoped, and he also frustrated traditionalists, a split that played out in the United States.
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1 month ago |
rollcall.com | Mary C. Curtis
The blue suit and blue tie amid a sea of mostly black-garbed mourners did stand out, not that President Donald Trump ever blends into the background or wants to. But the man being laid to rest in the simple wooden coffin was the leader whose legacy loomed largest. The hundreds of thousands who made their way to the Vatican to pay respects to Pope Francis proved that.
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Latest CQ @rollcall Equal Time podcast w/ guest @SenatorMGraham on Charleston, 10 year after: What is ‘the way forward’ after violence born of hatred? https://t.co/390K8Qa4Qx
The last news roundup @NPR affiliate @WFAE @CharlotteTalks and my comments on undercover DEI investigations that ended jobs of 2 Black women at UNC Charlotte and Asheville. W/host Mike Collins, fellow panelists @farrellj329 @CBJspanberg @Bentnews https://t.co/DJuwt5O4s5
RT @CharlotteTalks: On Friday, the latest on a mass shooting in Catawba County, protestors release bugs at a Mecklenburg County meeting, an…