
By Ben Jealous — Imagine the neighborhood your family has lived in for more than 150 years being turned into a deteriorating flood zone. Now imagine the flooding was caused…
By Ben Jealous — Imagine the neighborhood your family has lived in for more than 150 years being turned into a deteriorating flood zone. Now imagine the flooding was caused…
Secular Jewish groups have historically made up the majority of solidarity and peace groups. But Palestinian citizens and observant Jews are also key. By Atalia Omer, The Conversation — The…
By Ben Jealous — Whoever would have thought fossil fuel industry front groups would make whales and other marine species a cultural wedge issue? However, thanks to a deception campaign…
By Lennie Fleary — After I wrote about Eric Matthew Gairy of Grenada, someone told me Gairy had brought independence to Grenada, so I should applaud him. Gairy deserves no…
Spoiler alert! Donald Trump will be allowed to remain on the ballot this fall. By Ben Jealous — One way or another, the Supreme Court is going to decide that…
By Keith Magee — Historically Black fraternities and sororities – often referred to as Black Greek-letter organizations, or BGLOs – have been making a difference in the lives of Black…
By Ben Jealous — Far too often, big polluters feed us the lie that we have to choose between clean air or a healthy economy. Last week, the Biden-Harris administration…
By Ben Jealous — With the start of Black History Month, I brace myself for the mis-telling of Black History yet again. In schoolhouses and everywhere the stories are told,…
By Myrtha Désulmé, Jamaica Gleaner — January, 1, 2024, ushered in the momentous 220th anniversary of Haiti’s independence, an unprecedented feat never again repeated anywhere. But while the world owes…
By Dr. Barbara Reynolds — Not another King dying far too soon. This was the immediate reaction of many at the news that Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Dr….
By Ben Jealous — February, 2021. A rare Valentines Day winter storm wallops Texas with snow and a deep freeze. The storm will knock out power for at least 69…
By Craig Mokhiber – Phyllis Bennis, CounterPunch — 1948 was a year of tragic irony. That year saw the adoption of both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the…