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Richard Dien Winfield

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Husband, father of three, author, UGA Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy, union member, former candidate for U.S. House and Senate advocating a Federal Job Guarantee Social Rights Agenda

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Richard Dien Winfield is an American philosopher and distinguished research professor of philosophy at the University of Georgia. He has been president of the Society for Systematic Philosophy, the Hegel Society of America, and the Metaphysical Society of America. Winfield was a candidate for U.S. representative from Georgia's 10th congressional district in 2018 and for U.S. Senate during the 2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia. .. more

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Why Blowing Up Venezuelan Boats Won’t Stop the Flow of Drugs www.nytimes.com/interactive/... No fentanyl comes from Venezuela & very little cocaine. Both drugs enter the U.S. primarily by land & across the Pacific, on which borders their primary sources. Trump’s lies kill.

Why Blowing Up Venezuelan Boats Won’t Stop the Flow of Drugs

President Trump says striking drug traffickers from Venezuela will prevent deadly drugs from reaching the United States. But the major smuggling routes are elsewhere.

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Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Boost Employment, Study Shows www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/w... “The Gvt. Accountability Office reported that Georgia’s work requirements program had spent $54.2 million on administrative costs, more than double what it spent on health care.” More war on the poor.

Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Boost Employment, Study Shows

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