
By Ben Jealous — A lot of good news came out of this month’s elections—and enough bad news to remind us that we can never let our guard down when…
By Ben Jealous — A lot of good news came out of this month’s elections—and enough bad news to remind us that we can never let our guard down when…
By Ben Jealous — As the dust settles on the midterm elections and the warnings of a “Red Wave” evaporate, it’s time to take a deep breath and take stock…
By Alex Henderson, Alternet — Back in 2004 — when he was more of a Blue Dog Democrat and had yet to move to the far right and launch the…
Art can be a powerful tool for social change. Sometimes that threatens people in power. By Ben Jealous — Right now, some of America’s greatest artists are contributing their time…
By Bishop Garland Hunt — With less than two weeks before the midterms, crime and justice remain hot topics used to gin up voters and get out the party faithful….
Finns learn in school how to spot media disinformation – is that an approach the US could adopt? By Erika Benke and Marianna Spring, BBC — As the midterm elections…
Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León reached a new low Wednesday with his proud admission during a news interview that he is not resigning. By Jasmyne Cannick — The…
By Ben Jealous — Right before our last national elections in 2020, thousands of Black voters in Detroit got a call from someone posing as a woman named “Tamika Taylor.”…
Indigenous people’s languages were largely lost as a result of forced assimilation efforts in the U.S. Here’s why one tribal leader says the languages should be brought back. By Daryl…
In ‘Teaching White Supremacy,’ Harvard researcher Donald Yacovone analyzed 220 history textbooks By Olivia B. Waxman, Time — At a time when there’s a national debate over critical race theory and how much…
By Ben Jealous — Former President Donald Trump has spent a lifetime getting away with things. Rich and willing to use an army of lawyers to defend his abuses and…
By Ben Jealous — There is always a new low for Trump Republicans. And that is pretty frightening. Take the latest exercise in lawlessness, dishonesty, and cruelty from Florida Gov….