Today’s Solutions: October 13, 2024

Statue of late civil rights le

Statue of late civil rights leader John Lewis replaces Confederate monument in Georgia

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM A monument honoring the life and work of civil rights icon John Lewis was unveiled in Decatur, Georgia, marking a major step in confronting America's racial past. For more than a century, a Confederate obelisk stood in the square where the new memorial now Read More...

Eliminating this federal progr

Eliminating this federal program is key to demilitarizing the police

In 2014, the ACLU reported that police departments in Arizona had collectively amassed a military arsenal that included: 712 rifles, 64 armored vehicles, 42 forced-entry tools, 32 bomb suits, 704 night-vision items, 830 units of surveillance equipment, and, in at least one department, “a .50 Read More...