
By Ted Glick — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s explicit critique of Jill Stein and the Green Party several days ago have motivated me to write about my 17 years in that organization…
By Ted Glick — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s explicit critique of Jill Stein and the Green Party several days ago have motivated me to write about my 17 years in that organization…
By Dr. Alveda King — As we remember the 61st anniversary of the iconic I Have a Dream speech, I am grateful for the powerful legacy left by my uncle,…
By Ben Jealous — As we celebrate the 59th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) this month, it is important we remember: the only way to tackle the complex…
By Dr. Hermene Hartman, N’DIGO — The dust has settled. The surprise is over. Vice President Kamala Harris has raised more money than any political campaign ever in a short time. In…
By Terri Givens, University of British Columbia — Shirley Chisholm, a Democratic congresswoman, was the first African American woman to run for president of the United States. Sixty years later,…
By Ben Jealous — A group of Texas cattle ranchers sued Oprah Winfrey for more than $12 million in 1996. They claimed that one of her shows, called “Dangerous Food,”…
By Edolphus Towns Jr. — *Updated: July 30, 2024, 3:40 PM ET The Department of Labor recently released new Consumer Price Index data. It showed that while inflation has cooled…
By Ben Jealous — What if there was a blueprint for a future presidential administration to unilaterally lay waste to our constitutional order and turn America from a democracy into…
By Hazel Trice Edney, Trice Edney News Wire — Can you imagine what would have happened to a Black man who showed up at a Donald Trump rally acting “suspiciously”…
By Ted Glick — You don’t need to be a pacifist to regret the attempt on Trump’s life yesterday. The MAGA fascists are not going to be defeated on November…
By Ben Jealous — Independence Day at its best is a call to action to leave our children an America as good as its promise. This time of year makes…
Haitians from all walks of life must take ownership of the political transition. By Monique Clesca — One morning this spring, as the sun’s orange tints seeped through my windows…