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• Voters shrug off scandals, paying a price in lost trust

  05-01-2026 20:18 via chicagodefender.com
  Donald Trump waits in court during proceedings over a business records violation. He was convicted, but Trump and his supporters dismissed the case as a partisan attack. Mary Altaffer/APby Brandon Rottinghaus, University of HoustonDonald Trump joked in 2016 that he could “stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody” and not lose support. In 2024, after two impeachments and 34 felony convictions, he has more or less proved the point. He not only returned to the White House,
  
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• Guest Editorial: A new year with new hope for better healthcare

  05-01-2026 16:57 via chicagodefender.com
  It is interesting to see how fast life seems to be moving when we realize that we are already saying welcome to the year 2026. Time truly flies! The year 2026 promises to be very eventful. As we watch what is happening in the United States and around the world, it is apparent that we are on the precipice of significant change. All types of opportunities promise to become evident, including new information about old problems like the Epstein file saga or the affordable healthcare issue.Basi
  
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• Digital footprints

  05-01-2026 16:23 via chicagoreader.com
  In the project 60 wrd/min art critic, writer Lori Waxman explores how art writing can serve an expanded field of artists—including those incarcerated, trying to gain visas, working to establish themselves professionally, or just wanting feedback for a secret hobby. For this iteration, Waxman reviews a work by Chicago-based artist Ziyi Zhang. Ziyi Zhang Found […]
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• Can the US ‘run’ Venezuela? Military force can topple a dictator, but it cannot create political authority or legitimacy

  05-01-2026 15:23 via chicagodefender.com
  Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro gather during a demonstration in Caracas on Jan, 4, 2026. Pedro Mattey/Anadolu via Getty Imagesby Monica Duffy Toft, Tufts UniversityAn image circulated over media the weekend of Jan. 3 and 4 was meant to convey dominance: Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, blindfolded and handcuffed aboard a U.S. naval vessel. Shortly after the operation that seized Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, President Donald Trump announced that
  
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• Five ways to improve your health this year that don’t rely on losing weight

  05-01-2026 15:11 via chicagodefender.com
  PeopleImages/Shutterstockby Rachel Woods, University of LincolnEvery January, internet searches for the terms “diet” and “weight loss” surge, gyms become busier and diet trends spread across social media. But research shows that most people who try the latest quick-fix plan do not keep the weight off.Focusing on weight alone can overshadow other changes that improve health in more reliable and sustainable ways. Some of these may lead to weight loss and some may not, but
  
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