Pope Leo XIV: An American Pontiff at the Crossroads of Faith and a Fractured World

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Pope Leo XIV: An American Pontiff at the Crossroads of Faith and a Fractured World

By Anne Esther Gittens |Editorial credit: INFOWeather1, Own work, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=164960939 The election in May 2025 of Cardinal Robert Francis Provost as Pope Leo XIV marks a watershed moment in the two-millennia history of the Catholic Church, ushering in its first American pontiff. This development, long considered improbable due to the geopolitical […]

Divide & Conquer, President Trump and Elon Musk’s Strategy of Dividing Poor America from Working Together for Economic Equality

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Divide & Conquer, President Trump and Elon Musk’s Strategy of Dividing Poor America from Working Together for Economic Equality

By Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: bella1105 / Shutterstock.com In recent years, the United States has witnessed a deepening polarization, with tensions escalating between certain segments of the white working-class population and proponents of Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. This divide has been influenced by political figures and influential leaders, notably former President […]