by John Nichols and Robert McChesney
It’s time to get back to our roots—the grassroots—to fight for reform of an increasingly monopolistic and manipulative media.
IBW21 (The Institute of the Black World 21st Century) is committed to enhancing the capacity of Black communities in the U.S. and globally to achieve cultural, social, economic and political equality and an enhanced quality of life for all marginalized people.
by John Nichols and Robert McChesney
It’s time to get back to our roots—the grassroots—to fight for reform of an increasingly monopolistic and manipulative media.
By Ned Resnikoff, MSNBC
It’s a far cry from a revolution, but socialists had a surprisingly strong showing in two city council races on Election Day, November 5. In Seattle, Kshama Sawant picked up 46% of the vote while challenging 15-year Democratic incumbent Richard Conlin. And in Minneapolis, Ty Moore is only 131 votes behind Democratic candidate Alondra Cano.
Luis Rivera had some peace of mind for about five months, from late fall of 2010 through early spring of the following year. That’s the closest thing he’s seen to…
By Steve Weissman,
In August 1984, Ronald Reagan’s outspoken U.N. ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick thrilled the Republican National Convention by attacking liberal Democratic opponents as “the blame America first crowd.”
By Pascal Robert
Black Agenda Report
“They tryna lock niggas up
They tryna make new slaves
See that’s that privately owned prison
Get your piece today”
– Lyric from Kanye West’s 2013 single “New Slaves.”
Charlotte Silver, AlterNet The only evidence needed to get someone thrown in solitary is a tattoo, letter, photo or piece of political material.
By Derek Thompson
The labor market is stratified, if not calcified, by race, with whites seeing higher wages and lower unemployment, while blacks and Hispanics clustering in lower-paying jobs.
By Robin Wilkey
Portland, Maine, voters on Tuesday approved legalizing recreational marijuana for residents 21 and older. The measure, Question 1, passed with about 70 percent of the vote, making Portland the first East Coast city to legalize recreational pot.
By Denise Oliver Velez, Daily Kos The decision by the high court in the Dominican Republic to declare Dominicans who may have Haitian ancestry “not citizens” with a start date…
By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet “One out of three black men in Louisiana” under prison system.
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso have delivered a devastating critique on the failed war on drugs and are calling on governments to…
By Safi Knafo, Huffington Post If sitting in a prison cell was a job, it would be one of the most common jobs in the United States. In 2012, there…