
By Ben Jealous — Two things happened last week — one public, the other personal — that made me reflect on how far we’ve come as a nation, how we…
By Ben Jealous — Two things happened last week — one public, the other personal — that made me reflect on how far we’ve come as a nation, how we…
By Barbara Arnwine — I’ve fought for civil rights my entire career. In fact, in honor of my late mother, Vera Pearl Arnwine, I will tell you that my actual…
Conservatives have a long history of contorting the words of Martin Luther King Jr. to further political goals at odds with King’s vision of a colorblind society. By Hajar Yazdiha,…
Hakeem Jeffries was president of his college chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, a historically Black fraternity that he says shaped his future. By Mini Racker, Time — More than 30…
By Anthony DiMaggio, Portside — In the run-up to the two-year anniversary of January 6th (J6), the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack has released a new…
By Charles A. Ray, Foreign Policy Research Institute — Bottom line The US-Africa Leaders Summit—which included delegates from forty-nine countries and the African Union—was held in Washington, D.C., from Dec….
Absent any moral code, greed is a public danger. Its poison cannot be contained by laws or accepted norms. By Robert Reichand, Common Dreams — If this past week presents…
The economic realities we face at the end of 2022. By Richard D. Wolff — Economies around the world were shocked and damaged over the course of 2022. Global capitalism…
Teach for America Executive Director Randolph “Randy” Ward shares what teachers, administrators, and policy makers need to do to ensure Black students have an excellent education. By Aziah Siid, Word…
The never-questioned trillion-dollar budget that Congress tosses at the Pentagon every year normalizes war. Where is our peace budget? By Robert Koehlerdec, LA Progressive — Two dogs walking. One of…
We are starting to see evidence that those on the far right are jockeying for position in a potential post-Trump world. By Matt Lewis, Daily Beast — Now that the…
Come January, Mitch McConnell and his Republican colleagues will face a 51-49 Senate Democratic majority – making Biden’s job a little easier. By Lloyd Green, The Guardian — Tuesday delivered…