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Based on our experience, especially in recent years, with the longstanding two-party system, is it not time to abolish political parties--which, Leid Stories contends, leave little or no room for true political diversity and civic participation?

The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, is gone, but will her spirit live on in community revitalization and renewed political will? Longtime activist Obayomi Azikiwe, who is editor in chief of Pan-African News Wire and a frequent contributor to Leid Stories, discusses the possible impact Franklin's deep community involvement could have on community development in her home city. Azikiwe also provides updates on major issues in the city and state that Leid Stories has been covering.

Leid Stories revisits a conversation with Richard Gage, founder of Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth.

 

Vice President Mike Pence is already calling foul. It's a breach of presidential tradition and "very disappointing," Pence says, that former President Barack Obama will be blasting President Donald Trump and his administration in a series of rallies to support Democratic candidates running for congressional seats in midterm elections.

But Obama's in the fight, and he's committed to campaign for the  next  two  months. Is this because the Republicans are strong in these contested districts and the Democrats vulnerable? 

Our doors are wide open, come on in! Join us for our weekly open forum where the conversation goes wherever you want it to go. It's "Free Your Mind Friday" on Leid Stories, and it's all about having your say.

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To accommodate callers who didn't get in on yesterday's discussion due to time constraints, we revisit the subject today so they can have their say.

A new book, Fear: Trump in the White House, by noted investigative reporter Bob Woodward, won't have us resting easy. It details the almost daily frenzied efforts by President Donald Trump's top aides and staff to head off major catastrophes that tend to originate from one main source: Trump's dysfunctional mind.

This is not the first time Trump's mental acuity has been called into question. But the time has come for open debate on the subject..

Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan was among many dignitaries and notables attending "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin's homegoing in Detroit last Friday.

He was seated in the front row, along with former President Bill Clinton and civil-rights leaders the Revs. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, who delivered their panegyrics. But Farrakhan didn't speak. Why not, asks Leid Stories.

For yet another year, more than a million people showed up on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn on Labor Day to have a good time celebrating Caribbean culture and heritage. For yet another year organizers of the West Indian Carnival would like revelers to eat up, drink up, jump up and go home. No politics.

"Free Your Mind Friday" is our way on Leid Stories of staying sane. We share information, opinions and ideas with each other, happy to entertain views to the contrary. We have good manners and generally are a pleasant bunch, even when we're tackling tough subjects.

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