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In our zero-sum political system, winners take all. It pays to invest in politicians who further our own interests, often at the expense of others. Ironically, our system of governance is among the world’s finest. For a couple of centuries it’s set the gold standard for emerging democracies worldwide. And that’s what’s scary. We can, we must, do better.

Your vote may or may not matter in the final vote tally, but it can always matter to your sense of power, conscience and consequence.

Oprah Winfrey and the NAACP are sponsoring a virtual voters’ conversation, Thursday, Sept. 24, 5 p.m. There will be special guests and an opportunity to interact with the discussion panel. Registration: htps://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_baiLAVgZRKqje1KYUVB1Kg?emci=afae67c0-07fd-ea11-96f5-00155d03affc&emdi=da981f5b-27fd-ea11-96f5-00155d03affc&ceid=1954313 Tracy SimmonsTracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 …

I don't believe that they followed him entirely blindly--i.e., certainly propaganda and lies did their dirty work, but people made conscious choices. I mention this here and now as we are outraged by the latest evil anti-Semitic hate crime in our country at a synagogue in Pittsburgh while the community was celebrating Shabbat, a day of rest, peace, and contemplation.

Voting is the individual’s opportunity to have a voice.

Those who are 'in the know' can't tell those who aren't how to vote.